226 THE TROTTING-IIORSE OF AMElilCA. 



This was in harness. The second, of three-mile heats 

 under saddle, she also won. in 7m. 40^s., 7m. 56i>. 



It is perfectly clear to my mind that Dutchman ivas a 

 little off in this race ; but it is also clear that the gray 

 mare was then very good. On the 13th of June, at the 

 Beacon Course, we had a very tough race of three-mile 

 heats in harness, between Lady Suffolk, Awful, and my 

 horse Aaron Burr. The odds was on the Lady at the start ; 

 and she won the first heat in 8m. 2^s. Aaron Burr was 

 second, and close to her. The next heat was dead between 

 the Lady and Aaron, in 8m. 3s. The betting was very 

 lively now, she being the favorite at odds. But the third 

 heat I won with Aaron in 8m. 8s., and was satisfied that I 

 had my Lady beat. She was second, and Awful ruled out 

 for not winning a heat in three. The fourth heat was won 

 by Aaron Burr in 8m. 16s. ; and there was much lamenta- 

 tion among those who had laid odds on Lady Suffolk. ^ 

 They attributed her defeat to David Bryant, who persisted 

 in driving himself, when they wanted to put another man 

 in his place. 



On the 5th of July, at the Beacon, the Lady beat Eipton, 

 under saddle, mile heats, in 2m. 35s., 2m. 37Js. Ripton 

 carried a hundred and sixty-nine pounds instead of a hun- 

 dred and forty-five pounds; for I was then twenty-four 

 pounds over weight. On the 22d of the same month, and 

 at the same course. Lady Suffolk beat Awful two-mile heats 

 in harness, in three heats. He won the first in 5m. 26^s., 

 and it was thought he had got her ; but the Lady went 

 away, and won the second heat in 5m. 28s., and then the 

 third in 6m. 24s. 



Five days after that, at the same course, the gray mare 

 met Oneida Chief the pacer. This horse was in my stable : 

 and, when he went in harness, I drove him ; but, when it 

 was urder saddle, I did not ride him. He was a light chest- 

 nuj, wiih a white mane and tail, and was a stayer as well 

 as fast. In this race on the Beacon, which was, two-:nile 



