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Suffolk, Brown Columbus, and Americus. — More Races with Americas 



Suffolk and Duchess. — Suffolk and Moscow. — Suffolk, Moscow, and 

 Americus. — Suffolk and James K. Polk the pacer. — Suffolk and Hec- 

 tor. — Suffolk at Saratoga. — Suffolk and Eoanoke the pacer. — Suffolk 

 and Lady Sutton. — Suffolk and Eipton, between Christmas Day and 

 New Year's. — Suffolk, Lady Sutton, and Lady Moscow. — Moscow's 

 son. Privateer. — Suffolk, Sutton, and Americus. — Suffolk and James 

 K. Polk. — Suffolk lamed at Saratoga. 



I HAVE now brought the public performances of Lady 

 Suffolk down to the year 1845, of which I am about 

 to speak. Her trotting began that season on the Union 

 Course on the 28th of April, when she went two-mile heats" 

 in harness, against Brown Columbus and Americus. Brown 

 Columbus was brought here by Mr. Underbill, who some- 

 times drove him. In this race with Suffolk and Americus, 

 I drove him myself. He was a horse about fifteen hands 

 three inches, a little scant, perhaps, and used to hit his 

 knees, so that we had to trot him in boots. I am very often 

 asked what is the remedy when a horse hits himself in 

 action. The true answer is, that, if it is habitual, there is 

 no remedy but to put boots on. Lady Suffolk won the race 

 in two heats;. in both of which Columbus was second and 

 Americus third. The time of it was 5m. 20s., 5m. 29s. A 

 week afterwards Lady Suffolk went two-mile heats in har- 

 ness, over the Centreville Course, against Americus. The 

 race was a good one of three heats ; of which the Lady won 

 the first and third, and Americus took the second. The 

 time was 5m. 9s., 5m. 16s., 5m. 12s. 

 On the 19th of May, Americus, Lady Suffolk, and Brown 



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