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gtfider. Gray Eagle belonged to me. William Woodruff 

 rode him in this race. Bryant rode Lady Suffolk, and was 

 1561bs. with the saddle ; so that she carried eleven pounds 

 over weight. Mac won in three heats ; and Trouble got into 

 trouble in the first, for he was distanced in 2m. 29 Js. The 

 time of second and third heats was 2m. 32s., 2m. 3l3. 

 Suffolk was second in all the heats. 



On the next day, Lady Suffolk, Gray Eagle, and Mac 

 went mile heats, three in five, in harness. The Lady won 

 in three heats, and Gray Eagle was second in them. Mac 

 was distanced in the second heat. The time was 2m. 35|s., 

 2m. 34s., 2m. 38^s. Next day, Lady Suffolk and Mac 

 went two-mile heats in harness. The horse acted badly, and 

 was distanced the first heat in 5m. 20. On the 14th of 

 June, the horses that had been at Rhode Island were at 

 Boston ; and there, on the Cambridge Course, Lady Suffolk 

 made the fastest heat she ever trotted. She went mile 

 heats, three in five, under saddle, against Mac and Gray 

 Eagle. The first heat was Mac's in 2m. 31s., and the Lady 

 second. Gray Eagle was then drawn. The Lady won the 

 second heat in 2m. 26., and Mac took the other two in 2m. 

 27s., 2m. 29s. On the 25th of June, Suffolk was back at 

 the Union Course, and there went against Pelham, mile 

 heats, three in five, in harness. Pelham was a bay gelding, 

 owned in Boston by Mr. Robert Walton. The horse came 

 originally from Maine. He was sold by Mr. Walton to 

 Mr. Dennis McReady, and afterwards came into the hands 

 of Mr. Jacob Sommerindyke. He was a fast and stylish 

 little horse, standing an inch under fifteen hands high. In 

 this race he was distanced in the second heat. The time 

 was 2m. 29is., 2m. 33 Js. 



On the 2d of July, at the Centreville Course, Lady Suffolk 

 had a close race of mile heats, three in five, in harness, with 

 Pelham and Jack Rossiter. The latter was a handsome 

 bay gelding, called little, but really about fifteen hands and 

 an inch and a half high. He was in the hands of Otis 



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