INTBODUCTION. IX 



In 1835, the sport of trotting became more and more popu- 

 lar, and there was scarcely a gentleman in New York who 

 did not own one or two fast horses, and matches were daily 

 ridden or driven. In 1836, Fanny PuUen (see page 39) trotted 

 in a race over the Centreville Com'se, against Dutchman and 

 Confidence. The race was two-mile heats, in harness, and 

 the betting ran very high. The Eastern men backed Fanny 

 PuUen, the Philadelphians put up strongly on Confidence, 

 while the New Yorkers stuck to Dutchman, who won in two 

 heats, Fanny Pullen, second, the time being 5.17J, 5.18i. 



In 1837, Daniel D. Tompkins (see page 38) beat Rattier, over 

 the Centreville Course, three-mile heats, in 7.59, 8.09, which 

 was the fastest as yet recorded. 



In 1838, Daniel D. Tompkins won a race of three-mile 

 heats, over the Hunting Park Course, Philadelphia, beating 

 Edwin Forrest; first heat, 8.07, second heat, Forrest distanced, 

 first two miles done in 5.30. This was a match for $10,000, 

 and after winning it Tompkins challenged any horse in the 

 world to trot him three-mile heats, over the Hunting Park 

 Course, for the sUm of $1000, vnthout finding a taker. 



From the time Boston Blue " gained great renown," by trot- 

 ting a mile inside three minutes, we find continual advance- 

 ment. 



Trotting time stood for years at 2.32, then 2.30, until, in 

 1849, Pelham (see page 278) " rose into high notice," by trot- 

 ting a mile in the unprecedented^me of 2.28, in harness, in 

 a race against Lady Suffolk and Jack Bossiter. 



Mac (see page 53) also went extremely well this year, win- 

 ning eight times, against such nags as Lady Moscow, twice, 

 Lady Suffolk, four times, Jack Rossiter, twice, Moscow, Gray 

 Eagle and Zachary Taylor. He made his mile, once, in 2.26, 

 and his two miles in 5.09, 5.10. 



This year was enough to prove him what he was, a first-rate 

 animal for his day. 



Cotemporary with the above were the following named 



