The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-26
VICTORIOUS LADY SUFFOLK.
What Interested "the Boys" while Waiting
for Yesterday's Trots.

The closing of the fall meeting in the Suf-
folk Driving Park. Huntington. Long Island
was to have been on Wednesday last but, owing
TO tho rain. the trots were necessarily postponed
until yesterday. Then the air was clear all tho
afternoon. and the track was in its best condi-
ton. The grand stand was crowded and the
hotel plaza was so full that there was hardly
standing room. The upper windows and bal
comics were filed with ladies' who showed much
Interest In the trots. Formerly the Suffolk Park
course was used for exercising the famous trot-
ting mnrc, lady Suffolk. The present mana
ger OF tho course. Uncle Bill Johnson. well
known 10y all hors omen. resides in the old house
ON the track. Uncle Bin is always glad to 500
any ol the boys who arc now old men. and
ho never forg"ts TO order his hOstlcrs to take
good care Of tho horses. and fetch pals Of
watcr for them from the green pump. Uncle
Bill Will often ait down with u party of friends
md tell stories of trottng In days gone 10y.
Ihcle Bill says that thrty-iive years ago nearly
all trotting was done under the saddle. and tho
Jp'koNS had 10 possess great strength and en-
duraucc.
Uncle Bin was asked yesterday before the
trois to give the history OF the famous Lady
Suffolk. lie said: Why. boys. bless you. /
Know the marc from Il colt. suffolk when shc
was young. was dark iron gray. Dave Bryant.
her owner. troltrd her forty years ago. and boat
the chestnut marc katc Horn to saddle right
hero On this track, Uncle Elias Do Forrest and
ltlily Jarvis two leading sporting men Of TINT
day. after the trot asked Bryant what he would
take for the marc He said $500. and they
offered $3.50. which WIS refused. Before going
home JnrvIs said. Elias. We had britcr buy tho
mare 20 which DE Forrest replied. All right.
But Bryant had changed his mind. and now
plenty In those days. and everybody thought
liryant was crazy in not selling the mare for
$500 Hnt, boys Llcss y9u 4 was the luckiest
Lady Suffolk WAS world beater in her day.
She beat all the crack ,rolters IN the country.
among them the gray gclding Washington. tho
bay gclding Dutchman Americus. Mac Tgcony.
ltHttlrr. Daniel D. Tompkins. kute Koarnpy.
Ripton. Confidence. ana all tho other trotters
OF note
Uncle Bill says Bryant was very reserved
man anil always had u way Of riding or
driving of his own. For instance Bryant would
never pull or stay w Suffolk by the bit but
would drive her with slack rein. and make
lilll remarked that he had often heard the spec
Look at that Yankee fool he ought 20 be
suffolk any; it Is u wonder the mare don't fail
hut" said Uncle Bill "itturncd out that
instead q Bryant being the fool the boot was
On the other leg. for Suffolk won nearly all Of
d" Why, boys" continued Unclc Bill. "whcn
suffolk bent Ripon IN trot Of two milo heats.
IN harness. ~ 5;Ol. the fastest two miles eyer
troitcd upto that date. everybody thought that
the world WAS coming 10 an end. Why. was
- excited that smashed my now beaver hat
down over my eyes and when | pulled it on
ol1-iimc drivers. Hiram Woodruff. William
Mhelan. Geo. Spicer Johnny lIammill. Dan
age. for they used to sit and pull, tug tug.
witch. Int and shit the BIZ in the horse :
mouth. II he nude tn" least skip. The drivers
wanted 10 break their horses Jaws. or make
them pull the sulky with their mouths. Even
Hryaits rivals. before his death. conceded To
him the honor OF being one O! the best drivers
Lady Sgrolk's hide WIS e,ur'd after her
death. and It may now b. seen looking very life
MS" IN broadway harness store near Houston
After Cnre Bill had told his stories to the
gr 1T delight Of the boys Yesterday, tn
class WAS resumed. Maurice DAly won the first
and second heats and Annie Crossn the third
and fourth on Tuesday. In the fifth heat.
n tied Yesterday. there was Il collision between
AMMO Cr -sin and Maurice DAILY. and the lat
/ tors driver WAS thrown heavily on the ground.
/ Harry Ba.sctt crossed the score first, but was
| s"i back for running. and the hcat Was given 10
| Addie L. &. No tune was taken Maurice
| trossin getting second money, Addie f. c.
/ third. Harry Bas~rtt fourth. Winning time
Us Q. 2:li q. 2:3i. 2:3s. 2:3il
~" 2;2h class trot was then called. Tho
and Lilly. John Meade $. m Lily won the first
/ h"i. 10y head from Nelly Webster. Teaser
| ihird. Modcsty fourth. Lily won the second
! heat after u close struggle with Tcascr Nelly
| Webster wa~ third and Modesiy fourth Tcascr
70 the surprise OF all present won the third heat
| Nelly Webster being second. Modcsty third. and
! iuly fourth, Time. 2.33 -. II .. 2'3i. II was
| dark when this trot was closed and tho judges
| concluded 10 postpone the completion Of tho
trot until O'Clock to-day.
The hist event ~ the meeting was for 2:4l
Charley Nolan. tn. and Fred At tho ihir,l
cNuit ~" THO We're sent away in n cluster. At
Oh" head ~ The HON, street "a Charley Nolan got a
mn" lead and won ~" first heat by two lengths
lrd 20 tho % siponcnrlt ui the remaining heats
uutll to-day.