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experience who has superior talents in his business in any 

 country on the globe, diligent, sagacious and incorruptible 

 in fact, he is the brightest pebble on the beach; Thomas 

 Sayers, Jr., a natural son of the once famous English pugilist 

 of the same name and of John C. Heenan fight fame; Col. 

 David McDaniel of Harry Basit, Katie Pease, Springbock 

 fame; the noted John Harper, breeder and owner of Ten- 

 broke and Longfellow; the late Jackson Minor, who trained 

 the great horse Kentucky for the late Mr. August Belmont, 

 Sr. ; Mr. Charles Littlefield, who rode Kentucky in his races 

 and trained the great Preakness, Monarkist, Mate, Hegara, 

 Brigand and others; that gentle best of fellows, Henry Avis, 

 of the firm of Avis & Mulky, of Kansas City, Missouri ; John 

 Morris, who trained for Mr. George Long, of Louisville, 

 Kentucky, than whom there is no cleverer a gentleman; Mr. 

 Robert Tucker, who trained many good horses for the late 

 Col. Sam Brown, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. Green B. Morris, 

 who is in a class by himself ; Mr. Wm. Scully, late of Ken- 

 tucky, but now of Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island ; Mr. John 

 Lowe, of Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island; Mr. H. R. Brandt, 

 who trains for Mr. Barney Schreiber. 



