BREEDING THE TROTTER 



two thousand dollars to turn the same trick. I 

 had no difficulty in winning, much to the satis- 

 faction of Mr. Hamlin and the other judges and 

 the owner, Mr. Hamilton. I was awarded one 

 hundred dollars for driving. 



SUPERINTENDENT AT VILLAGE FARM. 



Village Farm, as Mr. Hamlin named his farm, 

 because it was located within the village limits, 

 grew rapidly and in 1880 Mr. Hamlin decided he 

 needed a superintendent. He selected me. 



From that time my duties were to manage the 

 Village Farm in all its departments, and to be 

 able each fall to turn a stable of prospects over 

 to the Village Farm trainers. 



A BETTING SYSTEM. 



I might mention here an incident which oc- 

 curred in 1 88 1 while I was racing Rockey for 

 Mr. Hamlin, at which time Mr. Hamlin gave me 

 some advice which I took to heart and profited 

 by, as many others might well do. 



Rockey looked very good for a certain race and 

 I played almost all my money on him and lost. 

 Mr. Hamlin heard of it. " Bradburn," he said, 

 "make it a rule never to bet more than ten per cent 

 of your money on a horse race. Then if you lose 

 you have ninety per cent to commence on the next 

 morning. They can't break you that way whether 

 you are worth a hundred or a hundred thousand." 



Billy Sargent had heard of my tough luck and 

 felt sorry, so he told me he thought he had an 



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