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that trotted a full mile in 2:221/4 and an aged horse 

 (Majolica) that has a public record of 2:15. Besides 

 these I have raised a number of horses that have 

 trotted in the neighborhood of 2:30. But as the 

 Breeder and Sportsman wants to know about those 

 that have "trained on" since they came into my pos- 

 session I will try and gratify him. 



In the first place I will give him a shining exam- 

 ple. When Maud S. came into my possession she was 

 lame in her off hind leg. She had been lame in it so 

 long that Bair, her old trainer, said *'No veterinary 

 can stop that lameness." After she was shod under 

 my direction I trained her that year to beat her 

 record. She trotted in 2:091/4. She trained on the 

 following year not merely to beat the world, but to 

 beat herself, by trotting in 2:08%. Rarus came into 

 my possession with a record of 2:131/4- Afterwards 

 I timed him in 2:111/2. 



Edwin Forrest just before I bought him trotted 

 in 2 : 141/4 in an exhibition at Hartford. Since I owned 

 him he trotted in 2:11%. 



Music when I bought her had a record of 2:221/2. 

 She trotted for me in 2:18%. 



May Bird had a record of 2:21. Since I owned her 

 she has trotted in 2:181/4. 



Keen Jim had a record of 2:19, but after I bought 

 him I timed him in 2:14l^. 



Molsey had a record of 2:21%. She reduced her 

 time to 2:18l^. 



John Taylor had a record of 2:25, and he trotted 

 for me in 2:19%. 



