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plump and fresh when they were taken home at the 

 end of the season as when they were started in their 

 first engagements. This is what Cox contends the 

 winter weather does for the northern trained horse. 

 When others look faded and act dull the snow bird is 

 ready for battle and eager to do his part in getting 

 the big end of the purse. 



There are also a few other items that go with the 

 horses trained by Walter Cox. All of them have 

 perfect manners while they race with low heads, 

 short toes and plain shoes. The only fancy thing 

 about any of them is the price if a visitor should feel 

 disposed to make a selection. 



Since Ben White took up winter training in the 

 south he has located many choice racing samples, 

 almost all of which were aired in the futurities and 

 won their share of the money. His leaders were 

 Periscope which he started and sold to John L. Dodge 

 for John E. Madden, Princess Etawah, Brusiloff , Jane 

 Eevere, Lee W^orthy, Mr. McElwyn, Anna Bradford's 

 Girl, Aileen Guy, losola's Worthy, Ruth M. Chenault, 

 Charm, Kashmir, Benelwyn, Station Belle, Main 

 McElwyn, Gaylworthy, Alma Lee, Jessamine, Pola 

 McElwyn, Etta Vola and Grey Brewer. 



Whether any or all of these would have gone as 

 far as they did if they had been trained in the north 

 during the winter months is a question that can 

 never be answered. The facts are that they made the 

 grade while in his four-year-old form Lee Worthy 

 was one of the most perfect trotting stallions that 

 •ever stepped on a race track. He won from such stars 



