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on account of a number of the broc4 mares being 

 destroyed by fire. In 1928 they were represented on 

 the turf by Trusty Brewer 2:051A, the two-year-old 

 champion trotting gelding, and Betterwin 2:07. In 

 1929 this new speedport sent out Calumet Adam 

 2:04V2» the world's record for two-year-old pacers, 

 Betterwin with a three-year-old record of 2:01i4> 

 Peter Locanda 2:05%, Calumet Albert 2:10, Calu- 

 met Anette 2 :10V4» and a number of others that were 

 started in colt stakes. 



CHANGES EXPENSIVE 



A Httle change in the rigging of a horse prior 

 to or during a race usually results in a defeat or a 

 bad performance. In 1912 W. H. Knight declined an 

 offer of $10,000 for Fair Virginia the night before 

 the Kentucky Futurity was trotted. She was fast and 

 had perfect manners. The next morning Chandler 

 took Fair Virginia to the shop. He had her shoes 

 reset and put small calks on the hind ones. In the 

 first heat of the race Fair Virginia went away stilty. 

 She made a break, something that she never did 

 before, at the three quarter pole and was distanced. 

 In 1919 Murphy started Direct C. Burnett at North 

 Randall with one blind on his bridle. He acted like a 

 horse with a brain storm and delayed the start for 

 over an hour. After one heat he was drawn. The 

 money that was bet on him was lost. The next morn- 

 ing the blind was removed, Direct C. Burnett worked 

 perfectl}^ and won eleven races. 



