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Endicott he defeated Robert Commodore in 2:061/4- 

 In one of the heats in this race Counterpart made 

 a break and was forced to pace a half mile in 1 :01 

 to win. 



This showing' placed the acid stamp of merit 

 on the roan horse and those who saw the performance 

 were satisfied that lameness was the only thing that 

 could keep him from dropping into the fastest classes 

 on the mile tracks. And that was just what happened 

 as during the next three years he was bothered with 

 splints. 



Finally Mr. McClenathan consigned Counterpart 

 to the New York sale in 1928. He was purchased by 

 Dr. Parshall of Urbana, Ohio. Counterpart was fired 

 for the splints and the trouble yielded to treatment. 

 Parshall then broke him to hopples and after a few 

 battles with the high keyed pacer found that he had 

 a useful racing tool. Counterpart's first start in 1929 

 was made at Lexington. He won in 2:02%. At Cleve- 

 land he grabbed a heat from Colonel Strong and 

 Dean Wilson in the Edwards Stake in 2:03i4. The 

 next week at Toledo he was third in the deciding heat 

 of the $25,000 event won by Labrador. 



Counterpart found his day in the spot light at 

 Kalamazoo where in the $25,000 pace he won from 

 a field of twenty-one. In the first heat Kinney Direct 

 chased him out in 2:02l^. On the next trip his 

 Cleveland rival Colonel Strong was in the place in 

 2:02% and on the third he finished in front of Black 

 Scott in 2:03%. 



