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point the sixteen heats trotted averaged 2:lll^ 

 while the twelve heats paced averaged 2:10, mak- 

 ing the rate for the meeting 2:10V4. 



Millie W. was the only starter in the Bay State 

 Circuit in 1927 that made the trip without being 

 defeated. Her names goes into the record with 

 Earlwood L., Colonel Bidwell, Anoakia, Iskander, 

 and Tippie Volo. Her fastest heat was paced at 

 Springfield where she won in 2:05%. Wayne Hal 

 proved her most formidable rival. He grabbed a 

 heat from her at Norwich where the pair paced the 

 last half of a mile in 1 :01%. 



Hodson drove Millie W. in all of her races except 

 at Windsor. While he was in the hospital Fleming 

 was given the mount. Hodson also won with Bert 

 Abbe at Norwich, Avon, Springfield, and North- 

 ampton. Crozier drove him at Windsor the week 

 that his regular pilot was on the shelf and defeated 

 Carolyn Logan in the $10,000 event. 



During his trip through the Bay State Circuit 

 Hodson won eleven races, six with Millie W., four 

 with Bert Abbe, and one with Preston Watts. Wal- 

 ter Breitenfield made a splendid showing. At 

 Greenfield he won with Bob Maxey and Carolyn 

 Logan. He also repeated with the Logan mare at 

 Sturbridge where she paced in 2:06%. 



Skipping Norwich Breitenfield dropped into line 

 again at Avon where he failed to score. The tide 

 turned his way at Windsor where he won a $10,000 

 event with Billy D. This airy going pacer scored 

 again at Springfield where Carolyn Logan defeated 



