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unless they pulled out and let a trailer through as 

 McDowell did with Altao when Andrews slipped up 

 behind him with Bouncer in the Transylvania. 



Leese also adopted the front runner plan with 

 Spencer in the Hambletonian Stake and the Ken- 

 tucky Futurity. In the first heat of the Hamble- 

 tonian he sent Spencer away from the wire under 

 the whip and grabbed the pole on the turn. The 

 quarter was passed in 29 1^ seconds. No one got to 

 Spencer after that point although Guy Abbe was 

 at his wheel at the finish of the second heat. 



Spencer also made the pace in the Kentucky Fu- 

 turity. He led all the way in both heats except for 

 a few strides in the stretch in the second mile 

 when Etta Volo showed in front. 



Cox drives the other way. In 1927 at Lexington 

 when Fireglow was at his best he allowed Scotland 

 and Spencer to take the track and remain in front 

 until they ran down. Then he pulled out and won. 

 In the heat in which he made his record of 2:04 

 Fireglow trailed Scotland to the distance. In this 

 heat Spencer carried Scotland to the quarter in 2914 

 seconds and hung on until the pair turned into the 

 home stretch. 



As a rule White makes the pace in colt races. This 

 was how he raced Mr. McElwyn when he won the 

 Kentucky Futurity from Guy Richard in 2:02, 

 2:021/2- He also tried the same plan with Aileen 

 Guy when she met Etta Druien and, Kahla Dillon 

 in the Transylvania in 1927. In that event Aileen 

 Guy and Etta Druien made the pace with Kahla 



