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Weeks was located there at that time. He was train- 

 ing trotters for Alphonse Terry. As Adria raced too 

 well for the story that went with her, Weeks wrote 

 the National Trotting Association in regard to her. 

 The investigation which followed established the 

 identity of the mare. 



While it was in progress Adria was shipped to 

 England where Metcalfe got possession of the mare 

 and raced her as Polly G. He subsequently brought 

 her to the United States. When an application to 

 reinstate Bertie R. was denied she was sent to Ken- 

 tucky. Bertie R. died in Kentucky at the Patchen 

 Wilkes farm. 



After this splurge Metcalf dropped out of sight. 

 At the beginning of the World War he was living in 

 Berlin. While making his way out of Germany in 

 an effort to get to America Metcalfe crossed Den- 

 mark. He saw that the country was prosperous and 

 that the followers of racing were paying large sums 

 for trotters. At the same time Metcalfe learned that 

 under the Danish rules horses could not race after 

 they were ten years old. They were then retired to 

 the breeding ranks. 



When Metcalfe arrived in New York he got in 

 touch with C. C. Cramer and made arrangements to 

 have horses exported in his name. Metcalfe knew 

 that on account of his connection with Bertie R. it 

 was necessary for him to remain in the background 

 while on American soil. 



Their first venture was a chestnut mare called 

 Lettie Jaguar. She was exported in 1918, represent- 



