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Fayette county, the gem of the blue grass country. 

 Tipton put Lexington on the map as a light harness 

 racing center. The standard was maintained during 

 his absence in Montana and New York. In 1917 he 

 again took up the task and continued until the close 

 of 1926. 



EASTON 



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In 1918 the roan gelding Easton was the busiest 

 three-year-old trotter seen on the Grand Circuit 

 tracks since Monroe Salisbury came down the line 

 with Expressive in 1894, when he started her in 

 eighteen races of which she won ten, while she was 

 also second in four, third in three, and unplaced in 

 one, the latter being the event from which she was 

 drawn in New York in order to be shipped to Terre 

 Haute to fill her engagement the following week. 

 While Easton did not reach Expressive's formidable 

 score, he made eleven starts, and at the close of the 

 season his card showed that he had won five races. 

 He was also awarded second money in one, third in 

 three, and fourth in two. 



Easton's first start in 1918 was made in the fastest 

 three-year-old race of the year. Hollyrood Bob won 

 it in 2:04%. On the day of the race, Easton was up 

 to a mile in 2:11, and while he was timed separately 

 in one of the heats in 2:06 and was awarded second 

 money, the effort put him back for several weeks. 

 He was kept going, however, and filled his engage- 

 ments at Kalamazoo, Toledo, Philadelphia, Pough- 



