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number of winners in 1928 for Brusie and Son to 

 fifty-six. 



Ed McGrath opened the season at Greenfield in 

 June. He had twenty-six winners, the leader being 

 the three-year-old filly Shirley Harvester. She won 

 eight races. Of his other winners McGrath scored in 

 six races with Hollyrood Mark, five with Tennessee 

 Maid, twice with Gordon Dillon, and once each with 

 Wayne Hal, Scott Grattan, Madam Pompadour, and 

 Annie P. 



The three-year-old filly Blushing Beauty proved 

 the leader in the Blue Ridge stable trained by Walter 

 Breitenfield. She won eight races. The other win- 

 ners in this outfit were Hollyrood Jacqueline, Bob 

 Maxey, Fantom, Beautiful Peter, Subito McKlyo, 

 and Doc Newman. They made Breitenfield's score 

 for the season nineteen, a figure which dropped him 

 in ahead of Charley Valentine who won eighteen 

 races with Colonel Strong, High Noon, Captain Volo, 

 Lee Ongreat, Elsie S., and San Guy. 



During 1928 W. T. Crozier raced over the eastern 

 half-mile tracks. He won sixteen races. Of that 

 number Volo Rico won seven. Silver Weather four, 

 and Guy Worthy three. He also scored with Hayes 

 at Endicott and Virginia J. Dillon at Rutland. At 

 Stafford Springs, Volo Rico reduced the track record 

 for pacers to 2:05 while at Middletown, Silver 

 Weather was beaten a head in 2:03l^ by Highland 

 Scott. 



After winning five races with Louis Direct Fred 

 Egan gave him a record of 1:581/2 at Lexington. 



