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No better example could be given of the value of 

 racing material by Peter Volo than a reference to the 

 Lexington 1928 meeting. On the opening day Sybil 

 Volo finished third to Dewey McKinney in 2:02V2» 

 Volomite won the two-year-old division of the Ken- 

 tucky Futurity in 2:07i/2> ^nd Volo Peter landed the 

 2:20 trot in 2:08. On the following day ElHe Trabue 

 and Bennett Volo were placed in the race which 

 Hollyrood Dick won in 2:07 and Etta Volo raced 

 Spencer to a neck in the deciding heat of the Ken- 

 tucky Futurity in 2:05% after getting her head in 

 front of him at the distance. 



Brooke Volo was the next one to show. His best 

 trip was a second to Trampsmug in 2:04 in the 

 2:10 pace. The following day Hollyrood Colin won 

 the Ashland, Bennett Volo forcing him out in 2:03 

 in the second heat. 



During the second week of the meeting Hollyrood 

 Colin came back and won the Calumet from Lullawat 

 in 2:031/2 while at Brockton the same week Azure 

 Volo cut the three-year-old race record for a half- 

 mile track to 2 :07, his performance taking the honors 

 from Plucky, another son of Peter Volo. 



The get of Guy Axworthy dominated the futuri- 

 ties for a number of years. In 1928 they also made 

 a favorable showing in the aged events, the leaders 

 being Guy Ozark, Benelwyn, Full Worthy, High Noon 

 and Axmoko. The list of winners of the colt stakes 

 presents the names of Guy Abbe, Red Aubrey, Care- 

 taker, and Fine Girl. The last named cut the three- 

 year-old half-mile track race record for fillies to 



