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trifle darker than Chilcoot's but as a typical light 

 harness •performer endowed with speed, gameness 

 and endurance Chilcoot presented the same char- 

 acteristics as the stout hearted daughter of Mam- 

 brino King and Minnequa Maid that was one of the 

 turf world stars when the Village Farm stable kept 

 the Hamlins before the public. 



CLIMBING THE LADDER 



William T. Crozier started at the foot of the lad- 

 der with a rub rag and brush. He learned the rudi- 

 ments of training trotters under such masters of the 

 art as Charles Marvin and Orrin Hickok. Later on 

 he dropped into Hartford, Conn, with Dave Mc- 

 Clary, who opened a public stable after Star Pointer 

 was retired. 



When McClary moved to New York, Crozier 

 opened a stable, the most of his racing being done 

 over the half-mile tracks in New England. From 

 1914 when the Bay State Circuit was organized, 

 Crozier kept among the leaders. John R. Hal was 

 his first top-liner. He was followed with Binworth, 

 Patrick Duluth, Almaden Onward, and Harry D. O. 



In 1924 Cozier started to the mile tracks with 

 Sparkle, Hollyrood Frisco, Peter Coley, and Phil 0'- 

 Neil. Later on Guy Richard, Silver Weather, Volo 

 Rico and others were added. 



Of the reinsmen who graduated from the ranks 

 and made a place for themselves as leaders, Geers 

 is entitled to first place. He tried his hand at train- 



