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the champion whose races with Directum I. were 

 among the most brilHant in turf history. The others 

 which came through with nine first monies were Al 

 Volo, Billy R., Baron Forbes, Lecco Grattan Jr., Lil- 

 lian C. F. L., My Man, Beautiful Isle, Dude Hughes, 

 Miss Argot Hal, and Cap Leggett. 



The twelve trotters which won eight races in 1927 

 include the two-year-olds Plucky and Miss Eclipse 

 and the three-year-olds Miss Marion Toddler and the 

 half-mile track champion Doane. Danesia, another 

 member of the Atlantic Express family, appeared in 

 this group as well as Hal Watts, Edgar Volo, Rosa 

 Doune, The Incense, Delia Harvester and Todd Stout. 



The pacers which stopped at pier eight in the 

 winning column carried into the race summaries the 

 names of Silver Grattan, Margaret Lacy, Macaroon, 

 Patchen Boy, Minnie Dewey, The Creed, Rhythmic 

 Todd, Star Cochato, and Lucy Woods. 



From this point there is a flood of performers at 

 each stop. Twenty-eight trotters and nineteen pacers 

 each won seven races. Among the trotters there are 

 such well known performers as Victor Frisco with a 

 mark of 2:03% made when he won at Toledo, Full 

 Worthy 2 :03 by Guy Axworthy, and the Ortolan Ax- 

 worthy geldings Orto Manor and Bee Worthy. 



The group of pacers included Trampsmug 2:02%, 

 Widow Hal which won on both the mile and half-mile 

 tracks. Northern Baron, Mary Volo, one of the sixty- 

 three winners credited to Peter Volo, Joe Lewis, 

 Widow Grattan, The Flying Parson, and Chatta- 

 nooga. 



