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trotters and one for the two-year-old pacers. At 

 the most of the meetings the colts won in faster 

 time than the aged horses. It became such an every- 

 day affair that there were frequent comments that 

 the latter were fortunate in not being required to 

 meet them in races. Finally the hint became a reality 

 at Hartford when the three-year-old colt Volomite 

 won the $10,000 Charter Oak Purse in 2:031/4. 



While no additions were made to the two-minute 

 list on the trip through the Grand Circuit, a new 

 world's record that is apt to stand for some time 

 was made at Goshen when Mrs. E. Roland Harriman 

 gave Highland Scott a record of l:59l^. Winnipeg 

 was the only other horse to race in even time. 



At the beginning of 1929 the two-year-old record 

 for trotters was 2:04. It was held jointly by Mr. 

 McElwyn and Fireglow. Mr. McElwyn acquired the 

 honor in a trip against time. Fireglow made his 

 record when he defeated Scotland and Spencer in 

 1927. This year while at Grand Rapids the Peter 

 Volo filly Hanover's Bertha showed that she was on 

 her way to the championship by winning a second 

 heat from Main McElwyn in 2:041/4. At Aurora the 

 Mr. McElwyn colt equalled this when he defeated 

 Jessamine. 



In the two-year-old division of the Kentucky Fu- 

 turity these youngsters met again. The first heat 

 went to Hanover's Bertha in 2:031/2, a new world's 

 record. Before the ink that recorded, the perform- 

 ance was dry Main McElwyn came back and won 

 in 2:031/4. During the second week at Lexington the 



