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a chance of trotting within three or four seconds of 

 that mark. In 1926 at Reading, Pa., he trotted the 

 half-mile track in 2:02l^. In 1925 he cut the two- 

 mile records on both the mile and half-mile tracks. 

 On the larger ovals he trotted in 4:10l^ and on the 

 two-lap course at Birmingham, Ala., in 4:23. The 

 rate for the two miles on the mile track was a 

 shade over 2:05 and on the half-mile track 2:111/^. 



With the exception of Goldsmith Maid, Peter 

 Manning has remained on the turf longer than any 

 other champion since Flora Temple placed the 

 world's record at 2:19% at Kalamazoo in 1859. That 

 mark remained unbeaten for eight years. Dexter 

 changed it to 2:17^/4 in 1867 and was retired to the 

 road by Robert Bonner. 



A few months after Dexter was taken from his 

 stable Budd Doble secured Goldsmith Maid. She 

 reached her limit of 2:14 in 1874. Rarus cut the 

 mark to 2:131/4 in 1878. Robert Bonner also pur- 

 chased him. 



St. Julien was the next champion. In 1879 he trot- 

 ted the track at Oakland, Cal., in 2:12%, the per- 

 formance being made memorable by the presence 

 of General Grant who was then returning to the 

 United States after his trip around the world. In 

 1880 Maud S. and St. Julien both trotted in 2:1134 

 on the same day at Rochester, N. Y. Two weeks 

 later the Volunteer gelding broke the tie by reducing 

 his record to 2:111/4 over Charter Oak Park at Hart- 

 ford. That proved his limit. 



Maud S. moved on to a faster mark at Chicago 



