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from Plattsburg, N. Y., had a few tickets to make 

 expense money. John Reay purchased several cheap 

 tickets on Gold Bingen. He also kept his eye on 

 Roberts and Richardson. The pair conferred for a 

 few minutes near the Judges' stand. Richardson 

 then walked over to the stable. After entering a 

 stall, he came out and signalled to Roberts by lifting 

 his hat. As he did, the Worcester contractor walked 

 over to the pool stand and began buying Professor 

 Sphinx. He appeared on the entry list as the prop- 

 erty of a firm in Nashua, N. H. 



After several tickets had been knocked down to 

 him, Reay approached Roberts and said: ''How 

 about Baker, Joe?" 



''You will not hear about him any more," said 

 Roberts. 



"Why, what is coming off?" said Reay. 



"Buy a few tickets on Professor Sphinx without 

 running up the price and you will find out," said the 

 Worcester man. 



Reay took a few, Roberts not bidding against him. 

 When the Judges called the race, Richardson ap- 

 peared, as bold as a lion, in the sulky with the 

 horse which all the New Englanders knew as Baker, 

 but with the number assigned Professor Sphinx on 

 his arm. 



It was then apparent what had been done to throw 

 them off. The race was only a light work out for 

 Professor Sphinx. Billy Miller was good, faster than 

 Farley expected, but the Worcester horse could move 

 away from him at any part of the mile. 



