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known that he was not bred on a farm near Lapeer, 

 Mich., as reported by Richardson, it was not so easy 

 to show where he did come from. 



Finally it was learned that the gelding Jack Lon- 

 don with a record of 2:12l^ was missing. His de- 

 scription tallied with that of Professor Sphinx. After 

 Murphy shipped the horse to Poughkeepsie, N. Y. I 

 made arrangements with Dell McLean of Galesburg, 

 111., who drove Jack London in his races, and Clif- 

 ford Stanley of Jerseyville, 111., who bred him, to 

 meet me there. They pronounced him Jack London. 



At the same time it was learned from McLean 

 that in 1911 after the close of the Columbus, Ohio, 

 meeting, Jack London was shipped to his owners 

 stable at Louisiana, Missouri. A few days later a 

 man, at that time unknown to him, appeared and 

 asked if the horse was for sale. He was advised that 

 he was and was told the price. After it was fixed, 

 McLean hitched Jack London and drove him a slow 

 mile. The stranger, who was A. E. Richardson, then 

 mounted the sulky and brushed the horse through 

 the stretch a few times. 



As he dismounted, he said he would take him. The 

 horse was paid for in currency and without even 

 waiting to cool him out, he led Jack London to town. 

 The horse was loaded that afternoon. The next 

 morning he was in St. Louis. He was expressed from 

 that point to Worcester, Mass. Richardson returned 

 to Michigan and the horse went on in charge of the 

 express messenger. 



The Baker entry at Hills Grove, R. I., was made 



