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to a two-minute gait. It was followed by a half-mile 

 at almost the same rate of speed. This attracted so 

 much attention that several people were anxious to 

 purchase her. Delay stood them off and said he would 

 think it over. Roy Martin made an offer of $1,000 and 

 a horse that cost him more than that amount. When 

 pressed for an answer Delay asked him to wait until 

 the following week as he had to consult his partner. 

 In the interval Lady St. Clair disappeared. 



Nothing was heard of the whereabouts of Delay 

 and his mare until the daily press carried a story of 

 a race won by Lady St. Clair at Youngstown, Ohio. 

 Before starting there, the pair stopped at Conneaut 

 Lake, Pa., and won in 2:18l^. At Youngstown, Lady 

 St. Clair was in a field of ten horses. No attention 

 was paid to her. In the first heat she finished ninth. 

 On the next trip she was fourth. In the third mile 

 Delay rushed his mount through the field, fouling 

 everyone who came near him, and finished first. The 

 judges placed him last, giving the heat to Hal Actor. 



All of the heat bets on Lady St. Clair were lost. 

 She won the next two and race, but Delay and Russell 

 won very little except the purse. 



Bradford was the next stop. It had the reputation 

 of being the best betting town in the Lake Erie 

 Circuit. Plans were made for a clean up. Ten horses 

 started. After four heats Lady St. Clair stood fourth. 

 A second in 2:12l^ was the best she could show. 

 Delay and Russell were trimmed. They had to borrow 

 money to get back to Waterbury, where they raised 

 another bank roll. 



