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ever, I found that he had overlooked the match in 

 which Directum defeated Mascot at Fleetwood Park, 

 New York, November 2, 1891, in 2:07%. 



From the start all the horses that Andrews raced 

 brought home the coin. He made Mascot a champion 

 and defeated Hal Pointer with him at Buffalo. 

 He prompted William Simpson in 1895 to purchase 

 John R. Gentry for $7,600, when everybody supposed 

 that the beautiful son of Ashland Wilkes had seen 

 his best days. In 1896 Andrews reduced his record 

 to 2:001/4. The horse was then sent back to the auc- 

 tions and brought $19,900, a gain of $12,300 in one 

 year. 



John E. Madden was the next owner that was bene- 

 fitted by Andrews' skill. His first pupil was Sally 

 Simmons II. He changed her name to Hamburg Belle 

 and turned her over to Andrews. A trip down the Hne 

 in 1908 resulted in a series of victories, one being in 

 the Charter Oak Purse. In 1909 Andrews won with 

 her from Uhlan in 2:01%, 2:013/4, the two fastest 

 contested heats up to that time. 



Like Budd Doble, Andrews was always a quiet, 

 retiring man on the track and in his home life. He 

 was the opposite of red blooded Alonzo McDonald, 

 who was with him on the training staff of the Village 

 Farm. The latter has still the verve of a boy and a 

 laugh that can be heard at the half-mile pole. Back 

 of it, however, is the caution of the Scott blended 

 with the alertness of a northern New York Yankee 

 to take a chance on anything that looks -good to him. 

 It was this that prompted him to purchase with 



