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$5,000. Finally after several interviews Spear said 

 that Smathers told him to drop it as Major Delmar 

 could defeat Lou Dillon. 



Spear made affidavit to his statement and moved 

 on to California. Howe proceeded to start suit in the 

 name of the Memphis Trotting Association and re- 

 plevined the cup. Elmer E. Smathers was in Chicago 

 when the suit was started and on his return to New 

 York gave bond and took possession of the trophy. 



Millard and Ed Sanders were in California when 

 the gold cup suit was started. Millard was located 

 at Pleasanton with a bunch of colts by Sidney Dillon 

 which he was training for Sterling R. Holt of In- 

 dianapolis. Ed helped him when he felt like working. 



On the afternoon of April 17 the two brothers took 

 the train to San Francisco and met George W. Spear 

 at the Palace Hotel. Arrangements had been made 

 for Ed to prepare and sign an affidavit that would 

 confirm what Spear said at Chicago in regard to 

 stopping Lou Dillon in the gold cup race at Memphis. 



After dinner Millard and Spear left Ed in his 

 room with plenty of writing material. They went to 

 a boxing match. Ed remained to prepare his state- 

 ment which was to be sworn to and delivered the 

 next day to Murray Howe, who was also in San Fran- 

 cisco to receive it. As Ed had not been doing much 

 writing for some time the preparation of the article 

 proved an up hill task. Several were written and de- 

 stroyed before he managed to produce one that was 

 satisfactory. 



As his companions had not returned he rolled over 



