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freight and entrance fees, and give the owner half 

 of the winnings. 



"In May and June it was rather hard picking to 

 get by but I always tried( to give the horse plenty 

 to eat even if his bedding was not very fresh. By 

 July I decided that I had to go to the races and win 

 a few dollars. 



"After talking it over with Ed Dunbar who was 

 my helper and silent partner an entry was made for 

 John Mitchell at the Parkway track in Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. There was no Bay State or Orange County 

 Circuit in those days and Ii had to get some money 

 to carry me along until the fairs started. 



"A couple of days before it was time to ship I 

 almost went down on my knees to the owner of John 

 Mitchell begging for a little expense money. He 

 would not give me a cent, not even carfare. Finally 

 I managed to borrow ten dollars and that with 

 what I had made it' so that I could get to Parkway 

 if I did not have any bad luck.'* 



The next morning as related by Ed St. John in 

 the Times, Harry arrived at the track early and told 

 Dunbar that they would ship that afternoon on the 

 New York boat. 



Dunbar was satisfied, but he threw out a hint 

 that Mitchell would be lucky to finish inside the flag 

 at Brooklyn. This cheerless bit of criticism only 

 made Harry talk faster than ever. Finally he left 

 the park, after telling Dunbar to have the horse, 

 sulky, pail, blanket and sponge at the boat at 3 :30. 



When Dunbar and the outfit hadn't made its 



