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deal. I have said that Paul Pry did not pull in the 

 eighteen-mile race except when the gentleman struck in to 

 keep us company and excited him. That means, that he 

 did not pull so as to distress himself or tire me. He always 

 went up to the bit. In harness, he would pull a man out 

 of the sulky, whether there was company by him or not. 

 Two years before I rode him the time-race, he went 

 against Lady Seyton, three-mile heats in harness. The 

 Lady was the queen of the trotters of that day. She was 

 a chestnut, about fifteen hands two inches high, and blood- 

 like in appearance. My father had her in charge, and I 

 took care of her. Joel Conkling drove, and Matt Clintock 

 drove Paul Pry. The race was over the Centreville. When 

 they started, the gray settled down upon Matt's arms, and 

 pulled about a ton. Lady Seyton went on, and distanced 

 him the first heat in 8m. 11s. That was the first time it 

 was ever made in harness, and the mare was the best of her 

 day. 



