366 THE TROTTING-HORSE OF AMERICA. 



Butler's wheel. Turning into the Flushing end, Butler 

 broke, and Dexter went on in front. I had not intended to 

 take the lead in this first mile ; but the little horse was BO 

 full of go, and pulled with such resolution, that I thought 

 it safest to let him go ahead. He went the mile in 2m. 

 28s. Butler, with some running, was within three lengths 

 of him at the score. The little horse went on with a stroke 

 that was marvellous for power and precision. It was as 

 strong and as regular as when he started ; and it was a per- 

 fect joy to sit behind him in that fourth mile, and find that 

 he was going faster and better than in any former portion 

 of the race. At the half-mile, I had lost sight of Butler ; 

 and, from that out, the little horse and I had it all to our- 

 selves. A hundred yards from home I got him down to a 

 slow jog, and thus we jogged out in 4m. 56s. There was a 

 good deal of excitement when the time was given out. Mr. 

 Dexter Bradford, after whom the horse was named, came to 

 me with Mr. Alley and Mr. Foster. The latter said, " This 

 horse, in my judgment, considering where he was when he 

 got the word, and how he jogged out, could in this heat to a 

 wagon have equalled Flora Temple's 4m. 50|s. in harness." 

 " You little rascal/' said I, for I was well pleased, " I told 

 you, before people thought much of him, that this was 

 the King of the World. I don't know that he could have 

 come out in 4m. 50|s., but I could have driven him three or 

 four seconds faster than I did." I have considered all the 

 circumstances over since, and I am quite sure that I could 

 have brought him home in 4rn. 52s. or 4m. 53s. 



Now, I wish to point out that in this race Dexter showed 

 the perfection of trotting. He was never in the least flur- 

 ried or disturbed ; he never made a break ; and his speed 

 was very equally distributed over the ground. In the first 

 heat, his second mile was just a quarter of a second faster 

 than his first. In the second heat, his second mile was a 

 quarter of a second slower than his first ; but it would have 

 been faster if I had wanted it to be. He did the last huii- 



