CONTENTS. Ul 



a heat from Maud S. ; the story of the incident — The great race at Chicago 

 with Hauuis, where "the talent" was ou the wrong side — Adelaide, a 

 little mare that had one remarkable peculiarity; no matter how hot the 

 day, or severe the race, she would not sweat — Drawing wood into Water- 

 town, N. Y., by the side of her dam, she is purchased by a horseman and 

 makes a record of 2:19| — A. pony in size and weight, she beats some of the 

 best horses in the country, every ounce of her being race-horse material — 

 Planter and his good qualities — The wonderful affection of the trotter Bay 

 for an old white horse 193 



CHAPTER IX. 



How Maud S. trotted in 2:08f, as seen by the man who drove a runner 

 alongside of tlie mare — What Splan knows of Guy, the sensational trotter 

 of 1888 — Driving him to a road-cart in 'i-AHi, the horse being barefoot — The 

 story of how Colonel West discovered Kentucky Prince, the sire of Guy — 

 Trotters are born, not made — .Tay-Eye-See's good races down the cii-cuit 

 in 1887, beating Arab, the crack trotter of the year — Clingstone's race 

 against the watch in 2:14 — His great victory over Harry Wilkes at Detroit — 

 How he was trained for tkis race and driven in it. . . . 215 



CHAPTER X. 



Nobby, the most peculiar horse Splan ever drove; a wild, scary fellow that had 

 a wonderful flight of speed — The race at Cleveland in whicli Xobby 

 beat a lot of cracks — Mr. David Bonner's well-i'emembered compliment — 

 Stuffing a horse's ears with cotton, and some incidents connec'ed with the 

 practice — Needle Gun, and the trouble he made on a ferry boat — W. J. 

 Gordon's horses, his breeding farm, and his cliaracter as a man — Chat 

 about wliat certain drivers have done with particular families of liorsos — 

 Protection's great race against J. B. Richardson. . . . 245 



CHAPTER XI. 



Other drivers who liavc made a name in connection witli certain families of 

 horses — Morrill Higbee and the Sprague strain of blood — Frank Van Ness 

 with Harry and Rosaline Wilkes — Jock Bowen, and how he fooled some 

 people who imagined that he could not drive a pacer well — Horace Brown 

 comes fnmi a family of practical horsemen — Billy Weeks an excellent 

 rider, as well as a good reinsnian — Charles ]Mar\in the man who has brought 

 out nearly all the fast so: s and d:iughters of Electioneer — Some facts about 

 Governor Stanford's venture in the lirceding of trotters — Pluck has a 

 good (leal mon; to do with success than luck — Governor Stanford in some 

 respects like General Grant — A colt of his breeding s( )ld for .foOjOOO. 272 



