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to 2:20, and Armstrong and his friends, thinking they had 

 a good thing, kept their own counsel and put down their 

 money. Carrie, a mare that had proved herself a hrst-class 

 race nag, and was owned by Mr. Myron P. Bush of Buffalo, 

 had Mace for a x)ikjt, and all New York ready to bet on her. 

 From Philadelphia came AVilliani H. Doble, noted for his 

 own ability as a driver, and also as being father of Budd 

 Doble, who had Snowball in the race. Morrell Higbie lepre- 

 sented Illinois with the gray mare Bertie, that had speed 

 enough to ont-trot the wind. These, with Belle Brastield 

 and Rarus, made the field. 



Molly Morris won the first heat, from start to finish, in 

 2:22|, as she also did the second, in 2:2oi; and the 2)eople 

 from Michigan, as they saw their favorite pony coming to 

 the front twice, and " Red Bill " at the head of the pioces- 

 sion, commenced to get ready to telegraph home the news 

 of a victory. In the third heat, Molly led until well into 

 the stretch, when Carrie came alongside and gave her a 

 race from there to the stand, both horses and drivers doino- 

 their utmost to win the heat. After the finish there was a 

 great deal of excitement, it being difficult to know just 

 who had won, but the judges awarded the heat to Carrie, 

 In 2:24^. Now came a change in the race. Mr. Page, lack- 

 ing confidence in his OAvn abilit}', asked Mr. John L. Doty 

 to drive Rarus. Mr. Doty is a man not so well-known to 

 turfgoers now as he was at that time. Doty came origi- 

 nally from New Jersey, and was always considei-ed one of 

 the very best trainers and drivers of the old school. Al- 

 though he was well along in years at this time, he was willmg 

 to get up and make a fight with the boys, wdiicli he did, and, 

 as the result showed, successfully. I have always thought 

 that the owner and backers of Rarus owed to Mr, Doty a 

 vote of thanks for the masterly manner in which he handled 

 him the balance of the race. When the word was given in 

 the fourth heat, Molly Moriis rushed away with the lead, 

 Doty contenting himself witli fourth place. At the half- 

 mile x^ost he cut loose, and that was the first time I ever 



