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again. Before we got the word the judges called me to the 

 stand and lectured me roundly, saying they wanted me to 

 try and win right there and then. When they gave the 

 word Wedgewood threw off one of his toe-weights, and I 

 made no effort, Kitty Bates winning in 2:24^. In this heat 

 Wedgewood acted to me as though he never would win a 

 heat. The judges called me into the stand again and said they 

 were thinking of taking the horse away from me. I told 

 them very i)lainly that they might expel me, but that I 

 would not give the horse up ; that I was trying to win with 

 him, that I had my money bet on him, and I further added 

 that I did not proi^ose to be treated in that manner. I told 

 them they could investigate the matter if they wished and if 

 they found that I was not trying to win, they could punish 

 me, but give uj) the horse I would not. 



By this time the boys had taken Wedgewood to the 

 stable, where I followed. He seemed quite distressed, did 

 not sweat out any, and in several ways convinced me that 

 he was out of condition. I took two pails of warm water 

 and gave him a shower-bath with it, and after that gave 

 him a thorough rubbing with hot Pond' s Extract, and went 

 out and scored up for the third heat, but did not get the 

 word until the judges had given me another good lecture. 

 I state this to show how far wrong the judges sometimes 

 are. When we got the word. Deck Wright sped away with 

 the lead. I never made a move with my horse, and Wright 

 won the heat in 2:22|. When I turned into the stretch in 

 this heat I sxDoke to Wedgewood, and for the first time in 

 the race, he showed.that he had his speed. After the heat was 

 over, I told Mr. Al Carlisle to get a few pool-tickets on 

 him, as I believed he would win. By this time the judges 

 had exhausted their fund of talk, concluded that Wedge- 

 wood was unable to win, and said nothing more to me. In 

 scoring for the fourth heat, Wedgewood showed plenty of 

 speed. When the word was given I trailed to the half-mile 

 pole, there cut him loose, and he won handily in 2:22 He 

 won the next heat in 2:23^, and the last in 2:24. No matter 



