LIFE WITH THE TROTTEES. 361 



summer meeting'witli a great deal of reputation and with as 

 niucli money to back him as often goes on one horse. Mr. 

 Dunn, his owner, always trots his horses to win. This the 

 23ublic knew, and as Bunker had not lost a race that season 

 they made uip their minds he never would. In the work I 

 saw Bunker get before his race, I was satisfied he had trained 

 off, lacked sj^eed and condition, and I was sure under those 

 circumstances the more lie was worked the worse it would 

 be for him. 



It Avas known that Bunker would be the f ayorite over the 

 field in the betting, and Glidden suggested to me that I take 

 his i^lace behind Wilson in the race on account of the dif- 

 ference in our Aveight, Glidden being much the heaviest man, 

 and that we should play our money on the field against Joe 

 Bunker and take the chances that if Wilson did not beat 

 him some other horse would. 



Before the race came ofi' I found that Hickok thought 

 well of OA^erman. In the betting Bunker AA^as favorite $100 

 to $60 over the field, and thei3ublic and Mr, Dunn's friends 

 put their money on as though they would never get enough. 

 Wliile the public often gets the talent' s money, liere A\'as a 

 race Avhere I think th^^ talent had the best of it, as Overman 

 AA^on in three straight heats, thereby landing the fielder's 

 money for them. 



The next race that I drove Wilson AA-as at Cleveland 

 against Director, where AVilson made his best record, and 

 although beaten he again proA^ed that he was a fast race- 

 horse. I have often heard people say that a trotter does not 

 need much Avork to trot a race of mile heats, three in five; 

 also that old trainers Avork their horses altogether too much. 

 Owners frequently say: " Don't Avork my horse, he doesn't 

 need any AA^ork. ' ' I have often found that those horses are 

 bad feeders, with a delicate constitution and can not stand a 

 preparation for a campaign. That kind of a horse often 

 wins a race or tAvo, but there never yet Avas one of them that 

 made anything like a successful campaign. And whenever 

 you have a trotter that does not need any work, do not enter 



