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winter every day to develo-p manners and muscle, 

 if he is to be trained for the futurities. ^Manners 

 and individuahty, I believe, will mean more every 

 year. In conclusion I am forced to admit that I 

 know nothing practical about the matter." 

 Peter Vole, 2:04/2. 

 The present champion two-year-old trotter is 

 Peter A^olo, 2:04^, that trotted faster than any 

 three-year-old trotter or pacer or any four-year- 

 old trotter up to his time. After Peter \'olo had 

 made his yearling record, he was let down for the 

 winter and sent back to Patchen Wilkes Farm. 

 On January 9 of his two-year-old form he was 

 shipped to Thomas ^^'. ]^lurphy at Poughkeepsie. 

 X. Y. He was carried along slowly. At Grand 

 Rapids, the week before his start in The Horse- 

 man Futurity, Murphy worked him a mile in 

 2:i2->4. last half in i :05, last quarter in -.^1^4, and 

 back in 2:13^4, last half in 1:04^4, last quarter 

 in \^i^2. The following Tuesday saw his first 

 futurity. Adbella Watts led to the three-quarters 

 in the phenomenal time of i :35-V4. Peter \'olo 

 then moved up from trailing and carried her to 

 a break and won by five lengths, pulled up, in 

 2 :c<), a new world's trotting record for his age 

 and sex. In the second heat Murphy began to 

 drive from the word "go." doubtless hoping to 

 reduce the world's record of 2:o7^)4» held by 

 Native Belle. He was at the three-quarters in 

 i-35^- -"^t the head of the stretch, when about 



