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week and three heats the last of the week. By 

 June I he had been in 2:15. On June 14 al 

 Detroit he worked in 2:11. At Grand Rapids, 

 on July 22, he won easily in 2:12^ and 2:12^4. 

 At Kalamazoo, on July 29, driven by Reamey 

 Macey, young son of Guss, he worked a mile in 

 2:o6>4 or a half second faster than the world's 

 record, last half in 1:01 >^, third quarter in 30 

 seconds. At Cleveland he worked in 2 :o7^ and 

 2 :075/2- At Empire City, in his second start of 

 the year, the Matron Stake, he won easily in 

 2:o7j4> 2:07^, the fastest tw^o heats trotted by a 

 three-year-old up to that time. At Boston he 

 won the Horse Breeder Futurity pulled up in 

 2:o6j/^ and 2:07%. At Syracuse he won the 

 Horse World futurity in 2:1314, 2:0814. At Co- 

 lumbus he won the Stock Farm futurity in 2 :o8^ 

 and 2:05 ^4- I" the Kentucky Futurity every- 

 body was out to beat him, and here he suffered 

 his only defeat. In his final start, the Kentucky 

 stake, he won in 2 :ii>4 and 2:04^, a new world's 

 record. His winnings for the year were $19,- 

 790.25. Colorado E was a large rangy colt, with 

 a sweeping yet frictionless stride, which enabled 

 him to cover ground in a deceiving manner. 



Colorado E. wore four ounce square toe plain 

 shoes all around, very light close-fitting quarter 

 boots in front, ankle and speedy-cutting boots be- 

 hind, two-minute harness, blind bridle, snaffle bit, 

 and Crabb overcheck bit. 



