32 TRAINING THE TRAINING HORSE. 



was destined to be the foremost figure of his age on the 

 turf, to overthrow its imperial queen, the mighty 

 Goldsmith Maid, and to reign its acknowledged king. 

 This was the great Smuggler, who came to me a 3:00 

 pacer, and left me with a trotting record of 2:15J — 

 the fastest stallion record of that day. 



It was the fortune of Smuggler and myself to earn 

 our reputation together, to emerge from turf obscurity 

 to turf fame, and like all that figures in the front bat- 

 tle line, we had our triumphs and defeats, enjoying ap- 

 plause and bearing condemnation together, just as the 

 tide of fortune and the fickler tide of public favor 

 chanced to ebb and fl.ow. 



