52 TRAINING THE TROTTING HORSE. 



lerton, and, sweeping by him, shot under the wire a 

 winner in 2:17-1-. Immense applause greeted this effort. 



" Second heat : At the third scoring, they got the 

 word, Fullerton on the outside, a half-length the best 

 of it. Trotting very rapidly, the Judge opened a gap, 

 and at the quarter he led three clear lengths. From 

 there to the half no change occurred, but now Marvin 

 shook up Smuggler, and he struck his lightning pace ; 

 before the three-quarters was reached, he had closed to 

 a length of Fallerton. Coming up the home-stretch, 

 Smuggler never trotted better ; he collared the Judge, 

 and showed a neck in advance. Doble gave Fullerton 

 a taste of the whip, and the gelding answered to it in 

 a flash, and held his own with the whirlwind, dashing 

 under the wire yoked on dead even terms. It was a 

 stunning finish, and made the lookers-on wild with ex- 

 citement. The judges announced a dead heat. TimCj 

 2:18. 



" Third heat : The betting, which had been largely 

 in favor of Fullerton, now swung around, and Smug- 

 gler had the call at $20 to $17. Both horses had 

 cooled out well, and came up, as it were, smiling. At 

 the third attempt they got the word, once again Ful- 

 lerton a little the best of it. As before, he trotted 

 rapidly to the turn, leading two lengths. Both horses 

 now were sent for all they were worth, and a tremen- 

 dous struggle ensued. Smuggler gradually but surely 

 closing ; at the half, he lapped Fullerton's wheel ; the 

 time being 1:06. The struggle was kept up to the 

 three-quarters, the stallion steadily gaining, passing 

 this point in 1:41^. Holding his feet superbly, he shot 

 by this point with the lead, and swept up the stretch 



