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interests, irrespective of the good of others. Mr. 

 Marvin preferred a bad start to the chance of his 

 horse becoming fractious from the ill-usage which the 

 judges showed no spirit to prevent, and I, for one, 

 entirely indorse his action as the only wa}^ in which he 

 could protect my interests after being deserted by 

 those to whom had been entrusted a fair deal to all. 



Furthermore, I will trot Smuggler three races 

 against any horse, mare or gelding, for stake, purse, 

 gate-money or charity, over such tracks as may be to 

 the advantage of both parties ; or I will trot him 

 against any combination, a fresh horse to start against 

 him in each heat, and all heats won by different horses 

 in such combination to be counted as if won by a single 

 horse in an ordinary race. 



Respectfully, your obedient servant, 



Henry S. Russell. 



The remaining performances of Smuggler can be 

 summed up in few words. A week following he 

 started at Springfield, but was not at all himself, the 

 Maid winning easily. Then we took him to Bangor 

 and gave an exhibition performance against time, which 

 was followed by a match race against Judge Fullerton, 

 at Mystic Park, Boston, October 2d, which Smuggler 

 won. The next week we again trotted him a winning 

 race against Fullerton, this time at Dover, Xew Hamp- 

 shire, over a very heavy and deep track. In this race 

 he injured his hip, and never was quite himself again. 

 October 16th, in an unimportant match, or rather ex- 

 hibition, Great Easterit won in slow time, and ten days 

 later he trotted in the free-for-all at Fleetwood Park, 

 Kew York, which was won by Rarus, then just coming 

 into prominence. 



In 1877 Smuggler did not come back to his old form, 



