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at Chicao^o, of Carrie C. over Princeton at Chicago, 

 and of Sphinx over Nutbreaker at Albany. 



Early in the spring of 1886 we started East again 

 with nine car-loads of horses, eight of which were con- 

 signed to :N'ew York for sale, the other containing the 

 trotting stables, which consisted of ]Manzanita,°Palo 

 Alto, Hinda Eose, Sphinx, St. Bel. Chimes, Suisun and 

 the bay o:elding Commotion. We shipped this car 

 direct to Louisville, whence I went to Xew York. On 

 my return I found the horses all sick, and but for the 

 assistance of Dr. Coster, of the Haggin racing stable, 

 we would have fared badly. From Louisville we went 

 to Kalamazoo, where Palo Alto beat Victor and others, 

 July 29th, in straight heats; and on July 1st he 

 defeated Anniversary and five others in straight heats 

 in a good race. Xow we went to East Sagina^'w, where 

 Palo Alto beat Wilton, Lucy Fry and others, taking a 

 record of 2:2oi in the fifth heat. Manzanita was 

 second to Belle Hamhn in a fast race at the same 

 meeting. At Detroit, Wilton turned the tables on 

 Palo Alto in a grand race ; and at Cleveland the four- 

 year-old Manzanita was beaten, but not on her merits, 

 by Belle Hamlin and a strong field of other aged 

 horses. Xext we went to ATaysville, Kentucky, wh'^re 

 St. Bel took a four-year-old record of 2:21^ in his first 

 race. At Covington, Manzanita easily beat Eagle Bird 

 in a stake race, and Palo Alto defeated Tom°Pogers 

 and others after a six-heat battle; and at the same 

 place St. Bel, Suisun and Sphinx also won races. Then 

 we went to Lexington, where Manzanita beat Green- 

 Jander, trotting the third heat in 2:16, which still 

 stands as the best on record for a four-year-old. Here 



