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strated that he was a stayer in a still more emphatic 

 manner. This was at the Cleveland Fall Meeting, 

 September loth, when we started him against a strong 

 field of aged horses in the 2:25 class. St. Bel was only 

 four years old, while with the exce]:)tion of Issaquena, 

 five years old, the others ranged from seven up, and 

 with a single exception everv one has a record faster 

 than 2:24, Hiram Miller, 2:22f, and Billy, 2:23f, mak- 

 ing their records that day. Hiram Miller won the 

 first heat in 2:23f ; Lottie K, second ; Hunter, third ; 

 Wallace, fourth ; Mambrinette, fifth ; St. Bel, sixth, 

 and Little Billy, Issaquena and Justina bringing up the 

 rear. Little Billy won the next heat in 2:27^, and in 

 the third heat St. Bel drove him out in 2:23|. Then 

 St. Bel went on and beat his field gallantly in 2:25, 

 2:25, 2:25i, outlasting and outtrotting them all at the 

 end. The next day it was raining when a gentleman 

 and lady came to our stables to look over the horses. 

 They were Mr. J. C. Sibley, of Franklin, Pa., and 

 Mrs. Sible}", and having been in California the conver- 

 sation turned on Electioneer. In speaking of his sons 

 I said : "I think St. Bel will make a great stock horse," 

 and referred to his exceptionally good action. When 

 my visitors left I had no idea that they thought of buy- 

 ing St. Bel, but shortly after the purchase was made, 

 and Mr. Sibley secured him for $10,000 — perhaps the 

 best bargain that ever went from the Palo Alto 

 stables. 



From Cleveland we went to Albany, where St. Bel 

 had a walk-over, and then made our way southwest 

 again for the great St. Louis Fair, where our stable 

 had important engagements. St. Bel started, October 



