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our youngsters and push development at high pres- 

 sure. The most forward of our yearlings was the 

 filly Xorlaine, by Xorval (present record, 2:lTi), out of 

 Elaine, 2:20 — the fast mare by Messenger Duroc, out 

 of Green Mountain Maid, whose history I have 

 already given. She was a rather dull brown in color, 

 a trifle pony-built in some respects, but with a long, 

 low-set body, short, sloping hip of the pacing forma- 

 tion, and low at the wither. Her legs and feet were 

 of the best quahty, and she had a level head. JSTorlaine 

 was not impressive in appearance until you saw her 

 go. She was always fast from her first lesson on the 

 miniature track, and I began working her in April, 

 but gave her only the easiest of work, as the intention 

 was not to start her until she was two years old. But 

 Sudie D.'s brilliant performance in October changed 

 all this, and I then began training the filly in earnest, 

 working her twice a day. In doing this, of course, I 

 took chances of injuring her, and, indeed, of breaking 

 her down. Had we began earlier she could have been 

 given more work, and could have been developed to a 

 higher point, with little or no risk ; but we never allow 

 such considerations to stand in the way when the 

 supremacy of Palo Alto in colt records is at stake. 

 The filly took her hard work with relish, and improved 

 under it until November 12th, when we felt that she 

 was equal to the task of plucking the fresh laurels 

 from Sudie D.'s brow. The trial was made at the Bay 

 District track, San Francisco, and she trotted the mile 

 in 2:31^, a yearling record that has a good chance to 

 last as long as Hinda Kose's. The time by quarters 

 was 0:39, 0:36, 0:38, 0:38^. Xow I wish to say that I 



