HAMLIN AND SPEED DEVELOPMENT 



side, as she would have the farther distance to travel. 

 Should Globe falter, it was reasoned by the astute 

 owner of Village Farm, the two mares would relieve 

 him entirely of weight and carry him along. Geers 

 scored once and then came down nodding for the 

 word. Without a waver or bobble, the three trot- 

 ters rounded the turn and were at the quarter in 34 

 seconds. The second quarter was trotted in 33! sec- 

 onds, which made the half in 1.07! . The same rate of 

 speed was maintained to the three-quarter pole, which 

 made the time 1.41, and then the three were squared 

 away for the finish. Geers brought them down the 

 home stretch with resolute hands, and the perfect 

 stride aroused enthusiasm. Under the wire they 

 swept without skip or falter and hundreds of watches 

 stopped and the great throng broke into cheers. The 

 time was 2.14, a remarkable performance. The 

 three horses were the offspring of the same stallion, 

 were bred and reared on the same farm, and were 

 developed and owned by the same man. When shall 

 we again see this combination of circumstances 

 crowned with success? Mr. Hamlin stood on the 

 stretch, watch in hand, at the finish, and the cheers 

 for him were so lusty that he was compelled to 

 mount the judges 1 stand and bow his acknowledg- 

 ment." 



Several attempts were made after this to reduce 

 the triple harness record, but all failed. I should 

 like to be present when the record is thrown into 

 shadow, but probably will then be asleep under the 

 daisies. 



C. J. Hamlin was an aggressive man with the 

 creative faculty strongly developed, and, as a 



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