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((ROUBLE was bred in Franklin County, Ky., 

 by Mr. A. K. Richards and Dr. Butler. He 

 was foaled 1870, and was got by Ulverstone, 

 a son of Lexington and Utilla, by Margrave. 

 Trouble's dam was Kate McDonald, by Mickey Free out of 

 Annie Laurie, by Vincent Nolle (son of American Eclipse). 

 When a two-year-old he was sold to Dick Jackson, the 

 jolly Kentucky blacksmith, whose well-known face it is 

 pleasant to see at the beginning of every great meeting. 

 He had the colt galloped a little as a two-year old, and 

 during the spring he was three, he sent him to our gal- 

 lant friend Major B. G. Thomas, of Fayette County, to 

 be trained. There he was seen by Mr. Clement Alloway, 

 of Montreal, who fancied he would make a juniper, and 

 purchased him for himself and Mr. Torrence for $300. 

 That was in the spring of 1873. In Canada they sold him 

 for $1500, and afterwards Mr. Torrence purchased him 

 back. That year he started twice over the flat while Major 

 Thomas had him, was not placed the first time, but ran 

 second to Florence I. in the other. In May, 1874, he ran 

 a two-mile hurdle race at Carleton Park, Toronto, Canada, 

 and won, beating Jack the Barber, Jr., Kelso, Blackbird, 

 and Olga. On the same day he was second to Lulu, for- 

 merly Sunrise, in the Stewards' Plate, mile heats. At 

 London, Canada, he was third in a race of two miles for 

 all ages. At Carleton Park, in July, he was beaten mile 

 heats, but won a mile dash, beating Helen Bennett and 

 Alfred. At Toronto was second to Lady Washington in 

 the Merchants' Purse, mile heats. Same place he won a 

 purse, one mile, beating Helen Bennett and Alfred. At 

 Hamilton, Trouble won a hurdle race, two miles, beating 

 Kelso and Jack the Barber. At Ottawa, he was second to 

 War Cry in the Citizens' Purse, and won the Flash Stakes, 

 beating Tradewind and Hampton. He also won the steeple- 

 chase, two miles and a half, beating Tradewind and Abbots- 

 ford. Trouble was brought by Mr. Torrence to Jerome 

 Park last fall, and won the handicap steeplechase, carrying 

 the top weight, 150 ibs., and beating Daylight, Vesuvius, 

 Lady Bruce, Chief Engineer, Buckshot, and Impecunious. 

 He also won a handicap steeplechase, carrying 160 Ibs., 

 and beating Mary Clark, Vesuvius, and Daylight. At 

 Baltimore Trouble beat Austrine in the Grand Steeplechase 

 Post Stakes. At Jerome Park extra meeting he won the 

 Grand Steeplechase Handicap, carrying the top weight, 

 158 Ibs., and beating Diavolo. Resolute, Moonstone, Harry 

 Booth, Mary Clark, Impecunious, Vesuvius, Austrine, and 

 Blind Tom. In these great steeplechases, Johnny High- 

 land rode Trouble. This year at Baltimore Spring Meeting 

 he won the Steeplechase Post Stakes, beating Coronet, 



Daylight, Calvert, and Linda. At Jerome Park he came 

 in first in the Handicap Steeplechase with the top weight, 

 158 Ibs , but was disqualified, because Murphy dismounted 

 without notice. At Long Branch he won the Grand 

 National Steeplechase, beating Bullet, Stanford, and Vesu- 

 vius. He also won a hurdle race, two miles, beating Dead- 

 head, Diavolo, Vesuvius, and Stockwood. At the second 

 meeting he was second to Diavolo in a hurdle race, in which 

 Deadhead, Risk, and Minnie Mac also ran. At Saratoga, 

 Trouble, with 158 Ibs., ran second to Diavolo, 155 Jbs., in 

 a steeplechase. Deadhead, Daylight, Stanford, Helen Ben- 

 nett and Prodigal Son also ran. After this Mr. Torrence 

 sold him to Mr. Charles Reed of this city, to whom he now 

 belongs. Anthony Taylor took him to train, and Tom 

 Little was engaged to ride him. At the Jerome Park Fall 



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Meeting he was second to Diavolo in the Handicap Steeple- 

 chase, both 158 fts. Deadhead, Coronet, Busy Bee and 

 Boz also ran. Next week, with 158 flbs., he beat Diavolo, 

 who carried 163 Ibs. Little rode, and Midgely was on 

 Diavolo. The race was exceedingly close and good ; won 

 by a head only. Deadhead was third, a length behind; 

 Coronet and Busy Bee also started. On the last day of the 

 Fall Meeting Trouble carried 160 Ibs., and beat Coronet, 

 Busy Bee and Diavolo. The latter bolted twice in that 

 race. Geo. Sutcliffe was riding, and being weak from 

 recent illness, was unable to hold him. Trouble was then 

 sent into winter quarters at Long Branch, with Taylor's 

 other horses. In 1876, at Jerome Park, June 6th, he won 

 the $800 purse, beating Point Blank, Bullet and Colonel 

 Nelligan ; and at the same place, on June 17, carrying the 

 top weight, 165 Ibs., he defeated Stanford, 6 years, 158 

 Ibs.; Risk, 4 years, 138 Ibs.; Warlike and Resolute, who 

 were also in this race, fell. At Saratoga, July 27, carrying 

 165 Ibs., he was second to Osage, 5 years, 142 Ibs. ; Doubt- 

 ful, 3 years, 120 Ibs., and Katie P. being behind the pair; 

 and at the same place, August 8, carrying 160 Ibs., he was 

 again second to Osage, 5 years, 134 Ibs. ; Resolute, 6 years, 

 140 Ibs., being third, and Stanford and Coronet not placed. 

 One week later, at the same place, he was among the not 

 placed, Resolute winning the race, with Kelso second and 

 Stanford third ; and at the same place (Saratoga), August 

 19, he finished his labors for the year by winning a $750 

 purse, defeating Resolute. Osage was killed by falling, and 

 Stanford was distanced. 



This year, 1877, at Jerome Park, he won twice. On June 

 5th, he won the Grand National Handicap Steeplechase, 

 defeating Resolute, Deadhead and Fredericktown ; and on 

 June 12th, he won the $600 Purse, defeating Deadhead, 

 Waller, Resolute and Coronet, Sportsman, 



