HANNIS DEFEATS SHERIDAN. 45 



Turner made four campaigns with Hannis. He 

 started him in fifty-eight races, of which he won seven- 

 teen, was second in fifteen, third in thirteen, fourth 

 in nine, unplaced in three, and divided first, second 

 and third money in an unfinished event with Driver 

 and Dick Swiveller at Beacon Park, Boston, his gross 

 winnings amounting to $23,835. Hannis made his 

 first starts at the Philadelphia spring meetings in 1877, 

 where in a series of conditioning races he was de- 

 feated by Little Mary, General Howard and the gray 

 gelding Royal George. As the showing was favor- 

 able Turner had Hannis in his car when he dropped 

 into the Michigan Circuit in June with Nettie, Slow 

 Go and the balance of his racing material. As Hannis 

 was reserved for the slow classes in the Grand Circuit, 

 the entries for which did not close until the week prior 

 to the Chicago and Springfield meetings, which were 

 in 1877, held on the same dates, Hannis did not show 

 in front at Grand Rapids, Jackson or Detroit, the 

 record of his trip showing a second to Teaser at 

 Grand Rapids, a second to Jacksonville Boy and a 

 third to Monroe Chief at Jackson and seconds to the 

 same pair at Detroit. 



At Chicago the entries for the Grand Circuit hav- 

 ing closed, Hannis being named in the slow classes 

 from Cleveland to Hartford, the brakes were taken 

 off and the Mambrino Pilot pony began his memor- 

 able trip down the line by adding two first moneys to 

 the Turner stable with six heats, the fastest being 

 trotted in 2 127. At Cleveland the Eastern and 

 Western stables met. Dan Mace had won a great 

 race at Springfield with Sheridan, and his admirers 

 were confident that the Edward Everett gelding could 



