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fourth to Major Lord the week that his brother and 

 Alley were expelled at Boston, and as Driver was 

 entered at Chicago, he was sent on to drive him. The 

 skill shown by this young man in the sulky was a 

 revelation to e those who saw Driver win his race in 

 straight heats over Charley Ford, Scott's Thomas, 

 Mazo-Manie, Post Boy, Rose of Washington, Belle 

 Brasfield, Kate Middleton and John H. He also 

 trotted second to Darby the same week in the free- 

 for-all and added two firsts to the old horse's score 

 the following week at Kansas City. The next start 

 was at St. Louis, where he was third to Bonesetter, 

 and also where John A. Goldsmith, for the first and 

 only time in his career, had a mount behind a shady 

 horse. At the Chicago meeting a man who repre- 

 sented himself as J. Brackett started a roan gelding 

 called Windsor in the 2:40 class and finished third to 

 William H. and Black Cloud. The horse also ap- 

 peared at Kansas City, where he was third to Hamble- 

 tonian Downing. When the party reached St. Louis, 

 Windsor appeared in the 2:50 class. John Goldsmith 

 was asked to drive him. He took the mount and won 

 over Don Quixote, France's Alexander, Robert Mc- 

 Gregor, Josephus, Duck, Fred Douglass,, Forrest 

 Golddust, Baby and W. H. Holly in 2:24^, 2:25, 

 2:271/2. Later on, much to John Goldsmith's disgust, 

 it was shown that the true name of the horse was 

 Despatch, that had won earlier in the season at Bos- 

 ton and Providence and made a record of 2:28. The 

 horse and the man who had him were detected and 

 expelled by The National Trotting Association. 

 After leaving St. Louis, Charley Ford defeated Driver 

 in two races at Lexington. He also outfooted him in 



