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he made a record of 2 125, and second to the same mare 

 at Mystic Park, Boston. His last starts were made 

 at Fleetwood Park, New York, where he won a race 

 in slow time over Lotta and Jupiter Norwood, and 

 had two walkovers in stakes at the meeting of the 

 National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders. 

 His stable companion, Walnut, also had two walk- 

 overs that week, but before reaching Fleetwood the 

 Florida horse had what might be termed an expensive 

 campaign, as after trotting second to Florence M. at 

 Maysville, he was distanced by Highland Stranger at 

 Columbus, second to Florence M. at Toledo, third to 

 Maud T. at Detroit, after winning two heats, second 

 to Young Fullerton in the Clay Stakes at Albany, as 

 has been stated, distanced by Clara Cleveland at Chi- 

 cago, where he won two heats in 2:23^, 2:24*4, 

 second to Cornelia at Buffalo, after winning two heats 

 and a dead heat in 2:22^, 2:23, 2:24^, and unplaced 

 to Captain Lewis at Albany. Alley won three of the 

 six races in which he started, his -last appearance as a 

 member of the Walnut Grove Farm stables being at 

 Island Park, Albany, September 29, when he defeated 

 Humboldt in 2 130, 2 129, 2 130. He also won at Co- 

 lumbus and Clean, was second to Edwin Thorne at 

 Toledo and third to Clingstone at Detroit. 



The black mare, Flora Belle, was a member of 

 James H. Goldsmith's stable on the trip from Buffalo 

 to Hartford. He won the free-for-all pace with her 

 at Buffalo, Utica and Poughkeepsie, defeating Lucy, 

 Gem, Buffalo Girl and Mattie Hunter. At Rochester 

 he was second to Lucy in the last race placed to her 

 credit, while at Hartford he could only save his en- 

 trance in the race won by Buffalo Girl, with Gem 



