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second to Alfred S. at Cleveland, second to Prince Re- 

 gent at Buffalo, and third to the same horse in the 

 Charter Oak Stake at Hartford. After winning at 

 Cleveland, where he trotted in 2:17, Simmocolon was 

 second to Walter E. in a nine-heat race at Buffalo, 

 fourth to Keno F. in the Flower City Stake at Roches- 

 ter, and first at Hartford and Springfield, where he 

 defeated McEwen and Mocking Bird. He also won 

 the Stallion Stake at Lexington with W. J. Andrews 

 in the sulky, James H. Goldsmith having been struck 

 down the day before the race by what appeared to be 

 partial paralysis. 



Walter E. defeated Mamie Wood at Cleveland and 

 Rochester. She was also unplaced to Neal Whitbeck 

 at Poughkeepsie, but won at Hartford and Springfield. 

 After the meeting at Hampden Park the little roan 

 mare passed into another stable, and Goldsmith de- 

 feated her the following week at Fleetwood Park, New 

 York, with Frank T., marking him in 2:23*4. He 

 also started this gelding at the September meetings 

 at Philadelphia, finishing second to Nightingale at 

 Point Breeze, and winning with him at Belmont, after 

 losing a heat to Dandy. Richmond, Jr., made his first 

 start in the Grand Circuit at Rochester and won in 

 2:21%. At Poughkeepsie he was third to Henrietta, 

 and at Hartford third to The Seer. After being un- 

 placed to Stevie at Springfield, he was given a let up 

 until Philadelphia, where he was second to Maud 

 Muller at Point Breeze, and won at Belmont after 

 Autograph landed a heat in 2:18^2. His slip for the 

 season also shows that he was second to Horicon at 

 Pittsburg and unplaced to Senator Conkling at Lex- 

 ington. Robert M. Taylor was also tried again at 



