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am were given a most magnificent reception, their 

 every appearance being the signal for great cheering. 



Col. Henry Exall, the popular Texas horseman, 

 addressed the audience and stated that he wished to 

 introduce the highest type of the trotting horse in the 

 world the horse that held more world's records and 

 track records than any other horse that ever lived. He 

 also said that he wished to introduce Mr. Geo. H. 

 Ketcham, who enjoyed the distinction of being the only 

 horseman who had ever bred, raised, trained and 

 driven a world's champion. Ketcham made a rush for 

 his sulky when his name was mentioned, and was 

 jogging away when Col. Exall finished his peroration 

 and so escaped making a speech. Ketcham scored the 

 champion down once, and then turned and came to 

 the wire again at a high rate of speed, with Mike The 

 Tramp running like the wind at his sulky wheel. The 

 word was given and the trial began. It was the first 

 time the crowd had ever seen the champion trotting 

 at speed, and the rhythmic regularity of his hoof 

 strokes and the tremendous reach of his stride as he 

 sped around the track brought forth a prolonged cheer. 



He trotted a splendid mile and circled the course in 

 2. :o7J, the last quarter being trotted in 29^ seconds, 

 record-breaking time. None present had ever seen a 

 trotter move at such speed, and there was a great 

 cheer as he shot under the wire. 



It was the fastest mile by thirteen seconds ever 

 traveled by a harness horse on the first day of January 

 at any place or at any time in the world's history. The 



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