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of any one. He might always be depended upon as fair and 

 honorable. 



Capt. Crowell, of Georgia, was known all over the 

 United States as the owner of John Bascom and Gano, and 

 was a man of great wealth. There probably never was in 

 the whole turf history of Georgia a man who stood as high 

 as Capt. Crowell. He matched Gano against Boston once 

 for $10,000 a side. Two days before the time set for the 

 race Gano broke down and Capt. Crowell was forced to 

 pay forfeiture. 



On the day the race was to have been run Capt. Crow- 

 ell and a number of gentlemen were sitting at dinner, and 

 during a lapse in the conversation Capt. Crowell asked Col. 

 W. R. Johnson what constituted the modern race horse. 



" Speed, sir," was the reply. 



"What else?" 



" More speed.'' 



" Then what other essential is there?'' 



" Still more speed," said Col. Johnson nonchalantly. 



Griff Edmondson, of Georgia, was a noted character of 

 his day. He was always to be found on the race track and 

 owned several horses. None of them was of especial note. 

 He was a man of fine character. 



Robert Glover came from Augusta, Ga., and was a con- 

 stant follower of the turf. There was never a race of the 

 early days that he did not attend. While he never owned a 

 horse, he was so popular with the owners that two or three 

 horses were named for him. In sporting matters he stood 

 high, although he was more of a gambler than a turfman- 

 Gentlemen cultivated him because of his fine qualities as an 

 entertainer and his suavity of manner. He had an accurate 

 knowledge of men and horses of the time and was a perfect 

 encyclopedia on these subjects. His memory was something 

 wonderful, and it attracted attention wherever he went. 



Judge John Hunter, of Alabama, was the owner of the 

 celebrated mare Blonde, Mary Consul and a few others of 

 prominence. It was he that went to Charleston and bought 

 Highlander for $10,000 from Thomas Puryear. The horse 

 had never lost a race up to that time. The purchase was 

 made for the purpose of getting a representative of the State 

 of Alabama in the State Stake at New Orleans. This race 



