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him a lot of good in the way it strengthened his muscles and 

 the air was so fine that he kept feeling quite chipper and his 

 lung power increased. Of course he was never speeded 

 except to a stiff road gait. 



"From Brunswick we shipped on March 17 to Memphis 

 and there began his preparation for the coming season. The 

 trip took two days and when he had rested out I began to give 

 him miles. My note book of his miles shows these entries 

 March 23—2:57; March 24—2:55; March 25—2:51 

 March 26—2:49^2; March 28, first repeat— 2:54, 2:45 

 March 30—2:56, 2:421/2; March 31 and April 1— Rain 

 April 2, first three heat work— 2:57, 2:42, 2:37l/>; April 

 5—3:00, 2:45, 2:39l/>; April 7—2:54, 2:38, 2:301/.; April 

 9—2:56, 2:35, 2:28" April 11— Rain; April 13—3:00, 

 2:42l/>, 2:31; April 15-17— Rain; April 18—2:54, 

 2:321/^; April 20—2:56, 2:35, 2:28l/>, 2:22; April 23— 

 3:00,^2:38, 2:38, 2:281/,; April 26—2:21, 2:31, 2:21, 

 2:1914; April 29— 2:52,"2:28l/o, 2:181/2; May 3—2:38, 

 2:31, 2:201/), 2:17, last quarter in 32 seconds; May 5 and 

 6— Rain; May 7—3:08, 2:421/2, 2:31; May 9—3:00, 2:32, 

 2:231/), 2:17, 2:16^/2, last quarter in 30 seconds. 



"That ended the Memphis training and on Friday the 

 13th we shipped to North Randall and from May 14th when 

 we arrived I allowed Uhlan three days rest. May 17 he 

 worked in 2:421/,, 2:2814 and on May 19th in 2:54, 2:341/2, 

 2:26, 2:19, 2:15. Then — more rain and a lay up of five 

 days. May 24 he worked in 2:54, 2:36, 2:2814 and on May 

 27th in 2:54, 2:341/4, 2:2114, 2:16, 2:161/2, last quarter in 

 30 seconds. More rain and nothing Init jogging, three to 

 five miles daily. Then came real Summer weather and I 

 went back to pick up some of the stitches we had dropped and 

 the resumed work was as follows: 



June 6—2:58, 2:50; June 8—2:53, 2:35, 2:231^, 2:25; 

 June 10— 2:36l/o; 2:24, 2:15, 2:12; June 14—2:151/., 

 2:36, 2:26, 2:27'l4; June 17—2:56, 2:34, 2:251/., 2:13, 

 2:10; June 21—2:58, 2:361/). 2:30, 2:231/,; June 24— 

 2:55, 2:34, 2:231/2, 2:15, 2:0"914, 2:091/2, last half in 59 

 seconds in preparation this work to wagon the last two heats, 

 for what was to be Uhlan's first 1910 public appearance. 



