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was jogged only — three miles. The same thing next day. 

 July 28 he was worked 3:00, 2:35, 2:28, 2:22, 2:19. On 

 August 8, one week before he was to start at North Randall, 

 I decided to give him his final strong work. I gave him four 

 miles in 2:58, 2:29, 2:20, 2:11, then hitched him to wagon 

 for a mile in 2:03, last half in one minute, well within him- 

 self. I let him step another mile in 2:07^ and I felt that he 

 was ready. He was not harnessed on Tuesday, August 2, 

 but two days later he was worked in 2:28, 2:20, 2:21; on 

 August 7th in 3:00, 2:36; on August 8th I jogged him two 

 miles to cart in 2:2lVU and 2:21, moved him the third mile, 

 to wagon, in 2:09, last quarter in 30 seconds, and he started 

 to wagon to beat 2:0214' ^^' Billings driving, and trotted 

 the mile in 2:01, tying the world's wagon record 'in the open' 

 made by Lou Dillon at Memphis in 1904. 



"That was a great mile, trotted wide and under most un- 

 favorable conditions, but it disappointed me, as I had hoped 

 it would be the first ever driven to wagon in the open in two 

 minutes or better. Day and track were not right. 



"As Uhlan was to start again at the same meeting, I w^as 

 anxious for Mr. Dillon to drive him to wagon. But he in- 

 sisted that I drive to sulky, and so that was the program. 

 Uhlan was not harnessed the day after his 2:01 mile, just 

 given walking exercise to halter, and was jogged three miles 

 on Wednesday and about the same on Thursday. Friday was 

 the day for his supreme effort. I did not want to drive him; 

 I had been sick on Thursday and then I hardly felt equal to 

 the occasion. But it was passed up to me, and as there was 

 no way out of it I drove the mile. 



"To prepare for it I gave the gelding two miles — 2:32 

 and 2:20 to cart, and a third to sulky in 2:11^4, last quarter 

 in 31. There was a strong wind and I had to take him back 

 through the third quarter to a 2:03 clip. And the day was 

 not quite warm enough, I thought, to get the best results. John 

 Dickerson drove the runner. We went to the quarter in 29*^ 

 seconds, to the half in 59, and to the three-quarters in 1 :29'^ 

 with the last quarter in 29 seconds. I believe the mile 

 would have been 1:58^4 under more favorable conditions. 

 Anyway, it was a new world's record for trotting geldings, 



