162 THE TWO-MINUTE PACERS 



Mr. Ed. H. Allen had Single G for the first time in 1918, 

 driving him in a race at the Illinois State Fair and then taking 

 him to Des Moines, where at the Iowa State Fair he won the 

 free-for-all pace and took the world's record over a half- 

 mile track of 2:01 as well as the record for a three-heat race 

 over a half-mile track. He then defeated William in a 

 match race and also Russell Boy, the latter at South Bend, 

 where he lowered the state record for a half-mile track. 

 He beat the same pacer again the next week at Danville, 

 111., and again lowered a state record for a half-mile track. 

 He was then shipped to Mr. Geers at Lexington, who won 

 and lost with him in the two races he started for. 



Mr. Allen wintered him at Indianapolis and raced him 

 in 1919 until he had to go to other hands because of an acci- 

 dent to Mr. Allen which resulted in a broken arm. Up to that 

 time he had won four races out of six starts, the losing races 

 being on half-mile tracks. At Toledo, he won, and paced 

 in 1 :59'%|^, the fastest heat of the year. After the accident 

 to his regular driver the horse was turned over to Harry 

 Stokes who drove him in three races, in one of which he 

 forced Grace Direct to a record of 2:00^. Mr. Dick 

 McMahon drove him in his next race, at the Wisconsin State 

 Fair, where he was second to William. He then went back 

 to Mr. Allen who took him to Allentown, Pa., and beat Adioo 

 Guy, then retired him for the year. 



"I jogged him that winter five to six miles every day." 

 Said Mr. Allen, in an interview for this volume. "Up to 

 that time I had never changed his rigging in any way from 

 what it was when I first got him. He wore a Jaynes bit 

 which I took off and in its place put a common snaffle bit 

 which I found made him a lot easier to guide. He wore a 

 six ounce shoe and his front toes were 3'|4 inches. I cut them 

 down to 3'^ and shod him with an open swedge shoe the 

 same weight he had worn. His hind shoes were 8l/> ounce 

 swedge. I cut his hind feet to 3'^^ inches, same as his front 

 feet and shod him with 5I/2 ounce swedge shoes. With the 

 weight and longer toes he would brush his hocks quite a little 

 and, at times, would get very rough gaited and roll and 

 tumble about a lot. After cutting his feet down and changing 



