184 THE TWO-MINUTE PACERS 



of the String of Mr. Alonzo McDonald, of Indianapolis and 

 he kept her until she had taken a record of exactly two- 

 minutes. His brief story of her life while in his charge is 

 this: 



"Not much was done with her in the way of training 

 until she was two years old. I worked her on the trot that 

 season and drove her a mile in 2:16, starting her in one 

 race — at Dallas, Texas, where she won second money. 



"As she was a filly that carried considerable weight as 

 a trotter and was inclined to pace, I shod her light after 

 her Dallas race and started her as a pacer. I wintered my 

 horses at Los Angeles, Cal., and it gave me a good chance to 

 work her. That was the year of the harness races at the 

 San Franciso Exposition and I started her at the June meet- 

 ing when she was three. She won money in the race and 

 paced in 2:10l/>. 



"She raced well for me in the pacing futurities on the 

 Grand Circuit and won second money in The Horseman 

 Stake, raced at Indianapolis and also won second money in 

 The Horse Review Stake, raced at Columbus. In both events 

 the time was as good as 2:0414- 



"I then sold her to Mr. S. A. Fletcher, of Indianapolis, 

 and raced her for him the two following years, which was 

 until she was sold. As a four-year-old she won all of the 

 important pacing stakes on the Grand Circuit and in the 

 Chamber of Commerce at Detroit she defeated what I think 

 was the best field of pacers that ever raced. The time of 

 the three miles was 2:0114, 2:01^^, 2:041^. 



"As a five-year-old she won seven straight free-for-all 

 races and raced several heats close to two minutes. The 

 last race I drove her in was a match with Hal Boy at Atlanta, 

 which she won and entered the two-minute list. 



"She wore plain rigging and ordinary boots for pro- 

 tection. I shod her with seven ounce bars shoes in front, 

 with leather rim pads. She carried two ounce toe weights. 

 Behind she wore four ounce swedge shoes. 



"There never was a better headed mare nor a more per- 

 fect race mare. She was always ready and willing to do 

 her best." 



