88 EVERY MAN HIS OWN TRAINER. 



Hamlin won the third heat in 2:18^, the fourth in 2:1!) and the 

 fifth in 2:184-. I did not have speed enough for the party and 

 so I gave my mare as easy a race as I could. I got fourth 

 money out of it and Spofford third. The next week, August 

 4, we came to Buffalo, N. Y. There I met Spofford, 2:1S|, 

 Charles Hilton, 2:17^, Elmer, 2:22-}, Centella, 2:21, Reveille, 

 2:21f, Echo Chief, 2:21}, and Longfellow Whip, 2:20. We had 

 a good deal of talk and held council with Crawford, Turner 

 and others as to the merits of the three horses — Spofford, 

 Hilton and Kitefoot. When we went out and commenced 

 war General Turner made up his mind his horse was good and 

 it was his day, and he better step Spofford right along and see 

 if he could not get the biggest end of the money, which he 

 did in three straight heats, in 2:20, 2:21| and 2:20. Hilton 

 second, Elmer third and Kitefoot fourth. There was not 

 much betting on the race, especially by the participants, as 

 neither of us had confidence enough in our horses to back 

 them. 



The next week, August 12th, we met at Rochester, N. Y. 

 There was in that race, Spofford, Kitefoot, Elmer, Reveille, 

 Breeze, Medium, Mable A., 2:23} ; Nettie T., 2:22}, and Mary 

 Powell, 2:22|-. I hardly thought Kitefoot was good enough 

 to back her against Spofford, so I took Mr. Cramer, the owner 

 of Kitefoot, one side and gave him my opinion of the race, 

 and advised him to play $500 for him and myself on Spofford, 

 as I thought him the better horse, and I wanted the owner to 

 have his part of the money if there was any in the race, as I 

 have always considered the owner of the horse I am driving 

 was the only one in the play that I was obliged to give my 

 real opinion to on the race which we were interested in, and 

 I always want them to have their part of the play. When 

 any man driving a trotter attempts to do any different from 

 what the owner knows about, he is working against his own in- 

 terest, and his success will be limited, and his days will be 

 short on the turf, with good men and good horses, and his 

 purse will be light. 1 have alwaj's said, and will say while I 



