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live, " That when I drive a horse any different from what the 

 owner knows, I don't want to live to drive another horse in a 

 race. The public must take care of themselves." Mr. 

 Cramer said " No, he would like to have the mare win if she 

 could," so I did not play a dollar on the race, but went out 

 and done the best I could. Spofford won it in three straight 

 heats in 2:21, 2:22|-, and 2:1U^. I got second money, being 

 second every heat. 



The next week I laid up, the rest of the boys went to 

 Utica. I told Mr. Cramer to be sure and be at Island Park, 

 Albany, N. Y., August 26th, and have plenty of money with 

 him as possibly I might want to use him. I did not tell him 

 what I wanted of him, but simply said to be sure and be 

 there, as I had made up my mind I should have a good mare 

 that week. Spofford was now out of the 2:23 class and I 

 thought Kitefoot could beat the rest of them. I had made 

 up my mind we could make some money down there, and I 

 wanted Mr. Cramer to have his part of it. The time came 

 and Mr. Cramer was there, but told me he did not have much 

 money to play on the race. I told him I was going to play 

 some money and would declare him in with it. He had al- 

 ways told me he had never made much money with that mare 

 and did not have much confidence in making any on a horse 

 race. But I had a good deal, of confidence in the mare with 

 that field of horses, which were Echo Chief, Silva M., Viking, 

 Elmer, Lizzie Wilkes, Don Carlos, Mary Powell, and Breeze 

 Medium. 



The evening before the race I met Frank L. Herdic, 

 took him by the arm and we walked up the street. I gave 

 him my opinion of the race and told him to play $1,500 on 

 Kitefoot and we would cut it up in thirds between himself, 

 Mr. Cramer and myself. I knew there would be good betting 

 in the forenoon at the club house, and I did not want to be 

 seen talking with Herdic ; neither did I want to be seen play- 

 ing any money myself, as I thought it would make my mare a 

 big favorite, consequently I kept away from the pool box. 



