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 up. The heat had very evidently told on J. 0., which, of 

 course, was according to our calculation. 



The judges distanced Charles Hilton for fouling J. Q., 

 but the Counselor was still on the field in command, and did 

 not leave a stone unturned which would be in our favor. He 

 said, " Let Astral carry him another heat and that will do 

 him. Keep putting the money on Kitefoot and lay her up 

 one more heat." We obeyed orders. Knapp & Splain fought 

 out the next heat on the same line, J, Q. winning the heat by 

 an eyelash in 2:21. Then the Counselor said, " Go and look 

 at him ; if he can beat any one from this out I am willing to 

 lose my money.'' He called Frank Van Ness to go and look 

 at the horse, as he had formerly handled him and knew him 

 well. Frank agreed with the Counselor that he was done. In 

 the next heat the General and I both moved, and it was a 

 tough heat all the way, but at the distance box J. Q. gave it 

 up and we both beat him, I getting to the wire first, but the 

 judges after a little consultation, gave the heat to Spofford on 

 account of a break my mare made in the stretch ; time, 2:21. 

 Then the trouble was over, for I won the fourth, fifth and 

 sixth heats in 2:22|, 2:22^ and 2:22^. But after the fourth 

 heat the judges seemed to be all at sea without a compass; 

 they did not appear to know what was going on. They called 

 Splan in the stand and talked of taking him out. Crawford 

 and James Temple, the owner of J. Q., were in the stand at 

 the same time, and it appeared as though they were about to 

 put on the gloves, but the judges stopped them, and as they 

 came out of the stand Splan said to me, " I am having a pretty 

 tough day of it with you people getting my money and the 

 judges seeming to think ] am not trying to win ; I hardly 

 know how 1 will come out.'' But as that old saying is, 

 " There is always a calm after a storm." The storm passed 

 and we got the money. 



I don't believe the judges to this day are satisfied with 

 the race. They still think Splan was not trying to win, but 

 we know he was, and that he and Jimmy Temple lost their 



