44 MEMOIR. 



we must, after all that time, tie the legs of our horses to- 

 gether to make them do what they are bred to do, our 

 efforts are a failure. Deliver us from the hoppled horse." 

 The races won by Scotland and Little Gypsy were the 

 features at the Cleveland meeting in 1877. The Bonnie 

 Scotland gelding was one of twelve that started in the 

 2 \2j class. He was the favorite and won after two days' 

 racing and nine heats. The other heat winners were Rose 

 of Washington, Deception, Damon, King Philip and 

 George. Scotland won the third, fourth and ninth heats, 

 and made his record. of 2 122^ in the fourth. Little Gypsy 

 made her appearance in the 2 125 class. She was named to 

 start against Belle Brasfield, Banquo, Captain Jack, Alley, 

 Richard, Lew Scott, Adele Clark, The Jewess and Lew- 

 inski, and in the over-night betting sold for $16 in $500. 

 The race was trotted in a drizzling rain over a slippery 

 track. Little Gypsy, driven by W. H. Crawford, won the 

 first heat by a neck from Banquo in 2:26^4- Splan was 

 up behind her on the next trip, which went to Banquo 

 in 2:2234. The same pair were only heads apart at the 

 finish of the third heat, Little Gypsy winning in 2:23^. 

 When the word was given for the fourth heat Banquo 

 was on a break. That put him out of it. Captain Jack 

 took up the fight, and while he forced Little Gypsy to trot 

 to her record, 2 \22, she had her head and neck in front 

 of him at the wire. Of the other events at the meeting, 

 which was hampered by a railroad strike, Mazo Manie, 

 Hannis, Jennie Holton, Slow Go, Rarus, Nettie and 

 Sweetser were returned as winners, Rarus defeating Lu- 

 cille Golddust, Cozette and Albemarle in 2:1854. 2:18, 

 2:18^4, and Sweetser finishing in front of Rowdy Boy, 

 Sleepy George, who was again handicapped to a wagon, 

 Lucy, T. A. Hendricks, Sorrel Billv, Bav Sallie and Tohn 



