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arated Amber and Post Boy at the finish of the second 

 heat, the latter winning in 4 :$2y 2 , with Calmar third. In 

 the third heat Post Boy was unsteady. He finished half 

 a length in front of Amber, but the Clear Grit horse was 

 given first place, his time being 4:5634. Post Boy and 

 Amber were up and down in the deciding heat, but the 

 judges placed them as they finished, Post Boy first in 

 4:56, Amber second and Calmar third. The other races 

 on the card were won by Humboldt, Eureka, Trinket, 

 Troubadour and Annie W., Geers marking her in 2 :20 in 

 this race, and on a track within a few miles of the farm 

 where, in 1893, she produced the pacer Ananias, 2 105. 



Those who enjoy split-heat pacing will find a perusal 

 of the summaries for the fall meeting very interesting. 

 The official records show that Sue Grundy and Badger 

 Boy each won after trotting seven heats, while the 2 '.22 

 pace, 2 135 trot, and 2 140 trot, each required six heats be- 

 fore Billy Scott, Frank Ross and William Benham were 

 announced as the respective winners. Mohawk Maid 

 also showed her stamina by winning a five heat contest in 

 the 2 150 class after Stephen M. had twice led the field 

 to the wire. The Young Wilkes gelding, William H., 

 was the only straight-heat winner at the meeting, his 

 honors being gained in the 2 120 class when he defeated 

 Driver, Calmar, Deck Wright and Scott's Thomas in 

 2:2034, 2:20^, 2:22. On the last day of this meeting 

 W. J. Gordon also established a world's record for a four- 

 in-hand team. He started Carrie Berryhill and Fanchion 

 as leaders, and Billy Strawbridge and an unnamed bay 

 mare as wheelers, to beat 3 :io. At the first attempt 

 they trotted in 3:02^, and as there was $100 added if 

 three minutes was beaten, they tried again and made the 

 circuit in 2 :56^. This record was again changed on the 



