62 MEMOIR. 



which was presented to the City of Hartford by his 

 breeder, C. M. Pond. He was buried at Gordon Glen, 

 opposite the Cleveland Driving Park. His name will be 

 remembered while the trotter is considered a distinct type 

 of race-horse. 



The fastest race at the fall meeting of the Cleveland 

 Club in 1882, was won by Fuller when he defeated Ben 

 Hamilton, Joe Bowers Jr., and Charley H., in 2:16^, 

 2:153/2, 2:14^4. He was driven in this race by Andrew 

 McDowell, while Ed Geers was behind Joe Bowers. Fred 

 Golddust, Ewing, St. Louis, Mattie Graham, Rosa 

 Wilkes, Joe Bunker and Nettie Clay also won races at 

 this meeting, while Warrior again went down to defeat, 

 the honors on this occasion going to Sailor Boy. This 

 event, with the running races at two, five and ten miles, 

 between Miss Williams of Kansas, and Miss Burke of 

 Nebraska, rounded out an attractive programme, of 

 which the four-in-hand team racing already referred to 

 was one of the most distinguishing features. 



At the time William B. Fasig was elected Secretary 

 of the Cleveland Club, he and "Uncle Ben" Wright 

 owned two mares in partnership. They were Fearless, by 

 Western Fearnaught, and Lilly Bloom, by Daniel Lam- 

 bert. As a starter in a breeding venture they farmed 

 them on shares with the owner of Ambassador, and five 

 colts were foaled before the stock was divided. Finally 

 they went to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where Ambassador 

 was owned, and found that the entire outfit was so poor 

 that the bunch had to stand twice in one place to make 

 a shadow. When it came to picking, Fasig selected the 

 yearling colt out of Lilly Bloom and the two-year-old filly 

 out of Fearless. "Uncle Ben" did not consider them up 

 to the mark, so Fasig purchased his interest and gave the 



