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her custom is when about to do a great mile. She stood 

 a moment or two and walked, say 50 yards, and then she 

 started up of her own accord, and seemed to say, 'Now 

 let me go ; I see all the people, and will show them some- 

 thing they never saw before.' It does appear as if a 

 public day and big crowd stirred her up to do or die, for 

 she did just break loose herself. I did not mean to give 

 her such a long score, but then she was so willing I hated 

 to bother her, so away we went on the first score. As we 

 passed the wire she was going just about right. I coaxed 

 her back a little, and at the quarter noted we were going 

 at the rate of 2:11 ; fast enough. I chirped to her once 

 just after we left the quarter, as I desired to get to the 

 half in 1 104. I got there in 1 -.04 V^. Along the back- 

 stretch I met Hayes with Catchfly, and hailed him with 

 a 'How do you like that movement ?' for we were sailing. 

 He seemed astonished, and afterwards told the boys I 

 was going easy. I aimed to reach the three-quarter pole 

 in 1 136, and then we would have 33^ seconds to come 

 home in. She entered the homestretch very resolute, and 

 at the bend spurted, but did not carry it quite to the wire ; 

 then I tapped her lightly with the whip, and asked her 

 for one more effort. She finished without lifting, shak- 

 ing or swerving, and I stopped my watch under the wire 

 in 2 :09 3-5. Here it is ; I've not started it since. That's 

 all." 



On referring to the report of this meeting it will be 

 found that Crit Davis won the 2:17 class with Phil 

 Thompson and the 2:19 class with Maud Messenger. 

 Each race was won in straight heats, and both of the 

 winners were marked 2\i6 l / 2 . The Red Wilkes gelding 

 defeated Edwin Thorne, Phyllis, and Clemmie G., and 

 was expected to show well, but Maud Messenger was not 



