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land, July 4, 1885. In handling this race William B. Fasig 

 first demonstrated his skill as an advertiser. By the time 

 the bell rang he had all northern Ohio up and going, 

 every other holiday entertainment being cast aside for 

 a trip to Glenville to witness what he termed "3. battle for 

 the throne." The attendance was placed at twelve thou- 

 sand, which was more than could be well taken care of 

 at that time. They saw a heat and a half and were satis- 

 fied. In the preliminary jogging Maxie Gobb looked 

 every inch a king. He filled the eye as he swept by, while 

 Phallas, white with foam, had little to commend him to 

 those who build on appearances. As for the race, Phallas 

 was never headed after he took the pole on the turn. The 

 fractional time for the first heat was 35, 3334 , 3 2 ^4« 33- 

 This made the middle half 1 :o6 and the mile 2 114, which 

 equalled the track's race record for trotters, made by 

 Clingstone in his contest with Edwin Thorne.. Phallas 

 won by half a length, both horses being under the whip. 

 In the second heat the pair were lapped at the half in 

 1 :o6, the quarters having been trotted in 33^, 32^4 sec- 

 onds respectively. As they swung around the turn Maxie 

 Cobb gave it up, while Phallas went on and won the heat 

 as he pleased by two lengths, in 2:1534. The third heat 

 was only a matter of form, Phallas winning it in 2 \2oY\. 

 In 1884, after Maud S. reduced her record to 2:0934, 

 Colonel Edwards, as President of the Cleveland Driving 

 Park, sent the following despatch to her owner : 



Race Track, Cleveland, O., Aug. 2. 18S4. 

 William H. Vanderbilt, 



Saratoga, N. Y.: 

 Allow me to congratulate you. Maud S. still reigns supreme. 

 Her record is 2:09^ on a slow track. Before ordering her home 

 come and see her trot a mile in 2:07 or 2:08. We are all happy. 



Wm. Edwards. 



