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showed plainer than words the difference between the two 

 styles of vehicles, or, in other words, the little wheels had 

 added four seconds, and in some cases more, to the speed 

 of the light harness performer. In 1892, with a few bike 

 sulkies in the races at Cleveland, thirty-four heats trotted 

 averaged 2:20^4, and seventeen paced averaged 2:15^4. 

 In 1893, when there were two and three-year-old events 

 on the programme the thirty-six heats trotted averaged 

 2:16, and the fourteen paced averaged 2:12, making the 

 average for the meeting at both gaits 2:14^4. The race 

 records of the track for both trotters and pacers were also 

 reduced during the week, the gray horse, Guy, winning 

 the first heat of the free-for-all pace in 2 :o8, while Little 

 Albert reduced Evangeline's mark to 2:10 in the first 

 heat of the free-for-all trot, which proved the best open 

 event ever trotted over the Cleveland track up to that 

 time. Ten horses took the word and no one appeared 

 to be very anxious to name a winner. Muta Wilkes and 

 Ryland T. were considered the pick, but both of them fin- 

 ished behind the money, the Guy Wilkes mare being 

 drawn after trotting three heats. In the first heat Muta 

 Wilkes rushed off in front, and led to the half in 1 105^2, 

 with the black mare, Nightingale, at her wheel. After 

 passing the half Little Albert began to close on the lead- 

 ers. He trotted the third quarter in 31 seconds, passed 

 Muta Wilkes at the head of the stretch, and beat Night- 

 ingale a head in 2 :io. The black mare, Nightingale, and 

 Little Albert were out in front in the second heat when 

 they struck the stretch. At this point Walter E. began 

 to show. Stewart forced him between the leaders. The 

 three raced head and head to the wire, W T alter E. leaving 

 his feet in the last stride. Little Albert was awarded the 

 heat in 2:11, with Nightingale second, and Walter E. 



