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in 2 :o8. On the next trip the pair went away flying, with 

 Prince Alert in front. He was never headed, the frac- 

 tional time for the mile being 30, 1 :oi^, 1 131^, 2:02, a 

 new track record for pacers, as well as a world's record 

 for hoppled pacers and a world's record for pacing geld- 

 ings in a race ; being a reduction of half a second in the 

 mark made by Robert J. During- this meeting the horses 

 driven by Geers and McHenry were on edge. The lat- 

 ter won two races with Bonnie Direct, and one each with 

 Coney and Gay ton, while he also drove Anaconda in the 

 race won by Prince Alert. Gayton's race was the best of 

 his career, and one of the best ever won by a stallion un- 

 til Cresceus began to cut and slash all kinds of trotting 

 records. Gayton, Dare Devil and Charlie Herr were the 

 contending horses, the other starters being . Precision, 

 Monterey and Who Is It. The first heat was won by Dare 

 Devil in 2 ioo,^, while Charlie Herr was second. On the 

 next trip Geers laid in fourth place until the stretch was 

 reached. McHenry was at his wheel with Gayton. \\ nen 

 Geers made a move McHenry followed suit. The pair 

 soon pulled away from the field, and when the wire was 

 reached the judges said Gayton by a nose in 2:08^4. In 

 the third heat Dare Devil made a break at the word and 

 lost four or five lengths. He also took a couple of jumps 

 at the half. From the three-quarters to the wire the pair 

 raced head and head, the lead alternating- with each stride. 

 At the wire Gayton's head showed in front, the time being 

 2 109. In addition to trotting second with Dare Devil in 

 this event, Geers won with Lord Derby and Onward Sil- 

 ver, was second to Annie Burns, with Lasso, fourth to Sis- 

 ter Alice with Memorial, and at the request of Renick 

 took a mount behind Midway prior to the fourth heat and 

 won the 2 123 pace. The other winners at this meeting 



