184 MEMOIR. 



As a secretary he was a model, possessed of genius and 

 daring, that easy way of meeting and parting with all 

 which sent even the losers home satisfied that they had 

 received fair treatment. The duties of his position as sec- 

 retary were always conducted in a manner above reproach. 

 He was genial, witty and wise, of sanguine temperament 

 and an unfailing fund of good humor which made him 

 the life of any company which he might join. He was 

 warm-hearted and generous to a fault. His friends were 

 of all classes, from the swipe to the multimillionaire. In 

 meeting men he recognized the best in all. He was loyal 

 to his friends and generous to his enemies. Like each one 

 of us he had his failings, but in the minds of his friends 

 his kindly traits were so many as to almost completely 

 hide them. The American trotting horse had few stouter 

 champions, and when horsemen of the present generation 

 meet there will always be a pleasant, kindly word to the 

 memory of William B. Fasig. 



His race has ended, the contest finished, and whether 

 his be the first premium or otherwise, the decision is be- 

 fore a Judge, who, in reviewing the race, knows the obsta- 

 cles and the hindrances he encountered, the unfair driving 

 of others, and One who, holding the scales even, metes 

 out equal and exact justice to all; and the wish of every 

 American horseman who knew William B. Fasig is, "May 

 he rest in peace." Joseph C. Sibley. 



I A FEW PRESS COMMENTS. 



His judgment on horses was good, but so remarkably 

 fair was he in his opinions when given to others, that he 

 seemed to have better success in advising others what to 

 buy than in buying for himself, and during his long 



