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the fifth in 2:14^, pulled up to a walk. He was full of 

 play when being led to the stable at the conclusion of 

 the race. He will start in the three-year-old race here 

 also, and will win easily (which I did.) I shall not be 

 surprised if he takes a record of 2 \oj this season." 



Peoria, 111., July 15. — I didn't do a thing to them to- 

 day, I guess. My trainer gave me a bundle of sweet 

 grass and corn blades, patting me on the neck, and praised 

 me so much I fear he will turn my head and make it too 

 big for the bridle. I did not see any letter, but he said 

 he telegraphed my owner like this : "I congratulate you 

 on owning the greatest colt in the world. He won in 

 straight heats, 2 :oy^4, 2 109, 2 :o6*4-" 



Detroit, July 17. — He couldn't get over my great per- 

 formance at Peoria, and, overlooking his shoulder, I read 

 what he wrote my owner : 



"Your colt is probably the best horse in the world. 

 Judging from his Peoria race, from which he came out 

 as fresh as a daisy, I expect to give him a record of 2 :03 

 or 2 104 before the year is over. He is the gamest one 

 I ever saw, and such men as James A. Murphy, owner of 

 Star Pointer; M. E. McHenry and others say they never 

 saw one like him, and I congratulate you on breeding such 

 a record breaker." 



Cleveland, July 6. — I had a new driver to-day, and 

 he was pretty slick himself. I won in four heats. In 

 the last one I simply made my competitors look like thirty 

 cents. He said to my groom that I was the only pacing 

 horse; the others were short-stops (whatever that means) 

 to me, and my driver accordingly wrote to my breeder : 

 "I think him the greatest colt the world has ever produced. 

 He is absolutely sound and as fine as possible. I expect 

 him to lower his present record two seconds at least, and 



