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fourth to Hazor, Alley fourth to Dick Swiveller, 

 Huntress second to John H. and Neilson fourth to 

 Schuyler. 



After a trip to Providence, where Bateman was 

 third to Trampoline, Huntress third to Prospero, 

 Driver fourth to Dick Swiveller, and Neilson un- 

 placed to Schuyler, the Goldsmith stable visited 

 Elmira and Syracuse. At these two meetings Neil- 

 son was started in five races and was awarded four 

 firsts and a second. Bateman and Driver won their 

 engagements at Elmira, where Huntress trotted 

 second to Joseph A., who went on and won after Al- 

 bemarle, the winner of the first two heats was dis- 

 tanced in the third by throwing a toe weight. While 

 these meetings were in progress Alley was started at 

 Goshen and Newburg and trotted second to George 

 B. Daniels at each town, while the Hambletonian 

 gelding, Aleck, with John Alden Goldsmith in the 

 sulky, won at Newburg and Middletown. 



From Syracuse the other section of the stable re- 

 turned to New England, the first starts being at Bea- 

 con Park, where Neilson won the 2 137 and 2 134 

 classes and was unplaced to Forest King in her third 

 race during the week. Driver also won at Beacon, 

 while Bateman was unplaced to Joe Ripley. After 

 starting Neilson at Dover, where she was again un- 

 placed to Forest King, and winning a third at Fleet- 

 wood Park, New York, with Driver, the campaign of 

 1877 closed the first week in November at Narragan- 

 sett Park, Providence, where both Bateman and Neil- 

 son were behind the money, while Driver kept his 

 end up by finishing second to Wild Lily. As is 

 shown by the following table, the Walnut Grove 



