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as he pleased in 2:15^, 2:18^, 2:18^. Markland 

 was unplaced. At Poughkeepsie he was fourth to 

 Minnie P., and at Baltimore third to Dallas. At 

 Elmira, the last week in September, James H. Gold- 

 smith made his first start in a four-year-old stake with 

 Pamlico, the Meander colt, which eventually became 

 so prominent in the harness racing world, finishing 

 second to E. C. Walker with Soto. The next start 

 was at Trenton, N. J., where Frederica Avon the 2 129 

 class, Barney Lee was fourth to Charley Gibson, and 

 Longford unplaced in the race won by W. K. The 

 following week, at Paterson, N. J., out of nine starts 

 Goldsmith won a second with Tot and reduced her 

 record to 2 124 in a trip against time, Longford won 

 the 2:18 class, and two days later trotted fourth to 

 Cypress, while Silvertail was second to Jewell in the 

 free-for-all, Barney Lee second to Corona and Pam- 

 lico second to Wonder. Shipping to Morristown/ 

 Goldsmith won a first and a second with Pamlico, a 

 second with Barney Lee and a second with Tot, after 

 which he closed the season at Point Breeze Park, 

 Philadelphia, as has been stated, by winning a seven- 

 heat race from a field of seventeen starters with Pam- 

 lico. The following table presents a record of the 

 season's work : 



