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1883— DIRECTOR. 



He was foaled in old Kentucky, 

 Eat the blue grass of Kentucky, 

 And any horse was lucky 

 Which from him won a race. 

 By Dictator, out of Dolly, 

 Sired Directum and Direct, 

 Margaret S. and Lena Holly, 

 Evangeline, all elect, 

 And winners on a trot or pace. 



The form shown by Director in his five races in the 

 fall of 1882 convinced Monroe Salisbury and John 

 Goldsmith that he was too good a horse to remain idle 

 in California while the trotters were busy on the East- 

 ern tracks. Both of them were satisfied that he had 

 speed enough to win in any company, and in order to 

 put their belief to the test they made arrangements 

 during the winter months to cross the mountains with 

 the two stallions, Director and Romero. The first 

 start was made at Chester Park, Cincinnati, on May 

 24, when Romero, after winning a heat in 2 125, was 

 beaten by Deck Wright. Director made his bow at 

 Pittsburg on June 1 in a race with Hambletonian 

 Bashaw, Alta, Wilbur F. and Willis Woods. The first 

 two heats went to Hambletonian Bashaw in 2 125, 

 2:25^/2, and when it looked that the race was all over 

 but the shouting, Goldsmith loomed up with Director 

 and won an old-fashioned race in 2 126, 2 :28, 2 :26. 



At Hartford, June 13, the Goldsmith brothers met 

 in a race, James being behind Walnut, while John had 

 Director, the other competitors being Dan Smith, Cor- 

 nelia and Kentucky Wilkes. The first heat went to 

 Dan Smith in 2:22^ and the second to Walnut in 



