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Michigan way and he had him at this time. There is 



a summary of the race on that piece of paper pinned 



to that newspaper, and by looking it over you will 



find that they were at it two days and trotted nine 



heats. I remember that Crazy Jane was distanced 



after she won two heats, while May Queen and a 



horse named McClellan also won two heats ; but 



Melton wore them all down and won the race. 



"When Crazy Jane was distanced, Champ's owner 



found he had bet more money than he could spare, 



and he did not make any bones in telling me about it. 



I felt sorry for him, and when he asked me to let him 



have three hundred dollars to take up a note at the 



bank the next day, I told him I would think about it 



over night and tell him in the morning. He knew I 



had the money with me and was certain I would let 



him have it, but he did not remember the old song: 



"When one of whom a favor's asked 

 Postpones it till next day, 

 'Tis to a man who knows the world 

 As if he said him Nay." 



"Next morning, when I told him I would give him 

 $300 for Champ, but that I could not lend that 

 amount, he looked at me rather hard, but did not say 

 much. Finally he told me to come back at two 

 o'clock and he would give me an answer. I was there 

 on the stroke of the clock and got the horse. I 

 learned afterwards that he tried every way he could 

 think of to raise the money, but somehow the bank 

 people learned he had been betting and would not ad- 

 vance any or extend the time on the note, and rather 

 than have it go to protest, he let me have the horse. 



