CHAPTER X. 



SOME VILLAGE FARM RECORD BREAKERS — FANTASY — 

 BRIGHT REGENT — THE MONK — HEIR -AT- LAW — 

 AMERICAN BELLE — MILAN CHIMES — LADY OF THE 

 MANOR — LORD DERBY — DARE DEVIL — THE AB- 

 BOTT. 



F^ANTASY, the great daughter of Chimes and 

 Homora, by Almonarch, foaled March 7, 1890, 

 was one of the first of the get of that sire that 

 was trained by me. She was broken and worked some 

 as a two-year-old and could trot fast from the begin- 

 ning of her development. She made her debut as a 

 three-year-old at a time when others of her age of 

 superior quality were numerous in different parts of 

 the country. Her first start was at Pittsburg, in July, 

 1893, in the 2.27 class for three-year-olds. She won 

 the last three heats of this five-heat race and took a 

 record of 2.18^. Among the fast and sensational 

 three-year-olds out that year, were William Penn, 

 Silicon, Margrave, Wistful, Elfrida, and The Con- 

 queror. At Buffalo, on August 8th, she started 

 against Margrave, William Penn, and Silicon, and won, 

 in straight heats, in 2.15^, 2.15^, and 2.15. At Evans- 

 ville, Indiana, the same year, she defeated The Con- 

 queror, Elfrida, and Wistful, in straight heats, in a 

 three-heat race, in 2.18^ and 2.21^. At Nashville, 

 October 7th, she defeated a field of ten three-year- 

 olds, in straight heats, in a three-heat race, in 2.i6}4 

 and 2.08^. Her record in the second heat of this race 



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