mile in 2.05^. The next trial was at Providence and 

 here the time was 2.043^. When Hartford was reached 

 the race record to wagon was 2.121^, which he made 

 on this track in 1898, and the trial record to wagon 

 was 2.0914, held by Lucille. I therefore determined to 

 try and crown him as king in front of this vehicle, and 

 he easily demolished all previous records by drawing a 

 wagon a full mile in the phenomenal time of 2.051^. I 

 next started him against the Sickle Bearer,at New York, 

 where he trotted to a record of 2.04 ; and when Terre 

 Haute was reached, in the fall, all the conditions were 

 favorable for a fast mile, and I there drove him a mile 

 in 2.01%, and thereby dethroned Alix as Queen of the 

 trotting world. The fractional parts of this record- 

 breaking mile were made as follows, viz : First quarter 

 in 31^ seconds, 2d quarter in 30 J^ seconds, 3d quar- 

 ter in 291^ seconds, 4th quarter in 31^ seconds, and 

 the mile in 2.03 %!. It will be observed that the middle 

 half of this mile was trotted in exactly one minute, 

 which is much faster than any of his predecessors ever 

 trotted this particular part of the mile, and that while 

 several other champions have surpassed his time in the 

 first quarter, no one has ever approached the speed he 

 showed in the third quarter. It will also be observed 

 that in the five starts he made against time in harness, 

 he improved at every trial, from 2.07 at Detroit to 2.03%^ 

 at Terre Haute. The gait of The Abbott, when at full 

 speed, approaches perfection as nearly as we are likely 

 to see in any horse for some time; there is just enough, 

 but not too much, knee or hock action ; his stride is 

 even, fast and frictionless, with no false motions or 

 waste of power. He has constantly improved in every 

 race and every trial since the commencement of his 

 career, and as he is now only eight years old, perfectly 



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