That others will surpass the record I have made, 

 both as regards the number of horses driven and the 

 time recorded, is highly probable, and yet I can 

 frankly say that my ambition is measurably gratified. 

 I have certainly achieved a far greater success than I 

 had reason to anticipate at the dawn of a career to 

 which my mature years have been devoted ; and if, in 

 the years to come, I shall witness higher achievements 

 by others than I have been able to obtain, I shall ever 

 be ready and willing to extend to him or them the 

 same cordial greeting with which I have always been 

 favored. No tinge of envy or bitterness will mar the 

 memories which cluster around the past. The good 

 will I bear to those I have met in friendly rivalry, as 

 well as to those who may in the future adorn a profession 

 of which I only claim to be a humble member, will ever 

 be cherished by me as one of the brightest jewels I 

 possess. 



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