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working was not turned around, but kept on going 

 the same way of the track. For the next two 

 weeks, he was repeated quarters every other day. 

 He made speed so fast that through the month 

 of June he was worked only once a week. The 

 2Sth of June he trotted a quarter in 39^^ seconds, 

 with an eighth in 18 seconds. He was not worked 

 again antil the 6th of July, and on through that 

 month was brushed quarters' twice a week. July 

 29th he trotted a quarter in 36 J4, an eighth in 

 I7J4- August 1st he was worked his first mile 

 in 2 :55, last quarter in 39 seconds. August 5th, 

 2:45; August 9th, 2:4254, last quarter in/ 36^; 

 August 1 2th, 2:371/2, last quarter in 36. On 

 August i6th he was brushed quai;ters, one in 

 3S}i' ^"d one-eighth in 17J4 ; August 20th, mile 

 in 2:50; August 25th, mile in 2:405^; Sept. ist, 

 mile in 2 :30>4 ; Sept. 8th, mile in 2 :28>^ ; Sept. 

 I2th, 2:45; Sept. i6th, mile 2:33^^; Sept. 

 19th, mile 2:27%, last quarter in -.^6. All 

 this work was over the farm half mile track. The 

 last mile was 6j^ seconds faster than the world's 

 half-mile-track yearling trotting record made the 

 same year by Benear. This concluded-his work 

 at home, as he was shipped to Phoenix, Arizona, 

 where he got his record. His first workout on 

 a mile track was in 2:24>4, A few days later, 

 on Nov. 8th, he trotted a public mile in 2:23, 

 equaling Adbell's record. Three days later he 

 trotted in 2:193^, with the quarters in :34%, 



