tS CARE AND TRAINING OF TfeOTTBRS. 



driven by C. W. Williams, practically an ama- 

 teur at the time. This takes Us back to 1889, 

 beyond which there is little to be learned that 

 would be of interest or . benefit to pfesent-day 

 horsemen. 



Colorado E., 2:0454. 

 Colorado E was sensational as a yearling and 

 was driven a quarter at that age in :33j4 by 

 W. W. Evans. This resulted in the colt's 

 sale to Geo. H. Estabrook for $5,000. -Colt was 

 then turned over to Guss Macey. As a two-year- 

 old the colt sprung a curb and could not be 

 worked properly, yet in the Kentucky Futurity 

 he was second to the great Native Belle, 2:0744- 

 After the Futui'ity, Colorado E. was turned out at 

 Lexington. He was taken up December i and 

 shipped to Denver. His jogging began on his 

 arrival in Colorado. He was jogged about four 

 miles a day, except Sunday, until March i, when 

 he was double-headed miles in from 3:15 to 3:00 

 every other day through March. , By April i he 

 had worked a mile in 2 135 and was dropped down 

 about 3 seconds a week. In April Macey began 

 giving him two-heat workouts, twice a week. By 

 May I he had been in about 2:20. During this 

 month he was given two heats the first of the 

 week and three heats the last of the week. By 

 June I he had been in 2:15. On June 14 at 

 Detroit he worked in 2:11. At Grand Rapids, 

 on July 22, he won easily in 2:1254 and 2:T2?<i. 



