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just for her entrance money, as I did not think her quite 

 ready to beat such horses as T. T. S. 2:19^, Little Nell 2:19|^, 

 and Thornless 2:18^. 



I then brought her home and commenced to prepare her 

 for Cleveland, the initial meeting of the grand circuit. Mr. 

 Alvord and I discussed that race many times before we went 

 there. We made up our minds to bring about half of Cleve- 

 land home with us if we could win, but when the day of the 

 race came Mr. Alvord had missed connections, and did not 

 get there in time to put the money on as he intended to. 

 The little mare done her part, and won the race in four heats, 

 winning the second heat in 2:1S|^, third in 2:18f , and fourth in 

 2:19, defeating a field of fifteen horses, the pick of the whole 

 country, in the 2:24 class. The field was Newton B., 2:1 7f ; Roy, 

 2:21^; Fugue, 2:19^; Banner Boy, 2:2.5; Hunter, 2:23^; 

 Superior, 3:1 9| ; Justina, 2:23^ ; Civilization, 2:25^^ ; Jeremiah, 

 2:22|- ; Hinder Wilkes, 2:20^ ; Lady Winship, 2:23|. ; William,' 

 2:18f ; Shamrock, 2:25 ; and Nettle Leaf, 2:23f 



I laid her up the first heat, which I think is good judg- 

 ment many times with a horse that is high-geared and requires 

 some work to steady them. In drawing for place I drew third 

 position. When we got the word I took her back to let the 

 field go on so I could get behind them, as she would go easier 

 in doing so. I interfered with some of the other horses. Mr. 

 Ladd, who was driving Newton B. 2:17f that day, told the 

 owners of his horse after the heat that he did not see what 

 that little chunk of a bay mare was in there for, as she could 

 not beat any one, and if it had not been for her he would 

 have won the heat which went to the credit of Roy in 2:21^. 

 I finished thirteenth horse, so in the next heat I had to start 

 in the last end of the gang, and crept through them one by 

 one, and got to Newton B., who was in the lead at the three- 

 quarter pole. We had a horse race from there home, but the 

 little mare had something left for a finish, and just landed 

 the heat by a head in 2:18;^. Then Mr. Ladd changed his 

 opinion of that little dumpling of a bay mare. I want to say 



