NOTED MAINE HORSES. 25 
which were published, but offered as publicly to trot Knox 
against Hiram upon the Bangor track in September, with- 
out stakes, but for the Champion belt. This was de- 
clined. 
The reason which induced me to give up my detenalne: 
‘tion not to trot Knox again, was that I desired to satisfy 
the public that I did not withdraw him because he had 
beaten Hiram Drew, and I supposed that Mr. Shaw did 
not desire to try him again with Hiram. Had I held the 
champion belt, I should have expected to have complied 
with the requirements whenever called upon, as I do not 
doubt Mr. Shaw was ready to do, if called upon. How- 
ever, I was now called upon by the Trustees of the New 
England Society, myself, being one of them, to rally the’ 
Maine horses to meet and compete for the honors of New 
England at the fair at Springfield. I did not assume to 
spéak for Maine, but I did assume to let Knox fight for 
the honor of Maine in the absence of any better horse, 
against the chances of bringing him home crest-fallen. 
The result was Knox beat Draco and two other stallions 
who entered against him, without a skip, in 2.313, 2.37 
and 2.34. Horsemen who were there well know that Knox 
was held in hand the last half of each heat, scarcely jog- 
ging to the score in the first, heat, as I walked under the 
wire with my hand upon his saddle, and for several rods 
_ before he passed the wire on his fastest heat. 
Knox had that season served since April, one hundred 
and twelve different mares, and left fifteen awaiting ser- 
vice when he left home for Springfield. In five days -af- 
ter leaving service, I had him tried at Waterville, (half- 
mile track). He trotted in 2.30 and repeated in 2.28. I 
started him for Springfield on Thursday morning, arrived 
there Sunday morning, trotted him Thursday, and came 
back to Boston same night, making in all twenty-one days 
from the time he was drawn from service until he had 
traveled upon cars and boat three days and nights without 
