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presence of a large crowd, he, perfectly conscious of his 
injury, allowed himself to be sewed up without halter or 
a strap upon him, or moving from his tracks. 
Knox trotted for the first time in public at Augusta, at 
the State Agricultural Show in 1859, beating the horse 
Brandy, in 2.54; both colts were four yéars uld. His next 
public work was a few days after this first race; when he 
trotted for the tirst stallion purse, of any age, of the 
North Kennebec Agricultural Society at Waterville, which 
he won. His next appearance upon the track was in Jutie, 
1860, when five years old, when he trotted to show his 
gait—being then in service at Augusta—in 2:41, But not 
getting ahy business in the stud, he returned to Vassal- 
boro’, and on the 3d of July went to Skowhégan, and on 
the next day, July 4th, trotted against the Drew stallion 
Penobscot Boy. Knox lost the first heat in 2.52, having 
broken his martingal ring, and could not be held. The 
next heat Knox won in 2.404 without a break. Third heat 
Penobscot Boy was drawn. His next public triat was 
against Lewiston Boy and Kettle-bail, at the Maine State 
Agricultural Show at Augusta. Kettle-bail lest a shoe in 
first heat and was drawn. Knox won the first and second 
heats. In the third heat, which was also given to Knox 
by the judges, Knox ran badly, Mr. Palmer not being able 
to hold him. I publicly declined to accept the race unless 
fairly won, and preferred to try another heat. Knox hav- 
ing a change of bit, was in hand and won the 4th heat. 
Thie race was in the rain, and the track very muddy—time 
2.44, On the next day Knox was entered to make a field 
with Hiram Drew--no other stallion having etitered. 
Knox was drawn after the first heat, not being able to 
compete with so fast a horse. The next year, being noti- 
fied early that a horse fair would be holden in Bangor, I 
prepared my stock to show at that time, but when the bills 
came out, my horses were barred out on account of being 
foaled out of the State. I wrote to a manager desiring to 
