296 NOTED MAINE HORSES. 
Proteine and Great Eastern in 2.16%, 2.16%, 2.173. At 
Hartford he was again victorious over Great Eastern in 
2.223, 2.184, 2.204. At the close of the Grand Circuit the 
Spirit of the Times spoke of Hopeful in the following 
‘words, ‘Hopeful enjoys the distinction of being the only 
horse that has ever won every free-for-all race in one sea- 
son during the Grand Circuit. Heis a trotter this year 
every inch of him.” After the close of the Grand Circuit 
he was taken West. and entered in the Great Western Cir- 
‘cuit. At Minneapolis he trotted against time, and won in 
the second trial, 2.17%, 2.148, which is his fastest record. 
' At St. Louis he trotted against Rarus’ time, and won, the 
~ time being 2.153, 2.15, 2.153. At Chicago he defeated 
Rarus to wagon, Great Eastern to saddle, in 2.174, 2.17, 
' 2.16. Two davs after he beat the best recorded time to 
wagon, three seconds, trotting it in 2.164, 2.17, 2.17. 
Hopeful closed the season of 1878 with the third best rec- 
ord to harness, 2.14%, and the best record to wagon, 2.164. 
HUDSON, 2.29. 
Bay gelding, foaled in 1873, bred by Elijah Brimmer, 
Clinton,Me.; got by Gen. Lee,(see pave 118) son of Black 
Sultan. Dam, pedigree untraced. Sold to A. W. Brack- 
ett, Pittsfield, Me.,and by him to parties in Massachusetts. 
Record 2.29 at Providence, R.I, June 2, 1882. After- 
wards called Pomp, and Ed. Bonness. 
INDEPENDENCE, 2.28. 
Chestnut gelding, 153 hand high,foaled about 1882,bred 
by Captain Joshua Wing,of Winthrop; got by Conqueror, 
a horse brought from Massachusetts, pedigrée unknown, 
‘dam by Old Winthrop Messenger. Wing sold him, when 
six years old, to Oliver Walton, of Boston. In 1839,Nov. 
15, he trotted a race, mile heats three iu five, against Lady 
Suffolk, beating her in 2.454, 2.45, 2.47. He trotted the 
same race, the next day, against Lady Suffolk, beating her 
again. Mr. Woodruff says, ‘Independence wasa yood 
