■80 LIFE WITH THE TEOTTERS. 



gusted, and concluded that the stories they had heard 

 about his speed were, to say the least, a little overdrawn. 

 After timing him a good many miles in from 2:25 to 2:27, 

 and seeing no part of a mile done at any better rate, they 

 shut up their watches and went to sleep. 1 think that before 

 the winter was over they regretted having done so. 



On Budd' s return to San Francisco he had sent Sam 

 Purdy to the stable of his owner. I met that gentleman 

 one day, and he asked me how I explained Rarus beating 

 Purdy at Fleetwood to a wagon. I told him I thought 

 Rarus rather out-trotted Purdy. This seemed to roU the 

 gentleman slightly, and he proposed a match. I arranged 

 a race with him on the spot. At this time there was in 

 California quite a celebrated driver by the name of Tom 

 McClellan. The people there seemed to have a great deal of 

 confidence in Ms ability, but I always thought Mm a little 

 on the slam-bang order. He weighed at this time about 190 

 pounds. Purdy was placed in his hands to condition and 

 ^ive in the race. I made up my mind that, if Purdy could 

 draw 190 pounds against Rarus' 150, and beat him, I would 

 not have any money left when the race was over. Purdy 

 was rather a lazy horse, and the people of California fancied 

 that McClellan could drive him better than Mr. Doble, 

 arguing that Budd was not severe enough with him. The 

 race came off, and Rarus beat Purdy in straight heats, the 

 fastest being 2:26J. This was in the last mile. I made a 

 close race of this at the finish, just beating Purdy and that 

 was all. I trotted Rarus three races that winter in Califor- 

 nia, which he won, the first being against St. James and 

 May Howard, and another against Bodine, and then came a 

 race about which I desire to say something in detail. 



Having no further engagements for Rarus, I thought 

 this a good time to find out something about his speed 

 under the watch. About this time Mr. Conklin paid Cali- 

 fornia a visit to see Rarus and myself, and I told Tn'm that 

 if he wished to see Rarus go a mile under the watch I 

 would put Mm in order and we would give him a mile to 



