122 LIFE WITH THE TROTTERS. 



-occasionally met witli, and he could come nearer straighten- 

 ing him out, and making him go on a straight trot, in less 

 time than any man I ever saw. In fact, so impressed was 

 I with his ability in that line, that I took a few lessons from 

 him, which I afterward found very useful. As I am writing 

 this book for information, I would be glad to tell the public 

 all about this double-gaited business, but like many other 

 things in which men excel, I think the ability to drive such 

 horses is a gift, and in Glidden's case proved very profitable, 

 as, out of that kind of material to develop race-horses, 

 Gus made enough money to buy one of the finest farms in 

 Indiana, and, while there are some people in Kush County 

 who dress better than Gus, there is no man who pays 

 any more taxes or lives higher. In 1878, Gus hove in 

 sight at Louisville, with a bay gelding called Edwin Forrest, 

 "with more speed and less sense," Gus said, "than any 

 critter I ever set eyes on." I saw him working him from 

 Louisville through the Michigan circuit, and he had tools 

 enough with him to break into a safe or build an engine. 

 About the time the grand circuit meetings commenced, 

 Gus's horse began to grow better, and at Cleveland he won 

 a race, and got a record of 2:18, in a large field of horses, 

 thereby placing himself at one bound in the front rank, 

 and adding several acres of ground to Gus' already baro- 

 nial holdings. About the time of the Hartford meeting, our 

 friend, Charley Green, got Edwin Forrest, and stated his 

 willingness to show him a mile against time, and try to 

 beat the best heat that Rarus should make. I thought 

 Charley was flying at pretty high game, but for a considera- 

 tion that the association promised him, he started out on 

 the same day that Rams did to go against the watch. In 

 the morning I met Messrs. David and Allie Bonner. Mr. 

 Allie Bonner asked me what I thought my chances were 

 with Edwin Forrest, and I told him I did not think there was 

 any chance at all about it; that I was sure that Rarus could 

 •"rot three heats that would average better than the best 

 Jieat Edwin Forrest could go. When Green brought Edwin 



