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public at the Maine State Fair of 1S66 at Augusta, Me., 

 ■where he won the five year old purse and a record of 2.36. 

 At that time he wore forward ahoes weighing 2:^ pounds 

 each. He was then sold to Greoige M. Delaney, of 

 Augusta, for ^,S50, and went into the stable tjf George 

 H. Bailey, the well-known trainer. His first race in Mr. 

 Bailey's hands was at Augusta in Oct., 1866, when he beat 

 Emperor and Johnny Sohmoker. Nov. 1, same year, he 

 met and defeated, in straight heats, the stallion Draco 

 Prince, and the celebrated tweirty-miler, John Stewart, 

 over the Mystic Park, Boston. The time of the heats 

 were 2 33, 2.33J, 2.36, and in the third heat Knapp gave 

 a taste of his quality by trotting a quarter in 33J seconds. 



The next season, ISOT, Mr. Bailey had Knapp in train- 

 ing at EiTerside Park, Boston, where he was very success- 

 f uL While owned by Mr. Delaney he trotted fourteen 

 races, and won eleven. 



He was sold that fall to Charles O. Conant, of Boston, 

 for StJ.oOO, and trained by the late William Woodruff. 

 The next season, 1S6^. he was sold to Dr. Page, of 

 Boston, his present owner, who paid S10,000 for him. 

 May 27, 1S<59. at the Prospect Park, he beat Old Put, 

 Darkness, Com. iS^utt, Western Xew York, and Surprise, 

 in straight boats, for a purse of §3000; time, 2.30, 2.30}, 

 2.34. June 7. same ye.nr, he beat the black stallion Dark- 

 ness in tiiree straight heats to wagon, for $2000. The 

 race was at the Eiverside Park, Boston, and EJoapp won 

 in 2.33, 2.30i, 2.21^, which is his fastest public record. 

 He has. since passed through the hands of several of the 

 most prominent Boston trainers, and has been trotted all 

 over the covmtry, but has been very unsuccessful until the 

 past season. In July, ISra, he was returned to Mr. 

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