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He won, in 1871, when five years old, three races, out of 

 four Iq whith he started, and obtained the distinction of 

 getting a record of 2.40, at the New England Fan-, of 

 1871. August 31, 1871, he beat a field of six horses, at the 

 Forest City Park, Portland. 



Sept. 6, at Lowell, Mass., he won in three straight 

 heats, in 2.40, 2.43^, 2.42. His last race for that year was 

 trotted Sept 28, at the Horse Fair given by the Presump- 

 scot Park Association^ at Portland. This race, which was 

 for all five-year olds, he won, beating five horses, and 

 trotting the fifth heat in 2.42f , and the following day he 

 trotted a quarter in 37 seconds. Although beaten several 

 times in 1872, he sustained Ms reputation as a fast and 

 game horse. 



Thursday, Oct 10, 1872, he won a race at the Lewiston 

 Driving Park, trotting the last half of the last nule in 

 1.16. 



Mr. McDuffee was ofEered ten thousand dollars for him, 

 at the iNew England Fair, in 1871, and he has been 

 awarded one first premium in his class, at New England 

 Fair, and two at State Fairs. June 10, 1873, he won the 

 2.40 race at the Forest City Park, Portland, beating John 

 Lambert and Grace. Fastest heat 2.41|. July 23, at 

 Eenoza Park, Haverhill, Mass., he won the race for 

 horses that never beat 2.37 in three straight heats, in 

 2.41i, 2.40, 2.41J. July 25, two days after, at the same 

 place, he won the 2.40 race. The first heat was won by 

 Little Dick, and the second, third and fourth heats by 

 King Wniiam, in 2.36, 2.37i, 2.36 J, trotting the last half 

 mOe, in the fourth heat, in 1.15. 



July 31, at the Beacon Track, Boston, in a race fo^^ 

 horses that never beat 2.35, he won the first heat in 2.34, 

 and the third in 2.34f , but lost the race. 



