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trot in 2.28, in harness, which feat he performed at the 

 CentrevUle Course, July 2, 1849, in a race against Lady 

 Suffolk and Jack Eossiter, Pelham winning the third 

 and fastest heat in 2.28, and the fourth in 2.29J, whereby 

 he " rose into high notice." June 14, 1849, at Harlem, 

 New York, in a race, two miles and repeat, he distanced 

 Modesty in the first heat, winning the race, time, 5.16. 



May 21, 1851, he trotted three-mile heats against Fanny 

 and Selim, at the Centreville, winning in 8.05J, 8.12. 

 May 26, at the same place, he l58kt Black Harry, Honest 

 John and Selim, two mile heats in 5.15, 5.17. 



May 23, 1850, at Boston, as Charlie Abel, he beat Jack 

 Bossiter, two-mile heats, in 5.24, 5.16, 5.23. Jack Rossi- 

 ter, winning the first heat. 



W. H. TAYLOB. 



Formerly called " Eomeo " and " Winter Hill." Chest- 

 nut, or sorrel gelding, 15| hands high, with four white 

 stockings, and a stripe*in the face, foaled in 1857, bred in 

 Madison, Me., got by the Crawford horse (Norman), dam, 

 by Witherell. Ash Savage bought him, when four years 

 old, and sold him to C. C. Emery, of Skowhegan, and he 

 was finally taken to Massachusetts, and afterwards to 

 New York. Sept. 16, 1868, at Newburgh, N. Y., he beat 

 Needle Gun, Old Put, Latham and Lady "Whitman, in 

 three straight heats, time, 2.35, 2.34, 2.34^. 



Sept. 30, at Troy, he beat Needle Gun, Old Put and six 

 others, in straight heats, in 2.34^, 2.32, 2.38^. 



The next day, Oct. 1, at the same place, he beat Old 

 Put, Captain Gill and Surprise, winning again in three 

 straight heats, time, 2.30, 2.30i, 2.32 J. 



Oct. 14, same year, at Narragansett Park, R. I^he won 



