Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17

under the wire in 2:l5, when l would
have made 1t without skip or jump or
lifting of my nose in 2:12, had he left me
alone. But he acted as he thought for
the best and forgave him, for / said,
| will be in better trim the next heat, and
will show them how Morgan can trot
when he is warmed to his work.
"Well ,rthe second heat was called, and
out to it | ambled again. And on all
sides, as / went forth, swelled the cries,
Two to one on Dexter; two to one on
Dexter. And that made me mad. for
any man who wasn't Hambletonian
crazy could see that had the speed of
him and that he was out-classed to the
distance, if no ill happened to me that
day. But they had repeated the lie so
many years that the Morgans were quit
tiers and couldn't stay hot race out
that they actually believed their own
falsehood and so built their faith and
gambled their money on Dexter's staying
qualities to bring victory and profit to
their side. But they learned something
that day and they paid quarter of
million of money for their knowledge,
eh."
And the old horse actually winked at
me as he said it.
"Well, we went at it again. | had the
pole that time and felt sure that Mace
wouldn't slow me again, and said in my
heart | will distance him this heat or die.
And so | would have done but for my
mate | didn't blame him, poor fellow,
remember, for he was good horse and
true comrade, but he was unfortunate.
and beside he never dreamed that | or
any trotter could go two minute clip
and his establishment unsteaded him.
and beside he was unlucky. For at the
first turn, when was sailing along like
hawk before a gale and he felt himself
tagging he made a tremendous plunge
and upset me and to save myself had to
jump for it, and Dexter passed me. But
got at it again and swept down upon
him and collared him at the half, when
my mate swayed against me and had to
go up again. But again | got at it and
again swept up to Dexters side. and
signalled to my mate and Mace for more
speed, but my mate didn't respond. And
that made me wild andI lost my head in
my rage and Mace pulled me nearly to
stand And when my eyes cleared saw
my enemy nearly distance away. But
. by this my mate had learned his lesson
and | told him to come along and give me
, Il chance or | would kill him, and he ex-
tended himself like a true horse. as he
was, and so got my chance. But not
one of the 10000 on-lookers dreamed
that could make that awful gap that
separated me from Dexter up, while
, hundreds feared could not even save my
distance. But, Oh, the power that came
to me then. The spirit of speed entered
in and took possession of my frame and
| gave my whole being up to it.. glow
ed as with fire. | revealed in "a frenzy of
flight. Mace let me alone and my COM
=, rade raced up to my gait. gained on my
=. flying rival. | flew to his side. | look
ed into his eye. How it blazed | saw
!, the devil in it and laughed. | laughed at
him. asked him if he could trot? 1
told him he was only logger. | said,
= why don't you pound along faster?' L
told him to remember that a Morgar-a
gutter, a pretty roadster and sire of
y, roadsters-had beaten him a distance in
distance, And so laughing and jeerng
at him passed winner again under the
, wire.
b, "Well, didn't hear any Two to one
, on Dexter the next time came out I
= logged the track with my comrade loaf
; ing along by my side in 2:l9, and the
great Dexter-the wonderful stayer-the
> king of the Hambletonians trailing the
whole way. And that ended it,
AYE, aye, it did end it, thou mighty
horse" cried in my pride and | thrust
the paper into my pocket and laid my
hand on the arched crest OF the old hero.
Aye, it did end it, and long and grow
e ing string of lies with it. And when
!. Dexter went off the track that day false
f fashion went out of favor, for though
r the Hambetonian clique lived on and
q kept up their rattle of noise the people,
e ever after, from East to West said "The
e Morgans have speed and Morgans can
5 stay out a race with the best stayers in
t the world and we will breed to the Nor
e gans and the race shall not die" So was
| it done. And Ethan Allen did it by his
a speed and his grit when he fought it out
with Dexter and beat him as it is here
: truthfully told in this true report by his
v admirer.