Year: 1876




the principal hotels i'm this village on the
evening Of the day of the race last week.


They all seemed uncommonly happy,
Except, perhaps, the owner of poor lit
tie Joe" because the Cheboygan horse
was the winner for that day. While they
sat there it was natural that they should
become somewhat more laxative than
common, as was indeed the case.


The whole talk seemed to be horse,
each telling his own experience in his
own way, and it was no wonder that
there We're some splendid stories told,
for everybody seemed to have story TO
tell and was anxious to tell it.


Not only were there stories told, but
very many facts were elected from one
aud another.


One gentleman, whom it was after
wards learned was "tote teamster" from
one of the lumber camps near here, as
tonished his hearers by remarking that
he had driven Dexter in many race.


Now every one knows that Dexter is q
fast horse, very fast horse; but little
did they think that they had one of his
drivers in their midst. If the President
Of the United States hal appeared before
them they could not have looked more
astonished than when this announce
ment was made. just to think, that a
driver of Dexter, one of the fastest
horses in the world, was tight here now
and before them; it seemed almost to
take their breath away.


OF course our reporter questioned him
for all he was worth, and before long he
knew all abOut.the noted man, where he
was born, and at what time in the moon,
at what age he commenced to cut his
teeth, and when he commenced to run
alone. All this and more was coaxed ont
Of him until he told nearly his whole
history from that time until the present.
And from the way he told it, although
he was young looking man, his record
showed him to be very old.


Lovers of the turf i'm this vicinity will
be glad to know that this man has at
last turned up, and the TRIBUNE re-
porter will doubtless receive their thanks
for unsealing his lips, and in this manner
giving to the public something of the un-
written history Of this great piece of
horscfesh, whose surname is Dexter.


1t was learned from this man that when
be drove Dexter it WAS in Montreal, and
that he always drove him to win. re gard
less OF time. In answer to question re-
garding what time he made, his reply
was that he did not know; but this he
did know, that he always came out
ahead, and that was enough for any man
ID know.


He told, too, that he had nothing to
do with the training of Dexter, but to
his cousin belonged that honor; that he
only drove him in the races. 81 tell
yOu," said he, "my cousin was the man
to train horse so as to bring out all his
best points, and he didn't walk him all
the time, either; and when he was once
trained / was the cool, collected fellow
who could take all the advantages, and
was sure to win" Some one here re-
marked shat is, if you drove the win
ming horse"


About this time he discovered that his
hearers all seemed somewhat incredu-
lous, and he suddenly took his hat, re-
marking that he must go to the barn and
take care of his team.


Our reporter has never seen him from
that day to this, although he has searched
diligently for him, hoping to gain some
further information which would be val
liable to our horse men in increasing the
speed of their horses.


There will probably be no Dexter found
in this vicinity because the only man
who can fully develope such extraordi-
nary powers in horse has disappeared.