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Title: Ed. Geers' experience with the trotters and pacers : embracing a brief history of his early life in Tennessee, with descriptions of some of the customs peculiar to that state, and a general description of the most noted horses he has driven, together with a list of the horses he has given fast records; also instructions about conditioning and caring for the horse before and during racing
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Geers, Edward Franklin, b. 1851
Subjects: Horses Horse racing
Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. : (The Matthews-Northrup Co.)
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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tle ways from the fireand listened, and heard the familiar voices of OldTroupe and Flounce in the dim distance, apparentlyheading towards us. By this time nearly all the dogsexcept Old Troupe and Flounce had abandoned thechase, and as Old Spot drew near to where we werestanding Alfred called upon the owners of the otherdogs, who had talked so loudly about their prowess, to call out their dogs of high-sounding names and royallineage and let them join Old Troupe and Flounce andbe in at the death. And these gentlemen did rallytheir dogs, who once more joined in the chase, butthey soon tired and returned to camp. Old Spot, withTroupe and Flounce close behind him, circled near usseveral times, and each time the rest of the severalpacks would join in the chase, only to soon return inapparent disgust. Old Cuff, however, proved himselfa stayer, and although unable to keep near the leadershis great voice could be plainly heard a mile or sobehind during the latter part of the chase. Finally, 44
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b/3 ? 5 t/) O s Old Spot, thinking he had afforded his intending cap-tors sufficient amusement for one night, headed for hisold resting place, and just as the morning sun began togild the eastern horizon he appeared in sight runningeasy and fast, and about a hundred yards behind himwere Old Troupe and Flounce running side by side,the clarion tones of their musical voices mingling withthe songs of the wild birds, and thus they continuedfor a short distance, when Old Spot entered his den torest and get ready for another entertainment. At theclosing hours of the chase all but about half a dozendoofs had retired from the contest, and these few wereso far behind Old Troupe and Flounce as to clearlyshow they were outclassed. The owners of thesemuch-touted dogs were honest in their belief thattheir dogs were great, and able to catch any fox thatwore fur, but the contest to which they were invitedwas essentially different from any in which they hadever participated and Old Spot was a differen

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