. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 188 cmXex mttl gvoxteta&m Mar 22 Reminiscences of John Murphy. Murphy first became famous after riding Dexter against time, to beat 2:19, which he did (with a break in it) in 2:18}. He was then with the king of drivers Hiram Woodruff, since which time Murphy's services as a driv- er have been greatly esteemed, more espe- cially by New Yorkers among whom he has always lived. To undertake to name the many noted horses Murphy has driven would be a difficult task, while a few will not be amiss. Mr. Bonner's horses are mostly driven by Murphy; he drove Mr. Work'
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 188 cmXex mttl gvoxteta&m Mar 22 Reminiscences of John Murphy. Murphy first became famous after riding Dexter against time, to beat 2:19, which he did (with a break in it) in 2:18}. He was then with the king of drivers Hiram Woodruff, since which time Murphy's services as a driv- er have been greatly esteemed, more espe- cially by New Yorkers among whom he has always lived. To undertake to name the many noted horses Murphy has driven would be a difficult task, while a few will not be amiss. Mr. Bonner's horses are mostly driven by Murphy; he drove Mr. Work's great team Swiveler and Edward to record of 2:16|. He drove Frank with running mate in 2:0S.}, the fastest mile heat any man ever rode behind a trotter or p&cer, and among his last not least great ones was Majolica, which he drove last summer (his first season out) in 2:17, and he assured me that if Majolica had kept all sound he expected to make him trot considerably faster at either Pittsburg or Cleveland, but he was so discouraged with his being lame at Pittsburg that he determined to ship him home, but after considerable coaxing he was persuaded by the management to stay and trot him against Jay-Eye-See. But after all, he said he did not like Pittsburg, as he did not dare to go to bed barefooted, on account of the coal dust on the carpet sticking to his feet. On one never-to-be-forgotten night he bathed his feet previous to retiring (allow me to explain to your readers that it is not the fact that Mr. Murphy bathed his feet that is never to be forgotten, but the sequel to that event), looking round he could see no means of reaching his luxurious couch, withoutagaiu falling a victim to the contamination of coal dust. With him to resolve is to do, so with the graceful agility of a frog he gave one jump and alighted on the doomed bed, when crash, down it went, "and great was the fall there- ; One grand trait in Mr. Murphy's char- acter as a driver is, that i
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