. Breeder and sportsman. and Budd himself waseverywhere esteemed as one of the very best ridersin the country. In the early part of the winter of 1866-67, wrote as follows among the last leaves ofhis book: Dexter is passing the winter at Baltimore and fromall that Doble tells me he is likely to come out fine inthe spring. It is unnecessary to recapitulate hisperformances since he left my stable. I believe Ihave given them all; and it occurs to me that I oughtto call public attention to the integrity and capacitywith which Doble haB trained and driven him. Theowners of Dexter were f
. Breeder and sportsman. and Budd himself waseverywhere esteemed as one of the very best ridersin the country. In the early part of the winter of 1866-67, wrote as follows among the last leaves ofhis book: Dexter is passing the winter at Baltimore and fromall that Doble tells me he is likely to come out fine inthe spring. It is unnecessary to recapitulate hisperformances since he left my stable. I believe Ihave given them all; and it occurs to me that I oughtto call public attention to the integrity and capacitywith which Doble haB trained and driven him. Theowners of Dexter were fortunate in selecting thisyoung man for the post; and the public were fortunatethat some persons did not get hold of the horse anduse him for plundering the people. Great as theachievements of Dexter have been, I can see no reasonto believe that he haB yet reached his highest de-velopment. It is a long time now since I took to his box, and pointing out his very re-markable shape—the wicked head, the gamecock. Budd Doble and Dexter at Point Breeze Track in 1S67 health compelled Dobles retirement from the sulky,but California climate and 6unshine during the pastfew years has renewed his health, and this year heagain took the reinsinhis hands and with KinneyLou, a green son of McKinney, raced through theGrand Circuit and gave the stallion a mark of 2:07|in the second heat of a race. A graphic picture ofthe finish of this heat is given herewith, and it is re- years younger. During this winter he has been resid-ing with his daughter in the beautiful suburban townof Alameda, and his time is much occupied with hislittle grandchild, a year and a half old boy who, as isshown in the snapshot on this page, has thus earlytiken to playing horse with Grandpa Doble fora driver. The writer of these lines took this snapwhen Mr. Doble was not aware that the camera wa9
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