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Show the reading room of the Leland hotel A diKnssion arose about Vanderbilf. and Bonner's possessions of horseflesh Hopes opened their eye. about the horse whose name was ou the lip, of members of every trotting association in America fourteen years ago. After a successful career of five years the clique who han-died han-died him were detected in Boston, and, after considerable trouble had been tx-penenced, tx-penenced, the greatest turf scandal of modern times was exposed. The horse was forever barred at the meeting of the national turf congress nd his driver, Bill McGuigan, wm h1,o barred from ever driving a trotting horse lor a purse or stake over an Association course. After much litigation the fa-mdus fa-mdus horse was sold to Vanderbilt. With Lady Mac heannihilaledaU team records, and in his old age is compelled to draw an express wagon. He was bought by his present owner for M. "Ho must be about 19 years old now," said the former groom, who is now in the real estate business, "but when he was 5 years old he trotted many a mile in 2:lf. He was the cleanest trotter that ever looked through blinkers; no boots, braces, check reins or' any modern trotting trot-ting paraphernalia for him. And when it came to heats he was the greatest stayer I ever heard of." Chicago Journal Taotl,llr. pet Trorter. . gentlemen. Small Hopes, Van- thoUsatl(l dollar trotter, 3a4.n 'sprese wagon in Now M us a shame. Ho was the Ser' on the American turf, wrtuces for mare .than one |