"One. two, three, four . . . thirteen, fourteen, Go!" Up went the barrier and off went nine of America's fastest three-year-old trotterswith a rataplan dear to U. S. horse lovers. It was the Hambletonian, richest and most famed of the 25,000 harness races held in the U. S. every summer. In the stands, drawn from far & near to New York's drowsy little village of Goshen, 30,000 fans craned their necks for a glimpse of the start.
Before the word "Go" had echoed over the Orange County hills, the leaders were passing...
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