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STURDY GOOD AND PLENTYS EPITAPH. Good and Plentys body was buried on a high hill on the Hitchcock estate at Westbury, L. I., and a slab of stone stands erected over the grave. On it is inscribed his name, age and pedigree, with the epitaph: "He was only a horse, but no man was ever more faithful and true." For three years the dead giant was the undisputed champion cross-country horse of America. Xo route was too long for him, no pace too fast. Until his last season, Good and Plenty had an unbroken string of victories to his credit after his first effort. He lost his first race by a nose, because his rider, Palmer, was afraid to rush him at a jump and force him to his best effort. After that, until the year of his death, he never lost a race. Good and Plenty will go down in turf history as the only horse that ever raced for any length of time throush the field without a fall.
