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- ↑ "WALTER C. ROLLINS SHOOTS HIMSELF; One of the Best-Known Horsemen in the Country and Grew Rich as a Trainer. OWNED THE RACER HERBERT Trained General Monroe, Winner of the First Suburban Handicap -- Grieved Over Wife's Death". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
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