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T1E RACES-Iaf Zag.
The ref'af OF the iaes day = Races over the q.
c~vt.aty Of all the calculations OF the a.
ONES whether on the Turf or io Wall strrr, e
HE rodgment Of the best, ia after ali hat I. ,oi
erabty accurate eslouisuon of chance, and an,
rrn,, Q. The last Spring races, also tie defra,
o. o. omeS ,sfa1s on Saturday, tend 20 prove thai
hntoiersbiy safe 60 take good field on. long oi,I.
against those sho have the beet opportunity for
kno~'ng tho character Of our running horsss
Saturday Vas the four mile skss for the Propr;~-
tors Purse Of SiooO-three c",rics Mr.. Van
30. q, Jackson, by John Richards, G years
oid' John Z. S,e,ens' Black Maria. by ECLIPSE.
ssYed' aud I. Pievsall's &. an. Alice Gray, by
Henry, = years old. =
Black Maria IVES the favoritc, and 10 such an
extent that her bsckcrs freely offered to 2 IT'LL
ont hoding takcrA Her ssimiraLIc ,,ertorm.nr..
last tall, n contest Of renfp n.iics her ,ncc.,.
last Spring against m exeeiicn, 6~d and her we'll
known ability 10 accomplish great fcats in the au
hmn, al combined TO induce . belief that s,e
would DC successful. Added to this, ~c had the
long odds offered by the " knowing one q /" and n
~ not matter Of surprise that thou sands wcrr
kept from the field by the FIRM conviction thai
there would not be any sport.
such however vas NOT the case The thr-c
started In line style; Disek Maria taking the lead,
hard pressed by Jackson; but IL w., .oor ,,.r'
eeived that Jackson could not keen her % her
vork, and On consequence, Alice GRAY made :, b-r
In gallant manner. Brnsh after brush TaIia,-
81 ~ quick Succession, and both the animals were
ph 'A'ri! TO their speed The result was, tia,
they oamc IN under the Whip and spur-AIire
s.rsy .innin: the first hear By about two length,
lime m S6s Jackson distapecd,
ihis vas admitted to he great time-,h., M
Eclipse and Henry being 1,u. S.-but the bach.
ers Of Black Maria still offered two to one on The
result. '''~
The second heat vas again led off Inv Ri..t
Siaris' and the rider OF Alice Gray Was freely
eensured Tor the repeated efforts he made tn ma
her during the first three miles The bottom of
BLACK Maria was well known, and il vas Thought
una, shc could only be- beaten BY n contest OF spes,l
on the last mile But it appears that the rider
knew mas nag, aud after repeatedly brushing her
lac passed the favorte Of the tisy i'm ia. .'eop,i
quarter OF the fourth mile, and won the hen, b,
ABOUT iour lengths II was n beautifully contest.
cd rsee, and the four miles accomplished in I'm.
50s. =" an
Black Maria never ran 30 well. and she wa,
oen'en simply because her antagonist Is better
morse. HE best evidence OF this is to be found
u inc tact that the second heat was run In I'm.
9o~ while The second beat between Eclip.e AID
Hsnry vas only run in I'm 4os II was an .J,,i-
raoie contest, and will long be remembered nv
those who witnessed L. rs ~ortl,y of heinz cl.s.,.d
WIN me acknowledgement contest between
vic N v sna south "a 1928. Black Maria has
e.er oeen tsvorite OF ours, and vet under the
cireaInstanees, VIC can rejoice in her defeat n,
SHOWS eoneius'veiy that our Northern brreti Of
hoTses IS constantly improving. Formerly We
SenPsc hone-now we boast of Alice
eray, Medoc, O'kelly, Black Maria and Sh.rt
rs being the Eve best horses on the con,incn, -
Aiter the four mile heats, there ~as a tolerab,v
lar sweepA'skes free for all ages, one mile heat;
Az entries. IL was won by Stump the Dealer.
~ me eonSJusion Of the spout, we were admit.
ted to sight oil Eelipse-a gra,ifca,;on We ha".
"o' experienced Tor many years-and We are Ian
E 70 bear testimony 70 his admirable anne,r-
s anos Tie IS truly perfect model OF horse. ex.
.y S y, .ne same evidence Of bone aud muscle,
when characterised him In 1898, when ne wss
nae, and won for himself never dying fame. -
ne - nov standing ut the stable Of Mr.. John r.
oueeAker, and ne recommend all admirers of the
noblest OF animals, to 10 aud nav their $780,
10 his Veteran OF the turf. lie is NO LONGER ,he
properly OF the North; but in Colonel johnson
nc mas Tor an owner, not only one Of the best of
gentleman who has been ever ready TO bear tr.,i-
mony ~ FAVOR OF the wonderful achievements Of
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