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HARPERs-FE RACES


The HaFpers-Ferry Races came on la, ue.h
over the Ballenline Coarse. Three h0rses 49,
started on Thursday, The first day, Mis- rsn.s.
Of Ohio. Zemo By John Richards, ana Lsvi 4, 4
Star The weather being ihe. the track n, ,.,s /
oreers he horses 1eet and well matched. ersa,Is
increased The Sport and pleasure. Of lie dsv t
The norses came up 70 The stand with viroran.
action, Fanny taking the lead ID Qnarter s,vlr /
Levi following IN bold competition. and Zemb
driving all befere him 10 The beginning n ~
frsl heat. but SefoFe /, ended and after ses..ss
lngsiof war, be transferred the command A IL.
ing 70 Levi. which he performed like a n,aio,
bringing up The rear in close order Fannv
howeyer come 10 3 length or two ahead nnd
Winning the hest, something less han Inils 4
I'm. Sss., making very fast and heau,ifpl ra.s /
The second heat was equally beautiful ana nssr
y as ast-lm. 49s.--lhe horses cominp Iboma
IN ths same order and close together, Fanny,sE
face being clean, thoagh she had smatied Zemo,s
and be was similarly impolite 10 Levi.
On the second day Zemo and Thomas Jetfsr.
son had the fun 70 themselves, rather hard fun
the nrst heat, Iemo beating Tom eighteen ineh-
es aud under hardlpress, Tom having permit.
iec his adversary 10 pass a. The head II lha
stretch, then rallied and come again, time about
I'm COS. Tom agaia took the lead The second
heat, and run thfee.fonrths II the round like 4
cnon. but alter three or four severe struggles.
the old loco foco, he Is hard 10 beat, came 10
and collaTed him, when the coon surrendered.
sulkea aud wocld gun no! more
Two fast races Of one round and repeat were
run cn Saturday. lnIihe first, four horses start.
ed, the Long Western, Tom Jefferson. Ola Rose,
and Old Dick. Dick was soon found nnwhere
The Long Wesiefn taking the track. closely pnr-
sued BY old Rose and Tom moving slowly behind
as Il be intended 10 veto The chance Of his owner
but like the Vice President Of the Uni,ed States
acting as President in 1871. in giving promise
that he would sanction the second Bank biIl'
look fresh start and passed the field IKE bird,
coming in ahead, winning The heat with ease and
thereby promising not 10 veto his owners fofsuue-
BY suikihg as he had done the day before But.
following the example Of the Vice President, he
sulked 10 both Of The sabseauen; heais ana pe.
aoed The luck of his master HE second lime -.
WheFeon his owner siEipped him Instantly Of
the good name OF Thomas jefferson and hesiow.
ed' upon him the metiied appellative Of John
iyieri being IN his opinion common name IN
worthy OF trust, and declared that the one oueht
neverito be run again for i purse. nor me olber
for public office. The second and third heats
were very interesting, Rose taking the track Al
the beginning Of, the second heat and was hard
pressed the whole round and beaten few feet
by Wesiern--Tom coming in slow and sullen be.
hind, with a veto frown. Western ted The VIM
in the beginning and the ending Of the LAST heat
closely pursued BY Rose until coming near The
quarter stretch, when she gave up her run, and
Tom, then John Tyler, passed her, all coming
wlthln'the distance. In the second race on Sa-
Iurday, which was perhaps The mos, ia. IL alI
during the races Achilles, Yaho aud -
started, the'iatter get the lead but Achilles with
Grecan~vigor, tveftookrand captured his rival
wltnlna Few feet Of home, winning the heat in 4
bold and rapid stride, Yaho dropping within ihe.
distance. In The commencement of The second
heat, Achilles led from the word andsca,ne home
CALAMITY under the loud roar Of victorious
shouts, leaving - far behind; but Yaho,
like shooting star, exhibited streaming bhze
over me quarter stretch in The twilight Of The
evening.
On Saturday next, match race, for Sl00will
DC Tun9over the Ballenine Course, near Har-
PeTs-F erry-and splendid gold watch ard also
fine saddle win be run for, by saddle horses.
November I, 1912