The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-16
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRAScIsco, November lo.--Over
eight thousand people we're on the course,
and perfect stream was pouring in from
all roads leading to the track. Pools sold,
Stevens, S825; True Blue, S165; Daniels,
$40; Aeld IS and IS. Probably twenty
thousand people will witness the race.
YIRsT HEAT.
In the first heat the following horses
started Thad Stevens, Daniels, True
Blue and Mamie Hall. Thad Stevens
took tho pole, True Blue next Mamie
Hall next and Daniels outside. First
ond True Blue third and Daniels
fourth. Second mile, True Blue first,
Mamie Hall 2nd, Daniels Sd and Stevens
last. Third mile, True Blue Let, Daniels
2nd, Stevens Sd and Hall 4th. Fourth
mile, Daniels is,, True Blue End, Stevens
Sd and Mamie Hall last. Time for heat
745. Daniels took heat by two lengths,
unexpected. The time of tho fret heat
produced excitement that could only find
vent at the pools, and consequently sales
sprung to the highest figure pending die.
position of second heat The friends Of
Thad rallied promptly to his support
and freely Ssbscked their opinion Of
his speed and endurance with coin.
The impression prevailed that the rider
Of Tbad., refined him in during the entire
run and simply strove no: to be distanced.
SECOND HAT
The horses were called for the second
heat st . quarter TO four and the prelim-
mary rubbing down and ssdding was ac-
complished in readiness for q start off at
i've minutes to four. Another splendid
start was made, the three horses taking
the score neck and neck; hut before
reaching the half mile pole Thad, had
pulled ost ahead three lengths, True
Blue following second. In the first mile
Thad., carried the score three lengths
ahead True Blue second, Daniels lag
ging i've lengths; second mile the relative
position OF the horses WAS about the same,
rhsd gaining few yards. or anything
in the 81 mile, all the horses crossed the
score in clsso company, Thad being
neck ahead of True Blue, and Daniels
looping on flank. On 4th milo Thsd and
True Blue pulls in neck and mock, Dam
iels crowdiug close on tho last half, True
Blue showed ahead and opens gap of
Ave lengths which he holds in crossing
the score, with Thad seven lengths in the
rear. True Blue takes second heat; time
sos
Thsd Stevens takes third heat, Daniels
second, True Blue distanced over forty
lengths Time, 1857. After the conclu-
sion Of the third heat intelligence was
received from up the track that True
Blue had broken his leg, and was ruined
horse. He was lying disabled on the
track, about midway between the first
quarter and half mile pole. The noble
animal was removed the track, and the
course cleared for the final hest, which
narrowed down to being single competit-
ore, one from the east and one from the
West, Twilight shades were defending
when the horses were called for the FINAL,
making an aggregate run Of l6 miles. Tho
horses made q capital start, and Thad
shortly pulled about five lengths ahead
and was gaining steadily, when the
horses disappeared in the evening shadows
The first mile Thsd passed the score
thirty yards IN advance. The crowd
waits anxiously for the temperance down
tho home retch. At the second
mile Tnad' has about tn
same advantage OF his competitor
Thad crossed the score the third tim
about the ssmo distance in the lead, an,
dashed out as in tho last heat. Tho rae
is considered settled. Again the CHATTER
of boots 10 heard down the home stretch
and Tbad comes dashing through most
thirty yards In advance the winner of the
| great national $4,000 race. The en-
thusiasm WAS overwhelming.