New-York tribune., 1886-08-13
THE BARD BEATS DEW DROP.
HAYWARD RIDES Mr.. CAssATrs COLT.
AFTER A SHARP STRUGGLE IN THE HoMEsTRErcH
THE BARD COMES AWAY.

Rsrd TOO highly. They don't think so now, for The
Bard not only won the Omnibus Stakes but beat Dew
Drop Ben All and the Others badly II any JUSTIFICATION
wee needed all that has been said IN this column o
Fishers wretched bungng whenever he tried to ri1e
this fine colt Yesterdays justified every letter OF It,
At last The Bard 10 the hands OF thoroughly
cononetant iockey-wiiliam Hayward-and he had
chan,e 10 show his merits lie Is stout-hearted
colt Of great power fair speed and exceptional lorce as
s,over but he is somewhat sluggish and such iiinl
weaklng Fisher in the saddle can never rouse MN 10
his highest achievement Hayward can and did Dew
Dror ran great race and not disgraced. but she
found the task giving Tue Bard pounds beyond
ho, nower II must said however, that Mclaughlin
great Ioe Key he undenaby Is, and magncenty sue
eAssl as he had always been with the ally rode nor i'll
str.nce style. She was concedng weight 10 every
animal in the EXCEPT Ben AL Why then was IL not
the west policy 10 with her until the hOmestretch
WAS reached and thcn call on her, as Mclaughlin had
done I'm all her previous races But she kept well up
with the leaders backstretch, sent forward
on the lower turn, and was urged along vigorously pe
fore the homestretch WAS reached Hayward lay back
with The Bari behind Dew Drop, and did not call on
the colt for his supreme effort ur his head was set
straight for the finish. Then began heart breaking
strueele between colt and the lilly, all the others IN
the race having been disposed Of The superb hliy
strove nightly. How noby she rien. how every Iuusce
oul nerve and vein were strained almost giving way
But The Bard in the hands OF a mnster' ana
with advantage the weights ne was
Both colt and Gy whip and spur freely and both re-
spondel with great courage and energy. Mclaughlin
perseyered rs long there any hone. bui IN spite
o all he coull DO The Bard steadily gained and he gave
e. IN few strides from the end There plenty OF
omen space between The Bard and Dew Drop when the
victorious colt crossed the limo. Ben All was poor
third Charity fourth, ana te rest stfagged in mei'h
choly and pumped d-ont let
The DIVERS lost heavily on Dow Drop. They have
always underestimated The Bard. Tho trouble was hat
they gaugel his form by Fishers feeble riding blS
henps OF Hasgn lnorc were svamped Oy Bor All, oui
how any man bis senses who had studied the perform
apoe of the Two colts. could fancy that Ben All had tho
reuotest Glance OF defeating The Bard when Ben All
had l25 pounds to The Bards lis is past nndinS out
Linden was also generously supported the strength 81
n fine trial tnat ne this week. hut when Linden i
rated IN he Bards ciass 1t Will be when The bnrd Is
about e. give up the ghost. Long odds were offered
inst Cnart, Preeio,a Winfrcd. Pure Rye, Blue Day
and Moe Mccarthy Lust bu, OF course none OF these
had tne laines elmner Of nope o' winning the race
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