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horse. which was an especial tribute to the

horse. which was an especial tribute to the
starters skilfullness.
Barring those who wero expert In picking
out tho DISTINGUISHING colors OF the Jockeys.
there were probably not dozen spectators In
the great nss I'm blage who could tell what horse
was in the van All that the crowd knew was that
tho two yenr- Odds we're speeding down toward
tho track with every muscle strained and every
bit OF stamina In use. There was some little
swervlng by those in front probably due to the
efforts OF tho jockeys to secure favorable posi-
tons. But. on the whole. there was no sem
blance OF fouling or tendency on the part OF
my rider to take an unfair advantage over his
opponents.
At the first eighth Modrine had done so well
that he led Chacornac by a length The latter
was similar distance in front OF Doublet. who
led Windmere by half a length The Scotch
man was close up punched with Brigadier Err
win and Okettee. st. Finnan was ninth. run
ming at an easy gait. while the others followed
scattered all over the track.
"Modrine still leads" was the universal cry.
but Chacornac 10 coming"
Look at st. Finnan." yelled the field glasses
man. but nobody could see him and they had
to take his word for it, He's coming like
true racehorse and is third already. And
there's Doubled too. He's fourth. Just little
ahead OF Mindmere."
This was the information as they flashed by
the quarter pole but 1t didn't soothe the fol-
lowers OF BriGadier who craned their necks
and stood on one anothcr's toes in their effort
to see where Hyland's geding was. Burns had
Brgadier in sixth place and was not rushing
his mount to tho satisfaction OF the prize
ring" element who had their eyes glued upon
him.
Modrlne was now at point where he re-
Numbered close behind him. cutting down his
lead with every Jump. and before the three
furong pole was reached the son Of Juvenal
was even with Morris's colt Spencer did not
work too hard. but simply let out wrap.
and Mr. Keenes gelding shot into the lead.
That was the signal for a long, reverberating
roar from the thousands who had their all
placed upon Chacornac. He was half a
length to the good at the three
furongs. and Modrine was having q
terrific fight to keep the place from
The scotchman. Less than a quarter OF a
length back came Windmere with st. FinDan
and Doublet hurrying along as fast as they
could. Brigader was still sixth. with no par
ticuar indication OF lettering his position. The
others were in the ruck.
"Chacornac wins" everybody cried. as they
rounded tho turn into the stretch. The Keene
coiors could then be seen by all and as he had a
half length the better Of 1t and was striding
easily II looked to be the correct prediction The
Scotchman was firing and Windmere now had
the place by short head. with Modrine third.
fighting it out with Brlgadier. That was
the first opportunity tho Brigadier followers
had to cnthuse. and their outburst OF happi-
ness temporarily drowned the cries OF those
whose money was on the leader. st. Fnnan
was fifth and Doubet the sixth. Okettee was
III.
OF 1t to oil intents and purposes.
As they bowled down the stretch and Cha
oornac still held the advantage. the enthusiasm
OF the crowd was without limit The fact that
the favorte. with a ton OF money on him was
about to carry off the richest turf event OF the
year was in itself thrilling enough to make any
body howl. But that was not the only cause for
excitement for Brgadler now being extended
by his Jockey was rushing to the front with
such swiftness o. hoofs that he began to seem
dangerous. Indeed. no one can tell what might
have happened II Spencer had not been alive to
the situation. He looked around and saw
Hyland's geding blowing over the turf with
such mighty speed that no realized It was time
TO take summary action. 30 a few more wraps
were let out and Chacornac gradually increased
his power and held it 30 well that 1t did not
seem possible for him to fall back Windmero
was extended too. but the flight OF Brigadier
proved too much for him. Right up
to the finish 1t seemed possible for
Brigader to reduce the lead OF the
ultimate winner to a minimum but as Spencer
did not 60 to the whip and Chacornac still kept
his beautiful stride without semblance OF
faltering. experienced turfmen were positive
OF the result.
And so they rushed to victory and riches,
Chacornac finally dashing past the mark a full
neck in front. the winner OF fortune and the
pride OF thousands. Brigadier made such a
superb finish that it was no wonder one could
hear the faultinding OF hundreds who
could not understand why Burns did
not make his effort earlier. wndmere
was third. length back beating out St Fin
| nan by a head. Modrine was fifth. Okettee
| was sixth. David Garrick seventh. Iroquis
| Belle eighth. and Doublet. King Bramb BILE
Water King. Prestidigtator. The Scotchman
| Gulden. Knight of Rhodes. Virginia Earle
| Tenderloin. Plucky. Musette and Erwin fol-
lowed in the order named.
| Jockey Spencer was placed In the floral
horseshoe according to custom and received
| an ovation. The Futurity OF 1899. so long an.
| ticpated and discussed. was . matter Of
| history.
| The consensus Of expert opinion after the
| race was that 1t was truly run. There was n OF
| jockey who had a mount. and not a trainer
| who had anything to do with the pre- paration
Of one Of the starters that had any excuses to
| offer. Pat Dunno voiced tine general view oil
| tho situation when no said:
1T was. a good horse race from start to finish
and the best horse won; Chacornac was not
| only the best horse in this particular race, but
| he Is about the best two-year-od that we have
seen this season, His race to,day was only q
good exercise gallon. He could have won as
John Hyland, who heard the Missouri
| turfman max this statement. endorsed H.
II thought that had the winner in Briga-
der" Hyland said. but was fooled. Briga
dier Is a good two-year-old but he 10 not a.
good horse as the one that won"
The main reason that the race was truly won
and so satisfactory. was that the star
was prompt and good. it was one OF Mr.
FitzCeralds best Efforts No time was wastet
in frattlng about which always proves SO dis
astrous to high strung race horses particu
larry when they are young and keyed up Il
racing pitch. They were nicely punched wher
he said Come onl' tho, first time and h
threw down his flag. The horsemen wh'
had candidates in the race. the bettors, and tn
| crowd generally were immensely Rratifled. 10
| long delays at the post under such circum
| stances are as trying to the nerves OF the spec
| tators as they are harmful to the horses
| Thomas Hitchcock, Jr,. who was watching
| ha nn ha m Of the stand exclaimed