The Washington times., 1902-06-15

Kamara, 1893.
! Third race-Roscbud: five furlongs
Lady Albcrcraft, 115: Anna DAILY. Fai
Lass. llo; Asiarita 12O: Lady of Lfmlen
sounded in the paddock. and Patro
Judge Hall ordered the Jockeys to mount
Thc horses were remarkably well he
haved with the exception of Pentecos
and Blues. Mir. Maddcn's colt seemct
fesirous CT turning the other way. Will,
Blues kept up waltz that would hay,
made society belle turn green witt
envy. Starter Fitzgerald's assistants
however, grabbed Penteoost and Blues
and proceeded to yank them around il
lipe by main strength.
| The starter slowly mounted to hi!
stand: the crowd, which was wedged il
from the rail clear back into the grand.
stand opposite the post. stood on tip.
] toe waiting for the word: the Jockeys
clearly nervous. edged up closer to tn,
barrier, and the horses, evidently cog.
INFANT OF what was expected OF them
were trembling in their excitement.
II vas d moment in which the great
crowd was spellbound Then. slowl,
reaching for the electric button. Fitz-
gerald sprung the gate, and cried: Now
come on, everybody"
They're Off,"
1t is needless to say that the old cry.
They're off, sprang up from thous-
ands of throats. No sooner had it died
away in the breeze from the ocean than
The race was under way with a ven
eeance. Cameras were snapped at va
rious points. and they got picture long
to be preserved in the archives of the
turf. Not ray of the sun shone
through the dark gray clouds to make
the brilliant colors of the lash. but it
nattered not, for the race was to be
run over a good rack, with a fair field
and no favor.
Ii was furious scramble for advan-
tageous positions, and as they swept
down through the long lane of specta-
tors toward the judges stand there
were mingled cries OF joy and distress
as the different horses went forward or
feil back. Arden clung to the rail like
a leech. He got away from the post
slightly in advance of the others,
though the start was perfect in its
alignment and caused an outburst of
applause.
Shooting across the track with tre-
mendOus strides were COLD Heels, Pen
tecost. and Rsina, all three of them
making despei ate fight to take the
rail away from Arden. Advance Guard.
Herbert. Blues, Watercure. and the
others we're punched. Contend, urged
on by few blows from Cochran's
whip. also made dash for the front,
and with greater speed than the others
he fnnE tho load ha fulu
Contend Is Crowded.
incidentally he was crowded into Ar
den, Cor Gold Heels. Pentecost. and
Reina were all being ridden as though
it were the finish and not the beginning
OF the race. 1t was too early then for
old timers to look for the winner, but
as Contend assumed the lead men and
women who had bet on him began to
cry in frantic tones
Contend rushed On to the first turn a
length TIE best of it. Cochran had been
told 10 20 out in front at the first o2
make as fast a pace as pos
sible, and stay there as long as he could
So he did not wait a moment With the
Galore colt but rushed him along at
tremendous clip. the big fellow handling
his weight as if it were a feather. He
had secured the rail. and close behind
him was Gold Heels. Wonderly keeping
! grip Of iron upon the bride. for 1t
was not the time to let the son of The
Bard have his head.
Pentecost and Peina were next a
length back, running neck and neck;
while Monograph was fifth. jumping
along with Arden. So great was the
at the turn that Herbert. Ad-
vance Guard and Watercure swung wide
IF the rail. so wide in fact that they
ost lot OF ground, and those who had
packed them began 10 shake in their
;hoes.
Advance Guard Loses Ground.
Advance Guard was absolutely last then 1
,ut knowing fun well the tendency of
md then make whirlwind finish in the .
stretch. the talented ones who had pick /
ID him to win did not have much to |
worry about.
Al the half-mile as Contend flashed |
,ast that mark. still with a length to
pare. he began TO shoot his bolt In
act. he stopped so quickly that it seem
d as if he had been struck by a bullet.
hen I. vas that Reiua. PcntecCst. Gold !
Ieels. Arden and Monograph had short
ut decisive struggle for the leadership.
D which Blues Joined as they approach
d the ive-eighths pole.
out from the struggling bunch Blues
ashed like a runaway horse. Quicker
ban one can tell II he had opened up ;
lead of two lengths and bore down
pon the three quarter mark with such
turn of speed that it seemed impossi-
le for him to be oyerhauled.
Cold Heels Rush.
But. as the lightning flashes from the
louds. Gold Heels. with the wide-awake
urging him onward, left his
arty. and went after Blues with a
light of speed that was equally dlz-
ling. II looked then like a two-horse ,
ace. for with Blues two lengths in
ont Of Gold Heels. the latter was TWO t
myths in front Of Reina, who was neck
nd neck with Pentecost, Monograph, !
nd Herbert. +,
Pentecost had been taken to the out
de b. Rodfcrn, and was again in his y
ride, though at that moment ii seem !
| too much to ask him to collar the I