The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
THE Ae1-nnRA1D SUNDAY. DECEMBER II, 1904.

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turn, and led throush YEA running this
s,Ths race seemed too good to last and
| posto11,s friends as he led eleverlv dow
| tba baekstreteh, were snatchng and
sas,ar 10 take anything offered Aqain
| BOSTON led through, this mile (the third
| being run in 1854, Fashion keeping him
IN to the top of his rate The contest
was beautiful and exciting beyond de-
/ scrintion no dwelling, on the part of
| either: each ran with long, rating
stroke. and at a pace that kills Soon
after commencing the fourth mile. Joe
| laird shook his whip over her head and
| gave Fashion an eye-opener or two with
| the sn,,r and not a hundreds yards from
/ that Ground where Boston took the track
| from Charles Carter, she eollared and
passed him IN half a dozen strokes, at a
| flight of speed we never saw equaled ex-
cept in the desperate brush at the stand
between Grey Medoc and Altarof in their
dead heat.
Fashions First Challenge.
Then Fashion responded to the call
upon her and took the track In such
splendid style, the cheers sent up from
| tho rude throats' of thousands might
| have been heard for miles. Fashion
made her challenge after getting through
the drawgate and took the lead oppo-
site the quarter-mile post. Boston, how
ever like a trump, as he Is, did not give
| back an inch, and though 1t was mani
fest the Northern Phenomenon had the
foot of him, he gave her no respite He
lapped her down the backstretch for
three hundred yards, when Gil Patrick
very sensibly took a strong, bracing pull
on him, and bottled him up for a des-
perate brush until the hill, where Eclipse
passed Henry.
Here GIL again let him out but I'M
fortunately he pulled him inside so near
the fence that Boston struck his hip
against a post, and hitting a sharp knot
or nail, cut through the skin on his
quarter for seven or eight Inches. He
struck hard enough to jar himself very
much, and we observed him to falter but
he soon recovered, and though at this
moment Fashion led him nearly three
lengths, he gradually closed the gap
round the turn to within few feet, At
this moment the excited multitude broke
through all restraint in their anxiety to
witness the termination of the heat and
the course WIS nearly blocked up
ION coming out through a narrow
gantlet of thousands of spectators, ex-
cited to the highest pitch both horses
very naturally faltered at the tremend-
Gus shouts which made the welldn ring
Up the quarterstretch GIL made another
desperate effort to win the race out of
the fire. He applied his throng freely
while Joe Laird drew his whip on the
mare more than once, and tapped her
claret at the same time.
A New Record.
Inside of the gate 1t was "a hollow
thing though Boston nearly closed the
gap at the distance stand as Gil fairly
caught Joe by surprise, but at this crit
81 !
to Joe to Rouse up the marel Boston
on your when he gave her the spur and
a severe cut with with his thong. True as
steel Fashion responded to the call
She instantly recovered her stride and
came in about length ahead, with APP
parently something in, hand to spare
closing the heat in 7Ha, the fastest. by
all odds, ever run in America.
1.-THE time was kept on the Jockey Club
stand by Messrs. Robert L. and James
Stevens, and In the judges stand by Sena-
tor Barrow of Louisiana; Hon. Mr. Bolts,
of Virginia; and j. Hamilton Wilkes,
Esq, the official timers and judges of the
race. We took the time of each mile from
the Messrs. Stevens. between whom we
stood. Mr.. s. M. Nei1i, Major Rlnggoid
u. s. A., and other gentlemen Of aeknow-
lodged accuracy Is timers, In the
same circle, and there was but traction
of difference in the time each declared
Messrs. Stevens made the time 7.33, but
as they kept the time for the half, and In
some cases of the quarter miles their diff.
ference of but half a second from the
timers in the judges stands demonstrates
the remarkable accuracy of the parties.
Both horses cooled out well. Bostor
always blows tremendously. even after g
gallop, but he seemed little distressed
Neither was Fashion; her action is SUI
perb, and as she came through on tn,
fourth mile, 1t was remarked that sh,
was playing her ears as II taking exer
else. She recovered sooner than Boston
and though her friends now offered larg
odds on her Bostons were no less con
hdent; the seventh mile they though
would fetch her.
No Indications of Weakness.
1--WE should not have been surprised t.
have seen both swell over the lions, no
to have found them greatly distressed
We examined them carefully after TIL
heat, and state with great pleasure tina
though they 'blowed strong they recov
cred in a few minutes, and came to tn
post again comparatively fresh.
after the heat was over the crow
rushed into the enclosed space, el
masse; an endeavor was made to ciea
portion of the track of the multitude
who had taken possession Of 1t, ant
after great exertions a line was formed
| through which the horses came up for tn
second heat
Second heat-Fashion led off with
moderate stroke, and carried on the run
ming down the back stretch with a lea,
of about three lengths. After making tn
ascent of the hill Boston challenged clos
ed up the gap and Tapped her. A tire
| nnandOna short all han6q af fhi
rally, and as It subsidized on the part o
| Boston's friends 1t was again more tum
ultuously caught up by the friends o
| the mare, as she ousfooted him befor
| reaching the head OF the quarter stretch
| She came through lin 1.50 three or fou
| lengths ahead, and kept up her rat
| down the entire course
"After getting over the hill Boston
as before, made a rush, and succeeded
| in collaring the mare while she, as be
fore, again threw him off and LEI
through by two or three lengths In 1:57
Gil relieved his horse for the next 81,
hundred yards but, instead OF waiting
for Fashion to ascend the hill at tn,
half-mile post alone. he called on Bos
to Just before reaching IT, and the two
went over It nearly together; no sooner
| had they commenced the descending
ground than. gathering all his energies
for a final dash. and this time he succeed
ed in taking the track
Scene Beyond Description.
1.-The sceen which ensued we have NJ
words to describe. Such cheering. sucf
betting, and so many long faces, were
never seen nor heard before After be
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