Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21

| Glendower. led to the last quarter, closely
followed by Charley kempland and King
Fan. In the home stretch Garrison brought
up King Fan with an Irresistible rush. and
reaching Glendower, drew away in the hun
to the finish to win by a short length
kempland also finished strong, landing IN
second place, with GlendoWer third.
Two of the eleven contestants were be
hind the distance flag. But under the rules
seven of the remaining nine might as vel
have been also, for all but Glendower and
King Fan had to go to the stable, leaving
only the two named to start for the third
and probably final heat.
1t was now too dark to see all the running
of another heat to advantage, and while
auction and mutual pools We're being sold
the officials held an informal session as to
what was the best course to pursue under
the circumstances 1t was Saturday, and the
rules at that time covering such case
were against the postponement of an unfin-
ished purse race over until Monday.
There was a lot of money depending on
the result, and to declare the race and bets
off at first looked the only alternative to
pursue. But several Of the press writers
called in to the discussion solved the d.
lemma with a novel proposition.
This was to have one of their number
with lantern stationed st each of the
seven-furlong poles and to run the deciding
heat under those novel conditions! More
lanterns were hung from the judges stand
and the official announcement made that
the race would be finished by lantern
by the big crowd still remaining to see
the race out.
With only two horses to start for the
final heat. auction pools sold King Fan
jockeys. Mclaughlin on Glendower and
Garrison on King Fan, were officially ad-
vised to give each other a clear field in
the heat or take the consequences of any
rough riding.
Then Starter Caldwell took them in hand
and sent the pair away at the first break.
King Fan, as winner OF the second heat,
had the rails. no small advantage in heat
racing; and as the two horses, like fleeing
shadows In the cleaning, disappeared from
complete view in the run to the first turn,
King Fan was leading his opponent by a
neck
A swing of a lantern at the turn showed
that the two contestants were passing that
point. And then the rataplan of flying
hoofs from the back stretch and another
lantern swinging told of the quarter pole
being passed. though just what We're the
respective positions Of the two horses could
not be made out from the stand.
Two more lantern swings marked the
progress of the horses at the three fur
longs and the half-mile pole: The repeti-
ton of two more swaying lights further on
told the spectators that the five furlongs
| and three quarters had been reached.
Now the sound Of the horses hoofs drew
nearer, and it did not require much more
than good hearing to know that King Fan
and Gendower were in the homestretch.
But which one was in front was the ques-
ton asked by the worked-up Spectators.
now asked more anxiously than ever as
the swing of the last lantern told that they
were at the sevenfurlong pole.
By this time the track rails were lined
| with people, all eager to get their first
glimpse of the two dark shadows that in
few seconds would have their identity
made clear as King Fan and Glendower, or
vice versa. And searchlights We're then
an unknown quantity, the horses did not
get within the feeble rays of the judges
lanterns until they were within fifty yards
of the finish.
Then a cheer arose as King Fan was
seen to be the leader by half length. And
in spite of McLaughlins hard work on
Gendower. Garrison stalled off every chal-
lenge, and brought Bill Days horse
home a victor by a neck. in a drive that
lasted clear up to the finish.
To saw that horses and Jockeys were