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After this heat Wilson came to the judges' stand 

 and asked if he could remain there until the horses 

 came out for the fifth heat. He was given a chair 

 in the stand with the judges but even then he could 

 not get away from the wire pullers who were still 

 doing their utmost to have Leicester win. While 

 the judges were busy John Turner came up the stairs 

 and beckoned for Wilson to come over to where he 

 was standing. Wilson never let on that he saw him. 

 Finally Turner walked over and as he sat down 

 beside him said in his quick jerky way, "Will the 

 black horse win?'' 



"Yes," said Wilson, "unless he drops dead." 



Turner left the stand. As he went down the stairs 

 Colonel Edwards turned to Wilson and said, "Gus, 

 what did he want?" 



"Stop me if he could," said Wilson, ''but he never 

 had a chance." 



Temple Bar won the fifth and deciding heat on a 

 jog. After the race was finished it was found that 

 he had thrown a front shoe in the heat, the clinches 

 on the nails having been filed off before he was 

 brought out, while the nut on one of the sulky 

 wheels was also set so tight that the wheel locked 

 and was dragged for a portion of the heat. 



As soon as the winner of the race was announced 

 Colonel Edwards tapped the bell and said: "Ladies 

 and gentlemen, the manner in which Temple Bar 

 was driven by George W. Spear was an insult to 

 everyone who came to the track to sjee an honest 

 race. It is the order of the judges that Temple Bar, 



