BEAUTY AT THE RACE-COURSE. 275 



though there might be those that could successfully con- 

 tend with them when a vehicle was part of the weight, 

 there would -be " no show for them in this rig," and the 

 two would be first and second in a field comprising the 

 picked trotters of the world. Although both thus stood 

 in the front rank, the claims of the one to the champion- 

 ship was so fully acknowledged that extravagant odds 

 were offered on his winning, and the opinion was so ge- 

 nerally coincided in that these large odds were not taken. 



The attendance was large, attracted by the well-merited 

 fame of the horses, and the desire to see them perform in 

 a way that was favorable to the making of fast time. The 

 favorite had trotted a few days before, making in harness 

 faster time than had ever been accomplished by pacer or 

 trotter on the track previously, and anticipation pictured 

 a still higher flight, one that would excel the most re- 

 nowned of his recorded feats. The little betting done 

 was on time, and there were not many that liked to back 

 the " Scy thebearer " without stipulating that the beatings 

 of the watches should denote considerably less space than 

 had been occupied in the other race. When the horses 

 appeared at the call of the judges loud plaudits welcomed 

 their approach. The favorite was enthusiastically cheered, 

 and the ladies joined in the demonstration with waving 

 handkerchiefs and clapping hands. 



There was much to gratify the eye in the whole picture. 

 The ladies' stand presented such an array of bright colors 

 and beauteous" faces, that I wondered how Col. Wood, of 

 the museum, had selected the one modeled as the Chicago 

 beauty. I know that it would have sorely puzzled me to 

 have made the selection, as it did not need many glances 

 to discover that there were a score in the stand all worthy 

 of being immortalized in purest Parian marble, while the 

 carriages inside the course were 'gloriously radiant with 

 beauty in all of its forms. The horses looked well, their 



