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right with him. Alonterey came with a rush and 

 ranged up alongside the leaders, but he broke and fell 

 back. 



Cresceus was once more a factor at this stage, but 

 was well back of the leaders. Dare Devil began to pull 

 away from Alcidalia, and Cresceus was trotting very 

 fast in an effort to overhaul the big brown stallion. He 

 headed Alcidalia at the distance stand and was rapidly 

 overhauling Dare Devil, but he could not quite reach 

 Dare Devil, who won the heat in 2 :iof . Cresceus won 

 the third heat as he liked, Mr. Geers having laid Dare 

 Devil up on account of the bad start made in this 

 heat ; time, 2 :io^. They were fairly well bunched 

 when the word was given in the fourth heat, with 

 Gayton right at the neck of Cresceus. Dare Devil was 

 in behind the pair, with Oakland Baron on the outside. 

 They made a pretty bunch to the head of the stretch, 

 but there Gayton broke. At this point j\Ir. Geers be- 

 gan his drive with Dare Devil, but try as hard as he 

 could, he did not gain perceptibly on Cresceus, who 

 was trotting with apparent ease. Dare Devil finally 

 jumped off his feet, and Cresceus won the heat by a 

 length or more, without being urged, in 2:10^. The 

 final heat was the fastest in the race, and Cresceus was 

 in front every inch of the way after the first turn was 

 reached. Dare Devil laid in behind him all the way, 

 but he was wobbling and finally went off his feet on 

 the upper turn. Cresceus was trotting fast, and came 

 under the wire the winner in 2 :io. Cresceus gave the 



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