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foot, as the spectators cheered her. Young Laird, her 

 jockey, was recognized by a purple silk jacket, with white 

 "continuations," and a green velvet cap. "Barney," 

 as Palmer was called, sported a blue velvet jacket, with 

 pants and a cap like Laird's save that the latter had ap- 

 parently "braved the battle and the breeze" of many a 

 campaign. Peytona had a most determined look, and 

 did not seem in the least "frightened from her propriety" 

 by the tremendous din and uproar around her. 



Fashion carried 123 pounds and Peytona 118. 



The day was fair, temperature moderate, the course 

 deeper in dust than ever seen before, and such was the 

 crowd that lined both sides of the course the horses were 

 as much shut off from air as if they had run in a vast 

 amphitheatre. 



The Spirit of the Times 9 account of the race follows : 



"The Judges and timers took their places and the President gave 

 the signal for the race. 



"They went off with a beautiful start, and in an instant were shut 

 out from sight by the crowds on the fences and the tops of omni- 

 busses, of which last there were above a hundred on the ground! 

 Through an occasional interstice we could barely descry them and 

 judge of the pace, but beyond this, they were only to be seen as 

 they came up the quarter stretch. It was quite evident from the 

 first, that neither was disposed to make a waiting race of it. To be 

 sure the Judges could see no more of the race than we could not 

 so much, 'by a good deal,' for that matter! but what would the 

 readers of the 'Spirit' say if we gave them an excuse like this? Our 

 only chance was to get some good fellow to 'help us out of the snap/ 

 which we effectually accomplished by getting our friend CONOVER, 

 the trainer, into the stand. He got up on the railing, at the momen- 

 tary peril of half the bones in his body, and clung by the roof, from 

 which he could command a good view of the horses over the heads of 

 those on the fences and carriages. Side and side the horses went 

 down the back stretch, Laird pulling his mare on the turn, but mak- 

 ing play again up the stretch. The ist mile was run in 1 154, Peytona 

 coming through ahead, with Fashion well up. On commencing the 



