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who had not lost a race during the season, A. V. Pant- 

 land, White Stockings, Elmwood Chief and Strathlan. 

 As neither Atlantic or Thornless were out for the first 

 heat, A. V. Pantland won in 2. 124^, with White Stock- 

 ings second. On the next trip Atlantic and Thornless 

 were out in front at the finish, the decision being in 

 favor of the stallion in 2:23^4. The positions were 

 reversed at the finish of the third mile, Thornless win- 

 ning in the same time. This was followed by another 

 lay up by the pair of contending horses and A. V. 

 Pantland slipped in another heat in 2:24^4. The fifth 

 heat went to Thornless in 2 124, Goldsmith driving 

 him out with Atlantic and White Stockings third. 

 When the non-heat winners were ruled out, Atlantic 

 won all that was in sight with two miles in 2 124^4, 

 2:26^, Thornless finishing second in each of the 

 heats. As A. J. Welch backed Atlantic freely in both 

 of these races the western trip with the black horse 

 proved a very profitable one. A summary of the sea- 

 son's work appears in the following table : 



