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looking for the popular owner, T. C. McDowell to shake him 

 by the hand and congratulate him. 



The pace was fast for the first mile and then it dropped off 

 badly, but when one really notices how fast Alan-a-Dale went 

 the first mile in the race, they will not wonder that the last 

 quarter was so slow. A first glance at the time of the race one 

 would think from a time standpoint that it was a bad race, but 

 when compared with other races of its kind, you will see that 

 in all races that are fast run the horses who make the fast time 

 generally rate along instead of running the first part of it real 

 fast. In his race, Alan-a-Dale, according to our timing ran 

 as follows: % :\2y 2 , % :25, V& : 37y 2 ]/ 2 -A9y 4 , s/ 8 l : Q2y 2 , 

 % 1:14%, % 1:27^4, 1 mile 1:40%; V/ 8 miles 1 :54y 2 and \% 

 miles in 2:08%. 



Of course, the winner tired greatly after setting the terrific 

 pace he did in the early part of the race, but the other horses 

 also tired as much by trying to keep within striking distance 

 of him. Abe Frank, although conceding the winner, Alan-a- 

 Dale, Inventor, the second horse and The Rival, the third horse, 

 five pounds each, was only beaten a scant length by Alan-a-Dale 

 and a half length and a neck t>y Inventor and The Rival. It 

 was a great race to watch from start to finish. At the finish of 

 the race all four jockeys were riding like demons, and the 

 favorite, Abe Frank, was beaten because he was not the best 

 horse at the weights that day. Inventor and The Rival, second 

 and third horses in this race were well ridden and ran gamely, 

 but there is no way they could have been closer up at the finish 

 no matter in what way they would have changed their running. 

 All the glory and honor belongs to Alan-a-Dale and his popular 

 owner and trainer, Mr. T. C. McDowell of Lexington, who in 

 spite of winning this great event, has also a great misfortune 



