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"eend to eend" as Frank Harper of Ten Broeck and Longfellow 

 fame, used to say, for the winner set a heart-breaking pace 

 and had the stamina to last the route and get home a scant 

 length in front of Governor Gray. The latter was about 15 

 lengths in front of Colston, the dark horse for the Derby. The 

 time 2:05, a new mark for the Derby. The best time ever re- 

 corded for the sixteen blue ribbon events which have been run 

 at this distance was made by Lieut. Gibson in 1900, when 2:06% 

 was made. It also equaled the track record made last year by 

 Royal Report. The race was not a gallop for Meridian for he 

 was a tired horse at the finish and was exceedingly well handled 

 at the end by Jockey G. Archibald. Governor Gray had some 

 bad luck. He was next to the fence going round the first turn, 

 and Troxler was forced to take him back, and he was lengths 

 behind the pacemaker going into the back stretch. The others 

 were not in the same class with the two placed horses and only 

 figured in the race for the first mile. Probably Colston will do 

 better in the next effort and the same could be said of Mud 

 Sill and Jack Denman. 



It was 4:55 when the first of the Derby contingent filed 

 through the gate to lead the parade of the field past the sands. 

 The huge crowd applauded vigorously as the horses filed past 

 the clubhouse, where they turned and slowly came back again on 

 the outside. It was easy to tell which was the favorite as Gov- 

 ernor Gray got a great reception. After passing the betting shed 

 the field cantered to the post with Mars Cassidy galloping up to 

 the same point on a fiery steed and on the steeplechase track, 

 while the crowd in the field kidded him a bit. There was but 

 a moment's delay at the barrier. The field would have gotten 

 away at the first line-up, but for Round the World which acted 

 sour and Jack Denman. They were quickly lined up again and 



