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taneous cry from 18,000 throats proclaimed the fact that the 

 big race was on. 



Shilling pushed Worth into the lead, and the big brown son 

 of Knight of the Thistle went about his work in a determined 

 manner. He needed no urging to keep him in front and ran 

 straight and true under the clever guidance of his rider. Free 

 Lance cut across at the start and took the second position, laying 

 back of Worth about a length, although Wheelwright breaking 

 first, did not get to going right away. Sonada broke well, with Duval 

 only a short distance back. Guaranola was a couple of lengths behind 

 soon after they got to going, with Flamma bringing up in the rear, 

 the filly having been caught unawares. Shilling took no chances 

 with the Hallenbeck colt, but held him right to his knitting, 

 coming down the stretch for the first time. 



Passing the wire, Worth was easily a length and a half to 

 the good of Free Lance, which was laying back in a contending 

 position at all times. A length back of Free Lance, hugging the 

 rail, came Sonada, which was only a head in front of Duval. 

 Wheelwright followed Duval, being three lengths back of him. 

 Guaranola was two lengths in front of Flamma, which gives an 

 idea of the poor start gotten by the filly. Around the turn going 

 into the backstretch, Worth was still leading by his length and 

 a half advantage. Free Lance was still holding on, although 

 half a length separated the Alvescot colt from Guaranola, which 

 had slipped up on the rail. Duval was laying back in fourth 

 place on the outside, being half a length in front of Flamma, 

 which had passed Sonada and Wheelwright. Sonada had drop- 

 ped into last place and Wheelwright was not much better, both 

 of them running neck and neck for the booby prize. It was 

 plain to all that they were outclassed and the crowd passed them 

 up and centered all their attention on the leaders. Away over 



