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on the far turn, those without glasses could still distinguish that 

 Worth was in the lead, although it was growing dark fast. 

 They also noticed that Duval had slipped upon the inside and 

 was now only a length behind the Hallenbeck champion. Flam- 

 ma, on the outside, had also passed Free Lance, and it was 

 quite patent here that the Long colt could not go the route, for 

 Guaranola had also passed him. Sonada and Wheelwright were 

 trailing nearly ten lengths back. Worth still held his advantage 

 turning into the stretch, but Shilling. was becoming nervous, for 

 he felt the colt was tiring. 



It was now a question with him as to whether he could 

 stick out the last furlong. Drawing his whip he gave him a 

 couple of blows and the big fellow hung on. Duval was only 

 a length back and in this way they raced to the sixteenth pole, 

 with Flamma in third place. Duval was gradually gaining on 

 Worth and Fain started to ride hard. Shilling again pulled his 

 whip at the sixteenth pole and applied it vigorously. It was 

 well he did, for the colt was dead tired, but still game. Fain 

 had no whip, but proceeded to give Duval a hand ride. Shilling 

 held Worth's head straight during the last gruelling sixteenth 

 and the colt dashed before the grand stand a nack ahead of 

 Duval. Fain rode his mount out, but he could not get up in 

 time. Five lengths back of Duval came Flamma, after running 

 a good, game race. Four lengths behind Flamma was the dead 

 tired Free Lance, a length ahead of Guaranola. Sonada finished 

 away back and Wheelwright was pulled up. 



Worth had won and the crowd was satisfied that the best 

 horse was the victor. As was said before, there is no use con- 

 sidering "if the race had been a few yards longer" the result 

 might have been different. 



The jockeys hurried back to the grand stand, the usual wreath 



