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in advance of Old Ben, and the latter was a length and a half 

 in advance of Bronzewing, which was running like a wild horse. 

 As the band of racers passed into the stretch, McCabe called on 

 Old Rosebud for an extra effort, and he responded in a manner 

 that opened the oldest turfman's eyes in wonder and amazement, 

 for he sprinted away from his opposition as if they were standing 

 still to win easily by eight lengths in the remarkable time of 

 2:03 2/5, a record for the distance here, and making the per- 

 formance stand out the more in view of the fact that the track 

 was far from being in its best shape. Hodge finished second 

 by a length and a half. Bronzewing closed up the space 

 separating her from John Gund, Surprising and Old Ben, pass- 

 ing the three and dropping into third position four lengths 

 behind Hodge. 



The ride which Old Rosebud received was second only to his 

 own great courage. Jockey McCabe, a midget whose head and 

 hands are busy under all conditions, rode a wonderful race. 

 Coming through the stretch he was working in perfect unison 

 with his mount. McCabe was restraining the high-strung geld- 

 ing, and at the same time looking back into the rut of blasted 

 hopes where Hodge, Bronzewing and other stars of the turf 

 struggled toward the wire. 



Old Rosebud seemed to realize the importance of the occa- 

 sion. He had given his best efforts and won. Except for flecks 

 of foam and sweat upon his arching neck, he seemed as though 

 he had just come out of the barn for a workout. He was the 

 leading money-winner on the turf in 1913, and bids fair to hold 

 his record again in 1914. 



Governor McCreary, who had witnessed the Derby running 

 as the guest of the stewards, presented Jockey McCabe with 



