A GREAT HORSE 



of May King. On tracks from Maine to Kentucky 

 Bingen had been a money winner, but at Readville, the 

 track in which his owner, Mr. Forbes, is particularly 

 interested, the great young stallion had never been a 

 winner. Twice he had been distanced there, and on 

 two other occasions he had to be content with second 

 money. Some of his admirers had begun to think the 

 track was a "hoodoo" to the stallion, but they hoped 

 that in this race the "spell" would be broken and he 

 would carry off the honors in the big stallion race. 



When the horses were called in the opening heat the 

 spectators were about equally divided between Bingen 

 and Dan Cupid as winners. The first heat Bingen 

 won in rather hollow style, stepping up from fourth 

 place at the half, outfooting Dan Cupid in the stretch, 

 and fairly jogging home in 2:10^, the fastest heat of 

 the race. Cresceus finished back in fifth position, and 

 the crowd concluded Bingen had the race as good as 

 won. Bingen began to act badly, going into the turn 

 in the second heat ; Cresceus stepped up, and overhaul- 

 ing the leader, Gayton, at the head of the stretch, beat 

 him out in 2 :i i^. In the third Bingen was on his good 

 behavior, stuck to the trot, and after Titer had nursed 

 him along in the ruck past the half, he began his drive, 

 and swinging into the stretch Bingen was at Cresceus's 

 wheel. Cresceus made a gallant effort, but he was 

 beaten, and Bingen won the heat in 2:12. It now 

 looked to be a sure thing for Bingen according to the 

 admirers of the Boston stallion, and when Titer at- 



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