Wagner vs. Gray Eagle i()'j 



stone, of the Devil's Fork of the Little Red, 

 and the writer of this article, with two or three 

 other gentlemen, were invited to occupy them, 

 by which we all obtained a fine view, not only 

 of the race, but — of the ladies in the stands 

 opposite. 



" The Race 



" All being in motion and nearly in line, the 

 president gave the word ' Go ! ' and tapped the 

 drum. Gray Eagle was the last off, while 

 Wagner went away like a quarter-horse, with 

 Queen Mary well up second ; they were taken 

 in hand at once, which allowed Hawk-Eye to 

 take the place of the Queen on the back stretch, 

 and at the three-quarter mile post, Wagner 

 allowed him to take the track. Hawk-Eye led 

 home to the stand at a moderate pace, Wagner 

 second, and Queen Mary third; both of them 

 were pulling to Gray Eagle, at whose head 

 Stephen was tugging with might and main. 

 Hawk-Eye carried on the running for about 

 half a mile farther, until Gooding bid Cato 'go 

 along.' The pace mended at once; Wagner 

 went up to Hawk-Eye, and might have cut him 

 down in half a dozen strides, but the Queen was 



