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White-nose.' Great odds were offered on him for 

 the race, but small amounts only were staked. 

 Gray Eagle's noble bearing and game-cock look, 

 as he came up to contest in a second heat for the 

 meed of honor and applause, was the theme of 

 universal admiration ; so much so, indeed, that a 

 cargo of laces, gloves, bijouterie, etc., must have 

 been required to pay the wagers made in the 

 Ladies' Pavilion. 



" Second heat. The tap of the drum sent 

 them away with a beautiful start, Wagner leading 

 off with a steady, businesslike stride, while Gray 

 Eagle, as full of game as of beauty, waited upon 

 him close up. It was instantly evident that Mr. 

 Burbridge had changed his tactics; the moment 

 Stephen got Gray Eagle into straight work on 

 the back side, he made play for the track, and 

 after a terrific burst of speed for one hundred and 

 fifty yards, he came in front ; keeping up his 

 stroke, he soon after made a gap of four lengths, 

 and though Wagner drew upon him a little in 

 coming up the rising ground towards the stand, 

 yet he passed it far enough in advance to warrant 

 the warm and hearty plaudits of his friends. As 

 if inspirited by the cheers of the crowd, and the 

 tokens of unalloyed gratification exhibited by the 



