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Wagner the very first jump. The pace was 

 Httle better than a hand gallop for the first half 

 mile, but as Wagner led past the entrance gate, 

 Gooding bid him 'go along,' and he increased 

 his rate. Stephen, seeing this, let the gray out 

 a link, and in going down the descending ground, 

 below the Oakland House, went up on the inside 

 so suddenly, that he had locked Wagner before 

 Cato was aware of his close proximity. The run 

 up the quarter-stretch was a pretty fast thing, 

 though neither was doing his best ; the time of 

 the mile was 2.08. The crowd cheered them as 

 they ran lapped past the stand, at which Gray 

 Eagle pricked up his ears and set to work in 

 earnest, shaking off Wagner at the next turn. 

 The race had now commenced ; Stephen braced 

 his horse as well as he was able, and kept him 

 up to his rate down the entire length of the 

 back-stretch. At the Oakland House, Cato 

 again called on Wagner, and steel and catgut 

 came into play. The gallant gray led clear to 

 the turn, and half-way up the stretch, Stephen 

 beginning to use his whip-hand, and to give the 

 nonpareil under him an occasional eye-opener 

 with the spur. This mile was run in 1.52. They 

 passed the stand neck and neck, Emily being 



