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to lock her, neck and neck, though he lapped 

 her the entire mile. She evidently had too 

 much speed for him, while at the same time she 

 could outlast him. 



In the third mile, after being relieved by a 

 bracing pull, Blount made a spirited challenge 

 going down the back-stretch, but Joe called on 

 the nonpareil under him, and quickly shook him 

 off. Farrell once more bottled him up, and near 

 the end of the mile he made another rally, alike 

 unavailing. Fashion now appeared to have the 

 race in hand ; she led by three lengths for more 

 than half of the fourth mile, but on entering the 

 head of the last quarter-stretch, Blount made a 

 final and desperate effort; after a few strides, 

 however, he suddenly and most unaccountably 

 gave back, and Fashion won at her ease by 

 three lengths, running this heat in 7.48 ! 



On pulling up, John Blount was found to be 

 excessively lame, and it was soon discovered 

 that he had given way in his last gallant effort 

 to retrieve the fortunes of the day. 



Immediately after the race the match offered 

 by the owners of Boston to the friends of Fashion 

 was accepted. In the meantime she was turned 

 out. A correspondent (" Senex ") of the Spirit of 



