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for a practical trial against each other. The 

 New Orleans Times-Democrat said that, "in all 

 its incidents, from the start to the victory, it 

 would always be remembered as preeminently the 

 greatest four-mile heat race on record." 



" The betting was extremely heavy. Before 

 leaving the city Lexington was the favorite at 

 even money against the field, but a few minutes 

 before the race we witnessed some transactions 

 in which Lexington was backed at one hundred 

 to eighty against the field and one hundred to 

 sixty against Lecompte. Much money was 

 risked on time, but the lowest time that we 

 could hear of being marked was 7.32. 



" So far as we could judge, the horses all 

 appeared to be in excellent condition and eager 

 for the fray, as they moved to and fro before 

 the stands, to the admiration of the anxious 

 thousands. 



" The drum taps and the horses dash off with a 

 rush for the first heat, and on passing the first 

 turn Lecompte leads, Lexington being second, 

 and Reube trailing behind, but at as fast a gait 

 and as bold a stride as he could well accomplish. 

 Their position did not vary for nearly three miles, 

 although the pace increased, the space between 



