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Henry by Norfolk out of Versalia; Hardwood 

 by Woodburn out of Moss Rose ; Thad Stevens 

 by Langford out of Mary Chilton ; Joe Daniels by 

 imported Australian out of Dolly Carter; Hock 

 Hocking by Ringmaster out of Young Fashion ; 

 and Alpha by imported Hercules out of Waxy. 



Katie Pease was the favorite with the betting 

 hosts over all the others combined, and the fine 

 and fast daughter of Planet had no trouble in 

 placing the event to the credit of her stable in 

 two heats ; time, 7.43J and 7.36J. Although not 

 a really great performance, this was in every 

 respect a good one, and stamped Katie Pease as 

 one of the very best long-distance horses in the 

 country. Thad Stevens, who had won the year 

 before, could not make her extend herself at all, 

 notwithstanding he had a great pull in the 

 weights. Joe Daniels was second in the first 

 heat, but was distanced in the following one. 



Owing to his victory the previous year over 

 True Blue and Joe Daniels at San Francisco in 

 the four-mile heat race, great things were expected 

 of Thad Stevens by the people of the Pacific 

 Coast, and a large proportion of them had come 

 to think their representative invincible at the 

 distance. 



