CHAPTER XXIV 



WHEN SALVATOR BEAT TENNY 



The coming together of Salvator and Tenny 

 in their memorable match was the last race out- 

 side the fixed events, such as the American Derby, 

 the Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps, and the 

 Futurity, which brought to it general attention. 

 Salvator, coming to his four-year-old form in 1890, 

 had proved himself a horse of remarkable speed 

 as well as stamina. Tenny is yet held by many 

 persons to have been as good if not a better 

 horse, and yet it was the racing fate of Tenny to 

 have his heart broken by Salvator. After Salva- 

 tor had taken the Suburban in 1890, a challenge 

 came from the Tenny party to run him a match. 

 Mr. James B. Haggin, who owned Salvator, 

 accepted the match. The wager was $5000 a 

 side and the contest was run over the Coney 

 Island Jockey Club track. Following is the 

 story of the race, written at the time : — 



" The crowd which braves the withering heat 

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