IVben Salvator beat Tenny 435 



this spot, and the victory, which half a mile back 

 seemed inevitably Salvator's, is as uncertain now 

 as a shred of gossamer in the summer wind. 

 And now they are under the shadow of the 

 string, and Murphy, leaning far over, presses his 

 knees close to the throbbing sides of his grand 

 horse, whose noble head is side by side with 

 Tenny's, and lifts him, almost in the final stride, 

 to a victory without a parallel. Tenny is so close 

 to him that a hand extended could touch their 

 heads. 



" The cheering from the great crowd lasts for 

 full five minutes and breaks out again when 

 Captain Conner hangs out the wonderful time, 

 2.05." 



Time: first quarter, .25; three-eighths, .Z7i\ 

 half-mile, .49J ; five-eighths, 1.02^; three-quarters, 

 1.14J; seven-eighths, 1.27I; mile, 1.39!; one and 

 one-eighth miles, 1.52J; one and one-quarter 

 miles, 2.05. 



After the match, Salvator made one more dis- 

 tinguished appearance before the public, when 

 Mr. Haggin started him against time on the 

 mile straightaway at Monmouth Park. Paced by 

 two different horses, the son of Prince Charlie 

 ran down that noted old course the mile which 



