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— except Gala Day, who was not considered a 

 factor in the race — so often as a two-year-old 

 that the race was looked upon as a " moral " for 

 him, barring accidents, and providing he were fit 

 and had made the natural improvement from two 

 to three years of age. There were four runners, 

 all at even weights — 122 pounds. 



The result was a staggerer to the followers of 

 public form, who, of course, realize that some 

 horses improve more than others from two to 

 three years of age, and in many cases are better 

 as two-year-olds than ever afterwards. Soon 

 after the start Bowling Brook went to the front 

 and retained his lead to the end, finishing six 

 lengths ahead of Previous, who beat Hamburg 

 by three lengths, with Gala Day forty lengths off. 

 All sorts of excuses were made for Hamburg's 

 poor showing. Some said he could not stay, 

 some said he had not improved since he was a two- 

 year-old, while others said the heavy track beat 

 him. These theories were all wrong, as he later 

 on showed that he was a thoroughly genuine 

 stayer, and that he was a street in front of all 

 the horses of his age ; while the heavy track idea 

 was disproved in the previous year, when he won 

 on a sloppy track at Brooklyn and over a heavy 



