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lengths in the struggle, but as they rounded the turn into 

 the home stretch the little 'un made a last and gallant 

 effort to re-occupy the pride of place. It was neck and 

 neck for a brief turn, but blood and breeding told the 

 usual tale, and after the most noteworthy long distance 

 race ever trotted in Canada, Jack on the Green secured 

 the verdict by two lengths, in the remarkable time, con- 

 sidering the state of the track, of three hours and eight 

 minutes. The Don race course is now only a recollection 

 of the past. Factories and workshops mark its site and 

 the busy hum of human industry resounds where the 

 echo of flying feet once awakened the enthusiasm of the 

 multitude, so that the storm of their noisy acclamations 

 vied with the murmurings of old Ontario, as her white 

 crested waves broke on the neighboring shore. 



