"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



up like a rocket and closed on the leaders. Then there 

 was a moment of quiet as the cheering ceased. The 

 crowd was so deep it was difficult to see the horses, but 

 the next instant a roar is heard at the head of the 

 stretch. Nearer and nearer it comes, and is taken up 

 all along the line to the stand. Then we see the 

 "cherry" jacket leading, and amid a scene baffling de- 

 scription, Parole drew away and won by five lengths. 



When Parole galloped past the post, the scene might 



have been compared to pandemonium. During the race 



there had been a fusillade of cheering. Now a spirit of 



quiet amazement followed. The Ken- 



T^^Bwefr' ^"^^^^"^ ^^^^ '^^" Broeck "could n't have 

 been himself," and pointed to the fact 

 that he scoured badly at the finish. Yet he came out 

 three days later and won the Bowie Stakes, four mile 

 heats. The talent received a fearful blow, many re- 

 turning home "dead broke." They could not realize 

 how Ten Broeck could be beaten— and by Parole, who 

 had been twice beaten by Tom Ochiltree a fortnight 

 previous at Jerome Park. The fact as to Parole was 

 that when he was defeated at Jerome Park, Mr. Loril- 

 lard had Dr. Cattanach examine him and, finding he 

 had cracked heels, treated them, and the gelding im- 

 proved immediately. The track was soft and damp 

 and this favored Parole. But "the time was slow" — 

 4.37^ — ^^^ the Kentuckians claimed Ten Broeck was 

 "not himself." Mr. Lorillard offered to run the race 



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