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at the same time running up, and placing herself second, the three go- 

 ing well together within themselves, until the last mile, when Bostona 

 made her effort to get nearer the leading horse. Shark was not to be 

 cauf/ht, however, and ran in, several lengths ahead. Countess evidently 

 did not run for this heat. Immediately the heat terminated, bets were 

 oifered freely on Countess against the field, which were taken up on all 

 sides, reailily, by the friends of Shark aud Bostona. The backers of 

 Countess built their hopes upon the advantage of the 9 lbs. taken off 

 her by the handicappers, and the chances, that possibly Shark might 

 break down, as it was reported he had been complaining a little in one 

 of his pins. We scanned him veiy closely, but confess we could see no 

 cause for apprehension. The anxiety of the crowd now began to in- 

 crease every moment, and on looking round we saw men excited as to 

 the issue, that we never knew moved before. 



Second heat — Afforded a very animated contest. As may have 

 been expected. Countess lost no time in opening the dance, Shark join- 

 ing hands, and swinging by the booths with a spirit and alacrity that 

 indicated they had probably been taking lessons in the polka, or gallop- 

 ade, Bostona trailing for the first mile. In this order they ran until 

 entering the back stretch in the 2d mile, when Shark went up and 

 changed the figure a little by locking his fair partner. After a desperate 

 eftbrt he took the track from her, which she again recovered, however, 

 soon after passing under the string over the judge's chair in the 2d 

 mile. Shark now ])rudently drew out a little upon the harder ground, 

 and perseveringly struggled home for the heat ; but he did not again 

 reach the*filly, who won by about a length. As soon as Bostona dis- 

 covered that Shark had taken the track from Countess, in the 2d mile, 

 apprehending it was all over but shouting, unless she could turn the 

 fate of the day, put on additional steam, showing some of the fire of her 

 gallant sire, with something like locomotive velocity rushed to the front 

 couple ; they all then kept up a determined struggle to the pole, Coun- 

 tess coming out first, as we have already stated, hy a length only^ vShark 

 second, and Bostona well up in the third place. The manner in which 

 Countess had won this heat, and having cooled oft" well, while Bostona 

 evidenced no imusual symptoms of distress, overcast the prospects for 

 the final success of the Shark colt. His owner, however, lost no con- 

 fidence in him, remembering no doubt that even the muscles of the ele- 

 phant and the wings of the fleetest bird will sometimes be fatigued, and 

 that although Shark may have been outlasted in the heat, yet such 

 were his powers of endurance, he would probably recover quicker than 

 either of his competitors. The result proves he was right ; but, the 



