30 MEMOIR. 



Bella, Cosette, Lucille Golddust and Grafton. It was 

 programmed for Thursday. Two days before the race 

 Gus Glidden drove Grafton a mile in 2 :i5/4- This made 

 the big chestnut gelding such a prohibitive favorite that 

 he was barred in many of the pools, although it was well 

 known that he was apt to make a break every time he 

 came to a turn. Cosette won the first heat in 2 123, by 

 half a length from Lucille Golddust, Grafton broke on 

 the first and third turns, but managed to finish third, Glid- 

 den driving him the last quarter in 31^4 seconds. In the 

 second heat Grafton was again on his bad behavior, while 

 Lucille Golddust won the heat in 2 ■.2^/2, with Bella sec- 

 ond and Thomas L. Young third. In the third heat Graf- 

 ton made two breaks and looked to be out of it at the 

 three-quarter pole. Glidden caught him and started after 

 the leaders. It was then ''See Grafton come." Lucille 

 Golddust was in front and appeared to have everything 

 her own way until Glidden caught her at the distance, 

 carried her to a break and won the heat in 2:24.34, his 

 time for the last half with a break in it being 1 :oyy 2 . 

 When saluting the Judges before dismounting Green ap- 

 proached the stand and said that he "protested trotting 

 against a telegraph." The finest part of the contest was 

 in the fourth heat. While scoring Cosette locked wheels 

 with Bella and threw Dave Muckle out. Bella started to 

 run, but stopped after passing the stand. Then some one 

 in the crowd gave the word on the tenth score and as the 

 starter did not ring the bell until the horses passed the 

 turn, all of them went on until they were stopped near 

 the distance by the flagman. The trip put a crimp in 

 Cosette and Lucille Golddust while it steadied Grafton. 

 When the word was given Lucille Golddust and Grafton 

 came together on the turn, the latter losing a few spokes 



