46 THE GENERAL. 



lower the colors of Hannis and all the other horses 

 named in the 2 134 class. When Col. William Ed- 

 wards rang the bell for the race Turner appeared with 

 Hannis, followed by Mace behind Sheridan and Lady 

 Pritchard with John Murphy in the sulky. The other 

 starters were David, St. Patrick, Captain Sellick, B. 

 F. Bruce, Frank Saylor, Dan Bassett and Marian H., 

 but all they did from a racing standpoint was to con- 

 tribute their entrance towards the payment of the 

 purse. 



When the horses scored for the word, to the con- 

 sternation of Turner and the Western brigade, it was 

 found that Hannis was completely "tied up" and 

 could not get into his stride. At the word Murphy 

 rushed to the front with Lady Pritchard and won the 

 heat in 2 127, with Hannis struggling along near the 

 distance stand. Mace won the second heat with 

 Sheridan in 2:23, Hannis being still in the rear and 

 in distress. At this point the Eastern brigade was 

 jubilant, Mace bright and witty and Turner storm- 

 ing over a bad start and the condition of his horse. 

 Mace won the third heat in 2:253^ after a finish that 

 showed him Hannis was still in the race. At the 

 half Hannis was struggling along in the rear when he 

 suddenly regained his stride and speed. From that 

 point he acted like a trotter and picked up every horse 

 in the race except Sheridan, the latter winning by a 

 head. This unexpected awakening put a crimp in 

 Mace's wit and when Hannis stepped by him at the 

 half in the fourth heat he pulled into Turner and took 

 a couple of spokes out of one of his wheels. Fortu- 

 nately Hannis never faltered and won the heat in 

 2:2234 and the next two in 2:24^, 2:2634. John 



