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public as equal to a mile in about 2:23 when at her best. 

 In the betting the night before the race Adelaide was 

 entirely overlooked by the public — so much so that De 

 Noyelles, her owner, gave Dempsey an order to put $250 on 

 her. Dempsey told me we could win all the money in the 

 pool-box with $100 on Adelaide — provided of course that 

 she was victorious. Dempsey put $163 on her for De Noyelles 

 at the odds, which netted after the race was over something 

 in the neighborhood of $7,000. 



When Dan came out the next morning and showed me 

 the tickets, I gave him what the boys call the laugh. He 

 said that was all right, but that if I would drive the race as 

 he told me and he did not win he would be perfectly satis- 

 fied. I told him he could have absolute command, and to 

 be around with his orders when the bell rang. When the 

 time came De N'oyelles just asked me to go easy the first 

 heat, simply saving my distance, which I did, and was far 

 behind Prospero, who rushed away the lead, was never 

 headed, and won the heat in about 2:22. De Noyelles told 

 me to lay up the mare again in the second heat regardless 

 of what might happen. I did this, and Midnight, a horse 

 that belonged to Mr. C. M. Reed, of Erie, Pa., and one that 

 was looked upon by the talent as a sure winner went out to 

 the front at the word and won with seeming ease, the time 

 again being about 2:22. When we were ready for the next 

 heat De JSToyelles said : " Lay up again," and I did, Mid- 

 night again winning. When they called for the fourth 

 heat, De I^oyelles said : ' ' Have your war-paint on, and when 

 the judges say go, let us see how fast you can get away from 

 the wire. ' ' Adelaide was a good scorer, a first-class breaker, 

 and could be relied upon to do her very best when asked. 

 At this time I had heard that Midnight had a soft spot in him, 

 and on the strength of this I took him well dovm the stretch, 

 scored up a few times, and when they said "go" he and 

 Adelaide went off at a great clip. Midnight broke at 

 the first turn, which gave Adelaide the lead and she was 

 never headed, winning the heat with something to spare. In 



