Breeder and sportsman . riverof Harry Lee found that the previous heat had madea race horse out of the pacer that he could not leavelike a rock from a balloon somewhere on the track,for Cyse kept right alongside to the quarter. Ofcourse, he galloped, paced, and walked a little, huthe got there, just the same. Harry Lee then madea disastrous break, and Cyse forged ahead and ledpast the three-quarter pole. Harry Lee recovered hisgait and speed slowly. On coming down the backturn Harry went around Cyse like a cooper arounda barrel, and led all the way home. Cyses driverthought he was overweight,
Breeder and sportsman . riverof Harry Lee found that the previous heat had madea race horse out of the pacer that he could not leavelike a rock from a balloon somewhere on the track,for Cyse kept right alongside to the quarter. Ofcourse, he galloped, paced, and walked a little, huthe got there, just the same. Harry Lee then madea disastrous break, and Cyse forged ahead and ledpast the three-quarter pole. Harry Lee recovered hisgait and speed slowly. On coming down the backturn Harry went around Cyse like a cooper arounda barrel, and led all the way home. Cyses driverthought he was overweight, so he left his hat at thedrawgate and made a beautiful drive for position,which he won. The judges awarded the heat, race,and money to Harry Lee. Time, 2:67%. The fol-lowing is the SUMMARY: October 19, 1891.—Match race tor $ Wempes Harry Lee, by Robert Lee—by Ham- bletonian Jr. (Wempe) 1 1 W. Smiths Cyse, by Will-o-the-Wisp—Mirage (Smith) 2 2 Time—2:63, 2:67%.After the race was over mutual congratulations. TROTTING MATCH AT HUNTINGTON PARK,Near Philadelphia, 3d of October, 1840. Buffalo mare and Don Juan—2-mile heats: 1st heat, 5 minutes, 26 seconds; 2d heat, 5 minutes, 21 seconds. they were out for business and not for pleasure. Onreturning to the wire, both drivers showed that theyhad profited by what they had seen and learned dur-ing their visits to the track; they handled the ribbonslike veterans, and checked their horses wheneverthey broke. Harry Lee is a very promising trotter,and will surely make his way into the 2:30 list. Cysedid not know whether it was a pacing race or a Tun-ing event that he was in. He should be entered insome of the latter events next week—in a ten-miledash—if his work-out Monday is any criterion. Hisowner drove him as well as could be expected, thecolt having been very ill and just recovering; anyone could observe this from his actions before he followed, and all feeling of enmity was drowned inthe flowing bowl. The judges who
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