Word: backstretchers
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...nine formed company front at the barrier, then off they dashed. Ahead of the race shot Miss Star, soon passed by Baffling. Speeding down the backstretch, Epinard was plainly "pocketed" just back of Baffling and Zev. Miss Star, Snob II and Wise Counsellor were hunched next...
...Wilson, and Papoose, ridden by Mr. Dickey. After a good send-off, Redskin and Spotted Tail soon showed to the front, and by the time the back-stretch was reached, had opened a lead of several lengths over Pale Face, who was a length ahead of Papoose. Down the backstretch the horses went in the same order, with Spotted Tail lapping Redskin, the others having lost some distance. Rounding the turn, Spotted Tail overhauled Redskin, headed him and opened distance, coming down the homestretch and finishing under the whip a clear length ahead. Meanwhile Papoose overtook Pale Face...