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Show . A . . . ....... ..i c;.. ....- a ..101. v a "if Ik.i 1 jr. Nrr.r t6k::, rtay 13. rrince Weil, , a two-jear-oiJ trotter belonging to David Lee, while being led to the Empire Em-pire City track last night, broke loose and had a stirring race for life In front of to trains, one t)f them the Buffalo I express. . ' Terrified by the 'glare of headlights! and. the whistles, the blooded trotter j tore along between the rails straining every muscle to outrun the express until un-til he fell exhausted at a siding after a 6lx-mile dash. Developed Tast . 'Speed.'. X Frank Ferris, ' a hostler employed by Mr. Lee, started from the stable leading lead-ing Prince Well, -nTJchhad .as yet made no record. Frince "'ell had recently re-cently developed fine spend qualities, however, and wad to be taken to the track where he was entered in 'several races. Ferris led the horse, up Broadway as far as King's Bridge. Here he turned tnta the Albany post road, where he Jumped into a passing wagon,, holding the halter and letting the horse fall behind, be-hind, . " Takes Fright at Auto. Frightened by an automobile. Prince Well suddenly pulled the halter from a hostler's hands, turned and ran across the tracks of the New York & Putnam railroad at the Rlverdale crossing. He tried to ros the adjoining tracks of the New York Central railroad, but the bars were down and Prince Well turned and started southward Just as a train from Yonkera left the King's Bridge station on its way to this city. Mad Race for Life. ' ; Morris Heights, the next station, was three miles below, but the horse kept on. When only 100 feet ahead of the train and within a quarter of a mile of th Mortis Heights station he was startled star-tled by a roaring noise and a big headlight head-light ahead of him. It was the Buffalo express from. New York on the New York Central tracks. The trotter turned and ran northward en the adjoining i track In front of the express. For three miles back. the race was run until the horse fell- exhausted In . the Broadway cut. Dr. Dowd, a veterinary surgeon, there revived 'him and he was led back to his stable J , |