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Show UU - IILESS WINS IN GREAT RACE LAUREL, Md.. Oct 18. Hourless redeemed himself. These few words tell the story of how tho brilliant black-coatod horse carried the colors of August -Belmont to victory in the American champion-' ship this afternoon. I This duel between Hourless and Omar Kbayiam was announced by the program as tho John R, McLean cham-' plonsbip, but It was really stronger than that. It was a real meeting be-; tween the (wo classiest 3-year-olds In I the country to decide superiority, and! Hourless carried off the palm of vie-, tory. j In conquering the hitherto invincl-..bio invincl-..bio Omar Khayiam, tho Tcmont star accomplished a wonderful feat. The colt named after the Persian poet was as good as ono could demand. But ho was not good enough to match his speed and stamina against this raven wraith, for evory mlnuto Omar Khayiam was speeding along, exerting every ounce of strength and speed. Ho never winced ono Instant of the titanic struggle, but gave the best in him. It wasn't good enough, for when he was compelled to falter, even though slightly, this Belmont king swept past and ran on to victor'. Governor Harrington, tho exccutlvo head of this state, felt It incumbent on him to appear and do tho honors of tho presentation. Secretary of War Baker, accompanied by Major General Kuhn, Brig. Gen. W. G. Nicholson and any number of military officials, considered con-sidered It worthy enough to loavo Washington for a few hours to .witness the clash. Congressmen, senators, millionaires, poor men, all were hero. In the betting room tbo anxious players bumped ono another around, all eager to get bots down on something some-thing in each raco. Tho cold, silent "lrpn men" raked the gold Into their grasping maws and never asked for mercy. The tanklo of the totalizer was hoard tho day long, for the machines never added such sums in their existence. On the match race alone, over $41,000 was wagered on the results. As for the others, tho total was beyond all records. The owner received a purse of $10,-000 $10,-000 and a gold trophy. . Belmont, however, wants only glory. He will buy $10,000 in Liberty bonds and present them to the American Red Cross. A crowd estimated at 20,000 saw the race. It was the largest ever assembled assem-bled at a Maryland race track: Hourless Hour-less was heavily backed by the New York contingent present, while tno small bettors seemed to bo with Omar Khayiam. Hourless paid $3.50 for a $2 ticket. The Belmont horse broke the world's record for a circular trak bj stepping tho mllo and a quarter in twe minutes and two seconds. The formei mark was 2:03 3-5. |