The Stewards Cup resulted in a minor upset when the Cire stringer, Mist, beat Judge Hardy and Baylight to win by three lengths, Whisky Tansan after running three quarters or the race suddenly went lame and was pulled out while Danville, carrying 182 pounds—eighteen pounds overweight was also pulled out when a leather broke. Walnut fell early in the race but, with two ponies quitting and Clyde hopelessly outclassed, he finished fourth. Whisky Tansan set the pace from the start and the field finding in him a steady lead, allowed to him to stay in front. "When he was pulled out of the race at the Polo Ground, Mist forged ahead and was never caught.
Christmaslight, literally ran rings round the field, in the "Z" Class Champions where he finished on the bit and a hundred yards to spare. Lemberg was four lengths ahead of Allegro who was third and the official Verdict between the first and second ponies was many lengths. Christmas-light shot away like a bolt of lightning from the start and soon established a huge lend of nearly twenty lengths. His lead was reduced at the half mile mark but a moment later Be came on again and entered the straight with twenty lengths to spare, galloping on to win.
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