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behind time. John Fry was to make the finish
of sixty miles, and he had six horses with which
to do it. A heavy rain had to set in, and the
roads were very slippery. Two hundred thous-
and dollars might turn upon a single minute,
and Fry had just three hours and thirty minutes
in which to win. This was the finish of the larg-
est race and stake ever run in America. When
the time for his arrival was nearly up at least
5000 people stood upon the river bank at St.
Joseph and watched the Kansas shore with
eager eyes. The time was nearly up. Only
seven minutes remained. At that moment John
Fry’s horse dashed from the thicket and ran on
the ferry boat, winning the wager of $200,000,
and having five minutes to spare.