1:42
cried Langdon , joyfully , as the horses swung around the bottom turn , closer locked , but with Diablo still a short length in the lead . Crane saw no great cause for exhilaration . The Dutchman was certainly giving the Black twenty pounds the best of it in the weights , for one was a three-year-old while the other was four , and they each carried a hundred and twelve . `` The mile in 1:42 , '' chirped Langdon . `` That 's movin ' , if you like , considerin ' the track , the condition of the horses , an ' that they 're runnin ' under a double wrap . Now we 'll see a ding-dong finish , if the Black does n't show a streak of yellow . Dutchy 's got him , '' he added , as through his glasses he saw them swing into the straight , neck and neck .