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Never before had anything been done like this . The old , blind pacer , -- the quaint old preacher -- the thing they were going to shut out , -- the pathos , the splendor of it all , -- shook them as humanity will ever be shaken when the rejected stone comes up in the beauty of purest marble . Here it was : _ 4th Heat : _ _ Ben Butler , 1st _ ; _ Lizzette , 2nd . _ _ Time _ , 2:19-1 / 2 . What a record it was for the old pacer ! Starting barely able to save his distance , he had grown in speed and strength and now had the mare at his mercy -- the two more heats he had yet to win would be a walk around for him . Oh , it was glorious -- glorious !