The sorrel nose crept forward farther and yet a little farther.

When they passed the judges' stand Cressy led by a head and a neck.
Robert, having no favorite before, now felt a sudden sympathy for Blenheim and Stuart, because they were behind, and he began to shout for them continuously, until sorrel and bay were well around the curve on the second mile, when the entire crowd became silent.

Then a sharp shout came from the believers in Blenheim and Stuart.

The bay was beginning to win back his loss.

The Cressy men were silent and gloomy, as Blenheim, drawing upon the stores of strength that had been conserved, continued to gain, until now the bay nose was creeping past the sorrel.