“It’s neck and neck!”
“Come on! Come on! Let the best man win!”
By this time everybody was wildly excited and it was almost impossible for those in charge to keep the spectators off the road. It was seen that Joe Sedley was riding well, even though Black Diamond showed evidences of the herculean exertions the steed had made. Only a few feet behind came Carrots, his tail flying out and Jack bending well over the sorrel’s neck.
“It’s Sedley’s race!”
“Not much! Rover will pass him!”
“Here they come neck and neck!”
“It’s a tie!”
“That’s right—it’s a tie, sure enough!” came from a score of throats, and then the two riders with their steeds flashed by and the race was over.
“Oh, Fred! was the race a tie?” asked Ruth, as she and the other girls were putting their cameras away.
“I’m afraid it was,” answered the youngest Rover boy.