Cord hatte, um den Glanz des Rennens zu erhöhen, seinen Paradeanzug angelegt: schwarzen, zugeknöpften Oberrock, steif gestärkten Kragen, bis an die Backen reichend, runden, schwarzen Hut und Stulpstiefel.
Cord, in honour of the races, was dressed in his best clothes: a black buttoned-up coat, a stiff starched collar that pressed against his cheeks, a bowler hat, and top boots.