The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-06-20

those who had him in charge with
such confidence that they finally con-
Guided TO pit him against David, as
we have already stated.
The first of this month was the time
appointed for the trial ofspeed to take
place. It was a fair day; the sun
shone brightly; the track was in ex-
cellent order, and the course was lit
orally surrounded by anxious and ex-
cited spectators. When the two horses
were brought on the track, the betting
was two to one on David. He had
been much better kept than Carving
Fork and his fine form showed off to
much better advantage than that of
his rival. He pranced, and snorted,
and caracoled, and made two-thirds
of the people believe he would be the
winner. Carving-Fork, on the contra
ry, showed little or no vivacity; and
being still ill-shaped, he was not cal
culated to enlist the admiration of the
crowd but good judges ofhorse-Aesh
fancied that they could see many fine
points in him. 1t was true that his
form was not very symmetrical-but
who ever saw q number n racer that
was? His neck was long, his nostrils
wide his heart large, and his form
on the greyhound order.
At the tap of the drum the two
horses started-David full twenty-five
yards ahead. We forgot to state that
Carving-Fork's rider was a white lad,
possessed of extraordinary skill and
d~exterity. Owing to some whim of
the owners ofDavid they insisted that
he shonld be ridden by one little mig
ger in the saddle, while a little Siwash
should hang to one stirrup and q long
tailed celestial to the other; and to
crafty a vain and foolish pride, they
still further insisted that they should
have the privilege of tying n large
purse, we'll filed with gold, to the tail
of David. They affirmed that they
had some bonds to cancel, and they
desired to show to the world that they
were ready to meet their engagements
as soon as the race should be ended.
Well: the riders whipped, and for
awhile David gained rapidly. The
Siwash and the Celestial kicked his
abdomen, while the little niger laid
the whip on to his shoulders-mean-
while grinning from a to a and
showing his ivories in the most APP
proved Ethiopian fashion. But all at
once Carving-Fork pricked up his ears,
and Strengthening out his neck at full
length, he came down to his work fine
ly-jumping twenty and thirty feet at
a bound-gathering himself up with
a rapidity unequalled on this coast /;
and sweeping past his antagonist like
a whirlwind. The little siwash and
celestial redoubled their kicking
while the little niger used the raw
hide on David more literally than ev-
err, in order to regain lost ground and
come up alongside of Carving-Fork
again. David, also, fully comprehend
ing the situation, strained every nerve,
and for a while gained a little; per-
ceiving which, Carving-Fork's rider
spoke sharply to him, and gave him a
couple of keen cuts on his TANKS.
That was sufficient. No huge stone,
hurled from a Roman catapult, ever
cleft the air more swiftly. He did not
run-he flew down the home-stretch,
making the fastest time on record,
and beating David twelve hundred
feet and over! After the race was
ended Dayid's keeper threw a blanket
over him, loosened the sinch, and at
tempted to sponge his nose with whis-
ky; but, contrary to all precedent,
David would not allow it, and was not
satisfied until his keeper sponged him
with cold water! How long this
strange freak will possess him we can
not tell.
Thus ended this great race We
are told that David's owners have
withdrawn him from the turf forever,
and declare that their purpose is to
turn him out to grass as a gelding.-
As for Carving-Fork, his owners in.
tend to rub him down, and feed and
blanket him well, with n of the
blankets from the Willamette Manu-.
featuring Coz and a few months
hence send him on to Washington fol
exhibition. They think he can sub.
serve their interests much better there
than here for awhile. We advise old
Thad. Stevens and cock-eyed Butler
not to get very close to his heels ; fol
he may deliver a blow to the first that
will make his lame leg still more lame
and to the last a kick that will make
his eye still more ugly, if possible
than ever. Finis.
OREGON ELECTION.