Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-09-24
Josh Billings, Jr. at the st. Clairs-
vile Fair.

Hearir NV the rases tnct l wud 60,
just to incorage the raisIn of gud hOsses.
l always hate to start fur doctor on a
slo hoss. Tha sed there wuz at least Is
more peopel there than tina egspected.
1t looked like a grand field fur mis-
sionarys Think three or might hav
walked abrest with safety. The rase
track is thurd OF mile in surcumfer-
enie, and when wet is NV slippery
disposition. The judges staI.d is next
to sun riZe. / was scUrted up among
them. Tha called the PAGERS. A man
with red ribbun tied clean around
hiz buzzum bawled for the PAGERS to
hither. Three cum. One wuz fat and
purity. Tha called him BAY Billy
Formly Blue Guse.' He wuz'nt blue
tho. He wuz slick as ground moal.
ask his pedigre. Tha sed he wuz got
by the landlord Nv hiz brother-i0-law.
The second wuz speckled hoss.-
Tha called him Doctor John.' They
failed to say John who, and also failed
to state whether he had ever practiced
medicine or not. He wore to pieces of
fancy carpet abuv hiZ too 4 neeZ. /
asked what fur. Tha sed he interfear-
ed. I told them of course. Still |
don't understand them. He luked
like fiyin squared. The other one
wuz of the femail psrswasun' Purity
as red wagon. She look lik she cud
Jump right out of her skin If any one
wud jist cut little nick in bur fore
head. She wore low healed shoes and
had sum sheap skins wrapped around
her 4 ankle. Tina sed she interfeared
too also. Tina called bur Lady Light
foot Tha sed breath was sum what of
an objeck to her rider. The judges
drawed cuts to see which cud tax to
pole. l didn't see the pole. But tha
sed Lady haz the poal. Goose second
John thurd. The man with the red
ribbun then told them tina must 60.
Tha cum up like Whirl wind. Sum
feller tapped the bell. They all cum
back. / asked what that wuz fur. One
red flannel eyed man sed they didn't
git oph. l sed yes: for st ed they were
all on. They cum up about9 times
the same wa, aud finally sum one hol-
Tered, Go! and go they did. The sreck-
led hoss wuz rid by 10 Manspeaker.
The red one by Jon Estep. The brown
one by Elliott. l guess tina all got
thsre lives ensured last nigh ht, and fix
ed up their affairs. l held my breth
shut my eyes and nodded a good by
but tina called around agin shortly
Tha got around thare times that was
ZIG IL. A large fat man with black
whiskers sed SO. He he'd his watch.
He haz a gud one. He sed it wuz a
stop watch. Goose ahead, Lady second,
DIR. John third. Tha rolied them ali
up in blankets fu minitz; rub thare
legs til the fire FLU; slashe,. water up
thar noses very much; tbot in my
sole tina wud rub the legs off them,
but they didn't. Tina went again.
Tha went back and cum up again
snorton, four times, and sum one sed
go. Tha COED; Goose COED the fastest;
2.l5 1-2, Lady second, John thurd.-
The best time ever made on this track.
The phat man sed SO.
The bosses swelled out like tOadz,
and the riders hilt them til thare ise
bugged out like buckeyes; sum little
bettin; principally on the red hOss. l
slapt up too cents; but haven't seen the
man since, nor the too cents neither.
/ think he will cum back, when he
learns my circumstances. Tha rest
few minutes and go slowly back agin
and cum fyin. They do this timez,
and then lite out. Tha all it beat but
Guse; he gifts in first, John next, and
Lady last; time not noted; had u plenty.
This ended the great p,lse; Guse the
winner. l mean to buy him II old
Uncle Tom thinks he can let him went.
1 want to ride him ava. Hoss racin is