The New York herald., 1874-08-22
Warm Spring Indians Arriving-A
Talk with a HOrSeman.
THREE CAPITAL RACES.
Madge the Winner Of the Thr :e-Quarters Of
Mile, B. r. Carver of the Selling Race and
Lizzie Lucas Of tho Two Nile Dash.

popular with tender lovers | saw squad OF DON
aid McKay's Warm Spring Indians donald
pronounces his name McKy), decked out
in their fantastic attire, their blankets
wrapped about them, trudging along with
that stride 80 peculiar that to Judge from the foot
prints, you'd think each OF the party had been
supplied with but one leg. All Indians, believe,
have that fashion Of putting one foot directly In
front of the other when they walk; they plant each
foot with such sowness and such decision that
you fancy they mean to stop STEP The little
deer, amblng about the park, seemed suspicious
Of the savages; seemed afraid TO approach them
as they do the more daintily attired whites. ior
the pretty little fellows were as tame as an old
maids cat Ii struck me that these Indians felt
as happy as q well fed mule wandering about
among the great tall shady trees, with not q soul
in the PARK besides themselves but the dipper boy
and myself. Perhaps it was like "home Sweet
home," 10 them, but they didn't look as II they
wanted to strike up that air.
lgot out to the stables few minutes before
seven O'Clock. They are built in grove to the left
OF the road as you come from the village to the
race course. more suitable posltiq4 could not
be desired for the water is excellent and abun-
dant, and there is plenty Of shade, nfthat be an
advantage, though
THE DARKIE STABLE BOYS,
who snOre as loud as calliOpe's music, or pitch
pennies and shoot marbles, much prefer to do
their sleeping and their playing in the open spots
of the grove, under brOiling sum- Three.quarters
OF mile OF track-for exercising purposes-sur-
round the stable grounds, and on this when ar
rived half dozen racers were moving at different
degrees Of speed-sOme shooting along at their best
and others moving at rate which had supposed
belonged only to a circuit preachers cob. In
among the trees and wooden stables dozen or
~lxsAa
horses talking "baby takn to them or whistling
or humming an air for their edlfcation as they
logged by their side holding their halters. A few
were tied to the trees undergoing curry
combing and brushing. am told that
some OF the more hightoned flyers will
not permit a strange stable boy TO clean them
that they bite and kick at him and make the Occu-
patton disagreeable for him. With my abysmal
ignorance OF horses-for Pm in favor Of mules-I
learned great many things about them this
morning, which yet regard with some little sus-
picion. Before went to the stables friend of
mine, horse taker, said to me- .'Now see here,
DON'T GIVE YOURSELF AWAY
when you get out there. They'll try to fin you
full, sure, II you look surprised"
got chatting with an owner about the big race
ofyesterday.
''That was great race Of Fellowcraft's yester-
day,n began.
"GreatY Don't depress 1t, sir. 1t was immense
You saw something yesterday that your children
may never see in the way OF time"
"N0w that race will be big thing for the asso-
ciation. Won't it sn inquired.
"Why OF course 1t win. Big thing should say
80. It's worth $4,000 to the ASSOCIATION II It's
worth dime. You see, after that run OF Fellow
crafts yesterday the very best horses Will come
here to try and do something like it on the very
same track. But I'm AFRAID none Of 'em ever
will-that is, under the same conditions. There
was q big difference between Lexington and Fel-
lowcraft In more ways than one."
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEXINGTON AND FELL
LOwCRAFT.
"Why bow's that ~
swell, in the first place he beat Lexington by
quarter second, and, as you and every one saw,
did it easily. Then, again, FellOwcraft ran as
ur-year-od, carrying his appropriate weight, l0s
pounds, whereas Lexington ran as four. year old,
carrying only 1O4 pounds, when ne was really O
fve-year-0 ar-0ld-within one month OF 1t. More than
that. Lexington had running start and relays
OF fresh horses, ana Fellowcrait hadn't either Of
those advantages"
YSuTs right il d0es but have you thought of
HOW do you meanq know he made the four
miles in 7:20-pretty fast time"
eyes he made 1t In 1920 and carried his weight
as al AReu uOIbc-Ll4 pOuuues Wduu6TeT'S no
siouch. That time knocked spots out Of a good
many, II 1t was second yesterday"
"Dld you see that old fellow crying over on the
% wnired under the wires VINO was her' ''''" y" - ~
"No; missed that didn't take my peppers OF
that horse not once from the furlong pole to the
well, this old fellow cried with Joy The tears
m ready to square accounts with the Master
now see Fenowcrak has beat old Lexingtons
~ vum uArc
dts nigh twenty year ago. and | thought I'd
seed the best time ever to be made. Well well,
on I in that style for some time, but couldn't get
near enough 10 MIN to get mis- name-probably
some aSrssman Wei are you going toward the
After fast walk TO the village ana q hurried
breakfast tthe nigger waiter getting compliment
back to the track. When TOOK my usual seat in
the reporters stand land, by the way, they
suck the Ss SasFs Hsss' of ana sSs JsM ss udsCsu cs Of
ten foot pole surmounted by q. signboard
on the quarter stretch. directly facing the work.
before. I What do you think was on the sisnboardi
give it upf Fellowcraft's wonderful time-7:loK.
pole ~ @sS should IDS stay until that time is beaten I'm
were this idea carried out suppose you try It,
''T The attendance was not good-thst's nat--and
more's the shame for "the villagers" SIS We visit
Fund, Fund and, just think Of it the crowd was the
smallest OF the meeting and, more than that, 1t
was almost altogether composed OF the strangers
who put up At the high priced hotels. would dis
like very much to think
THE sARAToGIANs PACK OF FRAUDS,
but that Is what an acquaintance OF mine called
them. The day was cool, and, though the sun dad
not shine much, 1t was agreeable. Sometimes the
sun shines too much out on the track. The first
race was S, not avery avery great ansir because every,
| was right by few lengths. In the second race
| wizard, with good appetite and desire 70
| crafty ii, made some tun.
FRACTIOUs HORSE
! with q level head may seem contradiction, and
could hardly be applicable to any with q less sim
| euar name than Wizard. At the first false start
to-day he was not to be repressed but pursued his
! way round the course despite the most desperate
| effort OF his rider to hold him
| in check. But wizard evidently knew what
ne WAS about Standing at the starting pole, his
rolling eye caught sight Of stable in the far dis
tance; and, to use 9 more expressive than ee.