The Jasper weekly courier., 1875-10-29
IGWISE TO GIT?'
How Sam Got the Best Of Jim Ia
A Hippodrome Rae. "A
Lively Firm.

when The falr sea son was unfOlllng, al
keen jockey living near the State Cap
iIal had horse that bad made his mile
in : rs ike shot. Amer cogitating the
matter over Ia his head. Mr.. Slig con-
GUIDED that he coul! make more
money this season by singing low, and
taxing a sure thing as second money
al the fairs throughout Ohio. Taking
the owl nrr OF a = 40 mg into his plan.
he arrnug'6 10 60 ~inlo business with
him--~as o take first money!, where
hr coula get III and Slig 10 rush up jn-t
ia the jaHs Of deieai and snatch a. as
il were, rom the very palm o. victory,
when Stag couldn't win. Ia any way,
Sn. and Slag were 10 divide.
This hippcdrome firm started ont
early in the season. They struck every
fair that had any Inony 10 put in sOit
places. and they divided money very
lively. Slg had a quadroon ior driver
- shrewC fellow who WIS on the
"ms ke himself. aud vino always had
son. thing 10 the race. Slag's driver
being white man. made all the bets.
but sam. the quadroon. shared IN thcu
/ from fourth 10 third. Outside OF
the ring, Jim, the white driver, pre-
tended not to know sam. To all seem
ling. they were strangers. Ii WAS on the
track when the horses were going IN the
rsce that business was transacted be-
tween Jim aud Sam. What's | gwinc
20 git Z" vas Sans WAY oi Introducing
the subject: aud then Jim would name
! il. Sam gene rally taking what was OF
cred And thus IL went on during the
harvest OF the turf. the hippodrone firm
getting most OF the premiums Tor the
dcvei ppment a. stock YOU know.
I AT length ihe boys were attending
their last fair. The big day arrived; il
was sans last chance For several days
Win him. and any das he could have
easily taken everything. lie determined
10 DO better; slUoo was the stake, anr
Jim hnd lots OF bets out on boats. &c
When the horses were strung out in the
race, sam pushed mp 10 Jim. aud b,
asked. w hat'r yer gwine 10 sib Jiu
pretended not 10 hear il, and drove
iahead. HIS hOsse ws- in splendid trim
and tro,tcd 2.sf git. lie got y !ni,
lhi- head that lie could geI the race IL
spite of Sam aud all corners, atd ac -
Iitrinlined 10 shove SAN of. tkt ever
heat. and refuse 10 divide.
/ Tire game was up auN how. and VII,
not v in Al. F! The first heat ~as taNrl
b, J i'm. W hen they started or the sec
ond heat sam said. Jim, what'r W
lgwine to gimme. ssy Z" But jim
wouldn't reply. he was too much Ia
Ken Up with the race 10 lear anything
A. the two friends were going in oil
the iasi half mile, sam urged Jim 70
|, an answer Nov. ion &c las time
. What am to GET demanded ~am
j im lad his horse in 2 % gait, snt
was getting along nicely tor tie hom'
aretch he didn't think sam could po,
sibly overhaul him before se wouls
pass under the score. docs We heal
me. jim! For de berry las time: hon
e,, how much is 10 gi, 7" feeling <ai
OF his prize Jim yelled out; Cit nj
you Kin. you d--d nigger." SAM
blood was up. "G'lsng.' lie yswped
and his hors~ appeared TO hnve new M
/, infused ia.o him. lie struck cui inh
; All astounding burst Of speed. pa.sin
Jim jas, ~ thcsgh he had only bee
jogging along. Hold on. cried jim
!. "Il dvide," "Ious t-o-o latte
graspcd Sam. as he shot ahead like
dart. snd sailing mp the home-stretch 3
fngruu speed, B. passed the wire iu'
in time 10 shut Jim oul. That close
the race. aud San got all the stake.