, 1876-11-11
that time. His sens Afterwards bred
several cnod horses hr1t the absence OF

training at home, hence they we're solo
for song and enriched other parties
The most prominent OF these was Mug
gins, by Jack Malone out Of Fanny Nc
Allister. John Bell Peyton sold him t.
Tom Patterson for $400 and he Won 'ht
Saratoga Cup (24 miles) with lis lbs
up at four years old. beating snch hor
ses as Onward, Local and Aldebaran.
RIs coNvIvIAL1TY
Made Peyton the most welcome guest
Seat him at table with DIR. Al. Bowie
the late Charles $. Fairfax, DIR. J. NJ
Williamson. E. S. Lathrop and Ben
Lippincott, to say nothing of the writer,
and he was indeed host. One Of his
best stories was on his neighbor, Green
Berry Williams, a noted Tennessee
trainer. He was sixty years old before
he went outside of Tennessee aud then
he took two horses down TO Natchez.
One of these was Joe Doane, the fastest
three~year old he had ever seen, and the
other was an old gelding called Walk
in-the- Water, nine years Of age and a
perfect lump of lignum vitae. He was
never beaten in the mud. On the open
ing day OF the Natchez fall races, Joe
Doane WAS beaten by a neck III each
heat, In the fastest time tEen made
south of the Potomac. The old man
was thunderstruck, bnt he had to stand
it. tor he wouldn't have left home if he
had not thought he possessed
4 woRLD-DEATER.
He waited till Friday night, however,
and entered the old horse for the 70 lr-
mile race TO be ,un on Saturday. He
then borrowed four hundred dollars on
Joe Doane and bet it all on Walk in the
Water who was far from favorite, the
odds being 6 to against him. The day
was warm. though cloudy, and q four
year old took the first heat, the old
horse barely saving his distance. An
other heat was run and Old walk"
was beaten length. the winner Of the
first heat being shut out. Just then, as
the winner Of the second heat became a
fayori:c at 100 to 10, it came Gu to rain
and old walk" won the mex. two heats,
having run sixteen miles to win the
money. Old Berry got fuller nor a
goat" having won some 5000 on the
result. SO he took party Of gentlemen
down to
SEE THE HORSE
After the race. Passing through Joe
d Doane's stall, the old man said, "Gen-
tlencn that's the fastest three-year old
l ever saw. but he's played me for a
sucker" Then turning to the colt he
cnntinuodi "Joe Doane (hic) Joe
Doane, Yer the fastest thing that ever
wore Blanket; but yer 'ceptious dog
and derned onmitigated humbug at
hat Here be paused and walked into
the old horses stall where the weary
was lying down. Old Berry
went down on his knees beside the
horses head and threw his arms about
his neck, saying, But you, old Walk,
you're the pore mans friend. alone and
nfoot. q tho II sand miles from home,
in a Id t'uTen countty"'
ANOTHER GOOD ONE
He told at il dinner party once, where
We were present, was the morphine
story. A ronng Elanter had married
rich widow who Lad acquired an i'm
nense torture Ly the death Of 'her first
husband. Number two had tendency
or blood under blankets, and used
he lucats of Poor Brown" in the pur-
,hase Of stud of horses. His negro
rainer, old Barney, had retinue OF
-oung monkeys about him, dieted on
Keep them from g-owlng fat. And away
hey went, the horses and about thirty
larkies Oh b Z six-boiler boat for the
,rand flourish over the far-famed
MgTAIIIE COURSE,
u New Orleans. The first day Mr..
iranshaws horse was dis,anced the
ecoId tay his iilly ran good second
n IS, good time in those days next
ay, he made dead heat of two miles
n BAL, but could not win the deciding
eat; on the fourth day. his old horse |
was beaten by neck in
:39 for four miles, by the beautiful
lltorf. the pride of st. Louis. Gran-
haw went back to Kentucky disguised. |
lis wife said she couldn't understand |
hat that word dis" meant after bis |
ame. Mr.. Grarshaw replied that it
ignified
''DIsTINGUIsHAD;"
tut the Madame wouldn't have it,"
0 she called in old Barney, who gave
er the real truth of it. Granshaw now
lrned to Barney, saying,
"I'm going to quit racing, Barney"
"Um-whatfor. Massa George?"
'Why. I didn't win single race, all
,e week."
"Well, you was on. OBJ luck down
ah, for shuah."
"Yes, and it's nv belief that my
orses were poisoned with morphine"
.'Look heah, Massa George. when
ou've followed racin' as long as 1 have,
on'll find dat kind of time will pisen
most any mans horser'
HIS PUBLIC SERVICES
o his adopted State, were manifold
e was State Senator several times
I'd for several terms member of the I
wer aud (in these days) more respect
lie House of Congress. But he never
tanned tie goal Of his ambition, the
nited States Senate. In 1910 Gem
al Harrison appointed him U. S. Dis
ict Attorney at New Orleans where he {
quilted himself creditably in admir- s
ty causes and made quite reputation {
q proctor. In 1848, General Tavlor s