The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-29
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in bunch. The crowd at the grand stand were
brcathlcss as they watched them down TO
the haf-mlc flag. Not horse fell behind. not
a horse left his foot Down around the back
stretch. into the homcstrctch. and an old vet
Gran on the judges stand shaded his eyes and
| whispered:
Great heavens but never saw anything
like it before"
Down they Numbered. not break or n skip.
and the driver with the orange colored cap
| drove under the wire only neck ahead. II
was half u minute before there was word
from the thunderstruck crowd. but then such u
shout went up as was heard over the meadows
for a long mile. The timer chaked his figures
on the board and hung it up. 2:1G}a" and tho
crowd shouted again.
When the horses scored nEain there wns n
new driver under the orange colored cap.
" Honest Jack" had been hurled from his
sulky in pulling up beyond the wirc Some
said he was only shaken up. and others looked
grave "a they saw his white face and the bloody
froth on his lips. They took him to the track
Keepers house. and the doctor examined him
and said:
He won't drive again this summer. and I
fear that he has mot his death blow"
What was the time Z" whispered tho driver.
opening his eyes for the first time.
brother driver answered him despite tho
surgeon warming gesture anu JACK White
iarc showed disappointment as ne said;
" thought we were flying. but we were only
Jogging III YET 500 Illtie Nell beat that by
| 'hree secohds'
| rcVer cafhe' ana MS wild ravings were
ABOUT welShts' over checks. hand holders.
anu trainers ana ruppers. Ihe public forgot
! MIN IN uay. Dut the trainers ana others
around the track INQUIRED about him every
N q Tool litt I'M nv ,xtstth
him nights. 1t was plain that death WIS
coming nearer every hour butthey could neither
break his fever. nor lead his wild thoughts into
other channels.
There goes the bell Oct rcadyl All right
Out o the way thcrcl take tho polel' he kept
ealing ont, ana they saw that he would die with
ms thoughts on the stables and track.
ono night when the air braccd up, and the
sultrv heat was driven away. the patient rested
better than usual. He ceased his raying. and
| foil into sweet sleep, and by and by his tired
watchers also slept When they opened their
eyes again they heard the dingl dngl dingi Of
tho bell on the Judges stand. Honest jacks
bed WAC empty. and for n moment they could
not comprehend the situation. Dingl ding
ding! went the bell again, and the watchers ran
over TO the track. Two OF the stable boys Joined
them. having been aroused by the bell. and in
another minute the trackman was there.
Through the gloom of midnight they made out
human figure beside the bell. II was not
Honest Jack cold chill crcpt over each ono
US they realized mat II was not.
blhs dIns! rang the Dell and they heard the
n'at OF hoois on inc soft track Ono glance
showed tnem Lttie Nell before her sulky. and
i"hihd her was u hali-clad ilgure with face so
wh'te mat II seemed almost Ike star in tue
gloom Long whlte fingers clutched the lines
"hu par oi 'S's' utmost on hr"' shonc down
upon inc niue crown Us Honest JACK walked MS
morse GOWN 10 inc s'"hd' as II 10 confer with thc
!utge'
me hoy mas l'it his bed harnossed his
MORSE ana Is gong 10 trot against time! wills
p'r'' inc u" Ninah' pu' ury cared not step
'''' upon 'l' 'r"eN 10 s'op NM In me Judges
S'""' wa " what wac IL" human Doing or
'.' i''r' "' s'Ine ''N'r gone u'l'rrf lh'y
,"t'' D'''7 'o-''''i''t a. t'''n "ne "sN'd NM
''1 t' '''''"' ""u '''' 9'" we UNKNOWN
p'hd down gesture, ana aet rs a living Judge
wou'r nnv' n''pu. Alue N'h worked her ears
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