Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
A PIXIES PEAK WONDER.
A TRoTTlSG OK BEATS ALI THE HORSES IN
MS NEtGuBoRHoop.

A rRoTTING OK BEATS ALI THE HORSES IN
MS NEtGuBoRuooD.
That an OK, in some circumstances,
may show speed in striking contrast
with its usual slow gate is proved by the
following story told by n correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Enquirer: A member
OF party of miners, named Green, dis.
gusted with prospects ut Pixies Peak,
took as his share OF the camp outfit, al
OK and the fore part OF q cart, and out
of the latter he made n sulkey. With
this he drove east and squatted on some
land near Denver which he cultivated.
One day rs Green was driving his OK
intotDenver, some fellows on horseback
attempted to pass him. The OK moved
by some apparent freak, quickencd its
steps until il went oil in a swinging trot
leaving the horse behind. This was the
first intimation Green had that his bob.
tailed OK (it was bob.tsiledl could trot.
The idea then presented itself to him
if he could only accustom it TO trotting
a short distance on certain piece OF
ground it could out,trot any horse in
the neighborhood. There was gam.
bier named Randale in Denver at this
time who owned horse that could do his
mile in 2:i0. Rndale was acquainted
with Green, and would occasionally
drop into his quarters and praise his
horse. A day or two after Green's dis.
coyery OF his ox's powers landale drop
ped in, and, MS usual, began talking
horse" Green remarked that he had an
OK that could beat Raudalr's horse for
three hundred yards. Raudale laughed
Mt first, then got mad, and at last offered
TO bet ten to one that it could not hc
done. The bet was promptly taken
and they adjourned to. the prepared
place. The OK was backed up to u lit.
tie cart. When everything was ready,
away they went Sure enough, at the
end of four hundred yards the OK oAmc
in ahead. On the spot Randale bought
half the OK for $500. The next day II
was pitted against two horses, and the
whole city turned out TO see the re.
markahle phenomenon, \ trotting OK.
Again was 1t victorious, and amid the
widest excitement passed the line elk
lengths ahead.
Every day thereafter the OK defeated
q horse or two, and there soon became a
popular demand for share in the ami.
NAL. Accordingly a company was form
ed with joint stock of s. 400, being
sixty.four shares OF 500 each. The
stock went like hot cakes, and soon
sod above par. In week, during
which the OK had won several more
races, the stock was quoted on the gam.
bling tables, and passed for ! 600 n
share. At last n horse sired in San
Francisco came along, and trial OF
speed was made up between him aud
the OK. On the appointed day it was
estimated that there were ten thousand
people present. The OK took the lead
from the start; at the one hundred
pole he was length and half ahead !;
at the one hundred and fifty it had be.
come three lengths; at the two hun.
dred and fifty the distance had widened
into FIVE lengths asd the OK still gaining.
But when within dozen yards of the
winning post the OK became tired and
made up his mind to stop. According.
" he planted his front feet and refused
to bulge. Moral suasion, prolane
abuse, physical ill.usage, all failed TO
move him, and the horse quietly trotted
past and took the race. From that
minute the stock sank from 81 600 a
share down to one sixty.fourth Of the
value Of the OK IA meat. Many efforts
were afterward made to coax the ami.
NAL into a trot but all intioement and
persuasion, gentle or otherwise, failed,
and he never trotted again.