The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-05-12
THE RACE.

An Event That Occurred tn Canada a Few
| EeArs Ago.
! LFrOmJ W shaw's New Novel. ''solomon's Story, :
Z" My pet, Kitty Wells, was in daily
! training, and the Jockeys told me conf
IDENTIFY, that she was sure to win money.
| visited her at her stable every day.
and she was always glad to see me.
| would greet me from the stall, when she
| heardemy voice outside. Gentleman,
/ you can hardly conceive how great an
| affection had for her. To love and be
| loved, will soften, measurably, the
hardest nature, though the object of that
love be only horse"
"Hear! hearl" cried the President,
"hear hearI"
{" believe you are correct-I believe
you are" groaned Mr.. Squizzle.
"The race day arrived. She was en-
tered against the best running stock of
Kentucky, and stood a new candidate
for honOrs, without a record. With her
light, muscular Jockey Jack in blue
and white, upon her back, l thought
she looked grand, while, with keen eye,
she watched the preparations. She knew
very well that it was her great day of
trial, and when | approached her she
Whinnied. She always greeted me so,
and placing her nose on my shoulder,
seemed to whisper in my ear: Don't be
uneasy, Jim, Phi win this race or die
trying
Do you know the horses enteredI
enquired of Jack.
I" Yes he replied, She's got the
best field against her I have seen on
this yer course, but reckon she'll
win.'
"'And what makes you think SOP
asked.
"' Well, first, I know how to ride her,
he remarked with pardonable vanity,
for he did ride we'll. Then she's got
good bottom, and last, which is the
biggest card, she'll keep cool. Why,
she's knowd this thing was comm for
some time; but after you'd come and
see her every evenin', she'd rest list as
easy-only dreamin' little, and sleep
as sound as If she was Winterin' over.
Do you see that horse yonder? That's
Lightning-One of the fastest. He'll be
the faVorite, but he's nervous. IF you
go up and examine, you'll find the veins
out full, the muscles twitching, and the
ears jumping back and forward all the
time. He didn't sleep a wink last
night. Kitty isn't troublin' herself
wish you'd just stand by her most of
the time, before the bell rings frank in
the field. Bet your bottom dollar on
the field
"The pools opened. 1 didn't have
much money; but for every five with
which I backed the field, there were
forty for Lightning and Flyaway, first
and second choice.
My friends told me to go in heavy,
and they would see me through. Well
the polls closed for the first heat, the
bell rang, and the horses gathered.
They were wonderfully excited--some
stood quivering, with eyes full of fiery
impatience. Six of them gathered for
the start. I could see Jack patting
Kitty on the neck and talking sooth-
ingly to her. Now, quiet, Kitty,
stand still One ear was bent back to
catch his tones, and the other forward on
the track.
" The flag dropped, and they galloped
forward to the send-off. Quiet, Kitty
l heard Jack say, as he reined her up.
There were several tagging, while one
of the favorites anxious for the lead,
dashed away for a hundred yards be-
fore he could be checked, and returned
much excited. Jack rode Kitty up to
me, and l rubbed her nose, and she
went back to the stand as cool as at
first. There were two false starts, to
which I felt sure Jack contributed;
but when the send-off came, the horses |
passed the line in bunch, and the race |
began.
" When they reached the second |
quarter, there was wide gap between |
Il, s,nI
saw through my glass that Kitty was |
leading Lightning by head, and Flya-
way was about neck behind the latter. |
Jack was leaning forward in the saddle;
he didn't touch the seat he used neither /
whip nor spur, but just patted her on
the neck now and then, and knew he /
was urging her only with the words, |
New, KittyP
Gentlemen, perhaps none of you
have ever known what it is to be In love |
my feelings when / saw her on the lead |
at the third quarter, untouched by whip
Or spur. felt that she knew who was
when she came in. / was compelled to
pulp down NV emotion and shade my
ewes as hastened from the stand and
W6ub U6yOHQ IL 10 SICCb hOA" AC0AN
the people talking and caught the ex-
Dressions, Good marel' Best rider on
The coursep who owns herP What's
her nameP Then knowing fellow said,
'Ah, Lightning and Flyaway are just
knocking the bottom out of her, while
they put her up A1 the pools for the
greens to lose on Then 1 saw them
straining on the homestretch. The ex-
cited crowds were hushed into silence
the race was so close.
" / saw Kitty with yard the advan3
5age, her neck stretched out and her
lostrils afame-twenty yards to 60
and heard Jack say louder and stronger
han common. Now, KittyP / saw
rider strike him with the
Whip. But Kitty sprang forward at his
word with new energy, and passed the
inc by a half length ahead amid
leafening cheers of the assembled thous-
lnds. 'Quiet, Kitty said Jack, as she
passed where / stood with water and ,
blanket. She came to me with her neck
tretched out. her painting sides and
wollen veins. sponged her face and
mouth and put on her blankets, and as !
he waIked about with me she put her :
lose on my shoulder again. She nigh ]
8 well have said, How does that suit I
-ou. jim? / SO understood her.
0f Jack said /, were they only press '
no her for betsT 3