The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-06-24
WINNING THE DERBY.
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Over In the rainbow streak on the hll1
there lis a moments hesitation; one horse
tries, spparenriy, 10 stand upon his head, an
other prapcts ABOUND on bis hind hoofs aud
sj.ass with his fore feet ut a vacancy, them
the Tiny blot Of flag falls and the horses
seem, as If sm'ltea by all electric shock, TO
become half as high and swice as long as
they we've an instaace Before, - They're
oJ!r bursts with single impulse and sort
of relieved sigh fromgeyery lip; then, moi
False start!" as three or four horses are
seen sill al the post, towards which the
Others wheel back, one, chat had gone fudh-l
est, fighting His jockey and boring his head
Q ,elliously from side 10 side, as If protesting
against being checked in such an suspicious
departure. Again they are massbaled;
again the same hush and craning<of neeks;
again tire same exclamation. The rainbow
streak breaks up, shifts, Is recombined like
bits of painted glass in Kaleidoscope. It's
as If a handful OF gay beads had been
thrown along a table. "They're off," in
earnest this time, and every bound of the
horses means 10000 fur hackers or felders.
A blind man could almost have followed
the different phases OF the contest by the
commenting murmur OF the throng, growing
loader and louder as the horses lore along,
painted shadows In the distance. As'they
sclIdded up the hill, Malshal Macdonald
making strong RAINING for his stable COM
panion, Don Enlane--led, Geolosist aud 81.
Louis close upon him, then Peregrine ard
Loquois, as IL watching each other. On the
level ground st. Louis goes up TO him, then
takes slight lead; then The American
srampers up as they desceudt the hill 10 Tot
tenham Corner, The critical point Of The race.
Its hard to say what their exact positions
are as they scurry around the bend, heading
towards home, but the leaders are dropping
back TO The main division and the tail Is
len2theninz QUIZ. For a moment Volupuaiy
shows In front as st. Louis and Marshal
Macdonald die away, aud the Ihummirg
commentary grows louder aud more EXCITED.
"They'ie round. Volupsuary's leading
A-ah Ga long sigh of relief as Geologist,
against whom peregrine has caomed, ailer
staggering almostlo his -nose..and knees, re-
coyers himself). Peregrine has IL Peregfine
wins Peregcine! Peregrine."
Up the level fetch thunder the horses,
coming nearer and nearer, eurIotislg fore
io.teiied, "a phantasniasoria bf flashing
colors, LEGS workingTlike .pistons~o of steam
engines, plated maiies bobbing, silk caps
with bits OF lfaees-eompfassed lips and
short chns-seep between the holses' ears.
Town Moor, Tristan and Peregrine are In
front. Don Fulano, Scobeil aud lioquois just
behind, like 30 Roman cha'iot teams. Up
goes Jockeys hand, and. his whip falls
three or four times ON has horses flank the
animal wriggles forward for a second, then
seems TO float backward, aud the cry Is
raised, christians beat ~ Town Moor and
Peregrine are span now, aud the greyhound.
like favorite draws out amid delighted
roar, "Peregrine wins" ats all oyer."
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with a contemptuoas click, as the horses
flash up 10 the grand stand. Then cohu-
Ter ioar breaks out, deFouring the shouting
like a prairie fire: Ifoquois! lroquois!
The Yankees coming. He has hint every
one knows who she Is, aud who shim).
Peregrine! Iroauois! Archer! and the two
leaders dash by, leaving the others al every
stride, their eyes ahame and TANKS all wet;
every museleistratned; their parting | Ike tile
breathing Of steam engines. = Ifoqusis,nese
Is ut the favorite's shouider--atthis head-it
shows In front; Webb raises Ms whip and at
the singing cut PeteSrine springs forward,
but his bolt is shot, and WITH asmile Archer
shoots past the judges box with Percgrine's
red nostrils at his knee. % aE fal saeasA
And amid such a roar as EPSON Downs
have IA. ely heard. Jealousy, pride, all hos
tile emotions are swallowed up on the instant,
anu blie crown Ctects anu iahEiis diu thCSis
again, and. breaking all restraint, oyeriiows
into the green ribbon Of track towards where
the gallant American, with his ears pricked
and neck archlug, is coming back 10 the
scales, his young rider sitting calmly tri-
umphant with one hand on his hip. The
stalwart, blue-coated policemen have to be-
seech, and threaten and shoulder and almost
use their truncheons to force a way for horse
and rider, while every banjo, fiddle, brass
and stringed instrument on the Downs IL
blowing or twaEgling something more or
less American, and the Americans, In delic-
ious delight, are breaking each others hats
and giving each other trip-hatnmer greetings
on the back. The hundred and second
Derby has been run for and won by a
aYankee."