The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21

Standing, for / peneyed that was gone
with the rest. l locked, and there was
the stirrup leather and iron Tapping
turiously about, and evidently telling
on the temper Of the mare. Quincy was
working with his foot to catch it every
time it descended, but the pace he was
going at was 50 terrific that it would be
impossible unless by a chance approach
ing q miracle, for him to get hold of it.
S ssaea accident eide ro va Hey seer from the
apprehendine some fTiphtful catastro.
phe. The horses were flying up hill to
the double, when within one hundred
yards of it Clui ey shifted his position
in the saddle, boldly caught the iron,
stopped down-going like a rocket that
he was-and placed the stirrup on his
foot. The next Instant Queen Bess land
ed like a deer on the other side of the
great obstacle. Calypso bungled on the
fence, threw her rider, and now there
were four in it-Steelribs leading with
Rupert second, and Blueskin falling
back to Queen Bess.
"Steelribs runs away with It'll A cheer
for the countryman! shouted q voice
near me.
Look out for another bit Of nice rid
ing now" said Brown. Mark how Blue
j nAAA WlAt hVOP ~ d1lo AOAG Nv WlAH1Aa6
post for Queen Bess."
They were now approaching the wa
ter-jump, after which the terrific strug-
gle known as the run-home would COM
mence. The rails in the straight for the
winning-post lay on the right; and APP
parently without an effort, up came
| Blueskin and cleared the water in a
line with the other two, and on the
right. Queen Bess came straight after
him. Horses and men now bent to
their work. There were no whips go
ing, but the way they go. W the
ground was astounding. They approached
like q hurricane. Queen Bess lying
two lengths to the bad as they came to
the straight after him. The stand and
| ring were like a pandemonium. "Blue-
skin runs away with it2" VI
.Steelribs ronips in!" hubert has it
as he likes!" The cries were ~defeaning.
AZ they approached the hurdle leading
to the straight, Queen BeHs. in somesun-
accountable way. drew level with the
three others. She was on the rails, Blue
skin lying rext. In the same unaccount-
able way, and on the otf-side, Steelirbs
landed as in the straight, fully two length
before his three companions. The ex-
element was terrific, and the
| air rang with the name Of Steelribs.
Friend and foe shouted it. The straight
was about 300 yards long. For 100 yards
the hree horses came along about two
lengths behind Steelribibs. Then Ru-
pert was done with. In the next 100
yards only a length separated the two
| others from Steelribs. Then Blneskin
gave way.
'splendidly done,' p said Brown press
ing my arm.
Gradually, i~mperceptibly, on came
Queen Bess, until her nose was at TIE
shoulder OF Steelribs; and them. when
the came like a lightning flash to the
winning post, out went her head just in
the nick of time to saw the race.
There was dead silence over the VIC
tory. Every M was taken by surprise.
Blackleg went around saying it was the
most inexplicable thingin the word that
Blueskin should not have won, and that
he and his friends had lost a heap of
money by backing the worthless brute.
For my part, l have only to say that
| was faithfully paid my winnings, that
! went home rejoicing, and at nee COM
menced business again in such a frame
of mind that it would not be easy for
Oilskin, or any other superlatively con-
scientious character, to catch me signing
a blank acce ance.-Tinsley' Magazine