Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-24

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,onii ON. ,nI tbon after collaborating =
Won WIN An,; 'n.n n,'nt;nrod. 1T mt !
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l,Vei on .no MAJ ~ oi,,o 10 reod large
flles iier, anu W., nou 70 iond n heop of
prin' IL 1 1i 10 ny ~ lie cron;es I'll
;oln ior VIC o"p"s,n an" Wv = s,,;t ~ flaming
saw nm ~ W i az - anl not a cord
req, manu- mn 80 N.Y. "n n;,er ord m.
III return, n,au ,i'en 'e NV " ''e
penreu sn.lsneu. ,,o;,o str;,rod and
me HORSES meio NV De 'Ssa;abnI NV
|, nnu .no !oen os,,oJ me r. have
pIo.i,el M oae any Thnro were tweive
look III 'ie laGlseS S,t thore wos onlv one
starters, ne s shn o"' p .I Rlockleo
/, WIN oii" nj - sn No had n
MS own" m ii' d. 'o' nm u, !, Int she was
iii''re; Suetn 80, ,,i,ot oo,,ld no made |
mercy , In ~ Co.,, fow hundred mound |
ouV VI iivi oi 90 Sa,,oJ ourselves in
pl'tes' hi' 81 We .o" o,,1 nrooms 'nre-
NV P"., ,oI ri,ora r,oa Rlnesk;n splen-
Nj nn;,,,oi l;vor.colored with nm eve all
ul1 a''lin1', l iiu go tho odmired of
i,bn., 'l' =" c n, Doc orond. looking
.n We i'lB' Sueeu trn;noi :" tIo bour with
s . lsn"s ,,i oora and Ielicate nostrils
vi, si,ou ,,rooJing Ind her circle of
ain,;norn ltro,. horse called Rupert.
''aa ,'o,, - So of and many believed
Nv M"I NIL mil hoot linn There were
IL, ,,ti,nrs ~, whose chances n preat deal
VI ,t''r o oo,,vi' VI M m wns risked
m n ,,os ,,aan;Goont four-yeor-old. n
i,a m,, ol1 va" ,or,nd Stroom n treat, powcr-
s"l eL'si ',,aro coIloi Colvnso: and.
:" "i NV, COG NOAH. licking animal. whose
, w 10y u 80 Stoai,;hs This was Inc horse
80 ,''i, Ill, iIo two gentlemen. Captain
nlocl nnd lis fr;cnd Colonel Blackleg,
vn,c lool,ino whom met John Brown.
lie onot r.oS :, ,ovon . bis homes appear-
aI 10 bn sticking in nm awkward fashion
oao;nst his s,;r and he Ind n shabby
tr;cl Of hano;ng his head | did not like
liz a,,,oora,sca Int h. was backed to win
m enarmons stake II was strange that,
thor,,l NJ n little distance he looked rough
o,,J s,,,1'a,,,,t n,Lnn you examined Inn
ninsol, Iii, s,,;, woe emootb and glossy.
The rnn ave- n was nnder the skin. The
;oolovs wore now GOING ont for the pre-
i i;",;,Ss, "o,t Nv" eo
.aTbcre COOS your money. " said Brown.
"you can't mistake bim-white Jacket and
scarlet cap. No other white jacket in the
race. When the white jacket disappears
YOUR money is gone"
1T is gone already" said !. "Since
the day | was born | never had one bit OF
luck. will not bea whit the worse with
out it."
at has not gone vet, said brown. And
taking my hand he continued; at would
be one of the sweetest days of my life if
] could say that | was instrumental in re-
storing the friend of my boyhood to the
position of which he was robbed" The
l Al 11,1 -nt,
Steelribs. He went out like cart-horse
no excitement, no prancing, but with
his head raised somewhat-not ms he
all round and n firm foot under him.
turc to see his movement. He went like
a piece of machinery. The ground seem
cd to disappear before him, and he did
not look as if it cost him any cxertion to
move.
"He would win," whispered Brown up
to me, 'but there is country boy up.
If Clnney. were on Steclribs, from what
have Just heard, he would run away from
the lot
The starter now took them in hand, and
they went to the starting post. some OF
the steeds were tractlous ana wanted 10
start before the flag fell, but the good and
well trained animals waited without much
lmpatience. The length OF the race was
three miles, and the course was almost
circular. The horses started from the
elevated ground opposite, put ABOUT q
quarter OF mile distant from the stand
house. Ihis structure was Just on the
edge OF the circle. A long straight led
up to 1t from the right, and the race was
to be won on the third round, the win
nlng-post being opposite the grand stand.
The twelve runners were now marshalled,
and, IN their bright colors, were moving
about uneasily IN front OF the starter;
when, suddenly, down went the flag, and
away they all rushed. The first to show
IN front was horse called Flpper. He
went away from the crowd, and then an
other unknown animal followed him, and,
passing the stand for the first time, Steel
RIBS was well up. Stream and Calypso
behind him. Very far back was Blue
skin, and last OF all came Queen Bess.
'Look at that ~ cried a voice behind
me. "He wants the mare to make the
running for Blneskin. and she is not able
She is losing ground already"
Thcv woro row ornrooch;n, q rostv
;rmr hir fonoo a. dno s;Io ,, . a ~
thn dther Ilneutin and 0nnou R aS, ws o
oosoJ Throo hnrsoa ovJ .ho;r r;Iors
want croshina into tho ,rator aMI ,r;,i, %
wish tho twn om;mois tont thn safo rnrts
If The Fence and went orar Tho p mooa
now wos hot and the orounJ r;s;no ND "md
SOON UM thron NV oro 81 s ~ s .ai n,ns anu
MOI hanl, ROW nyhorst;on omI foa;nn
he b;~ IonLin ON tho t"n 81 t'n XII , ans,
t,,ro ooniJ COO ,l,at tI,.,of ,,a,n u IT, ny
i oven for Tho next ronnJ Stroon, 'M ,ra al
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;no lie l6ScLoH o,,t " tLn sod1, l and POI ont
tine nu;to ,nr,omonoolIo WA, any I'll Eli
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lclcoroJ tho wbo,o o,,stooIo sofoI,, any any
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