The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-18
a FAST HORSE, AND FASTER
PREACHER.
The One Wins Race, and the Other a
Purse, but Does not Want His Flock
TO Know It.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 1.-The Rev.
NJ. NJ. Houghtou, the minister who recent.
Iy denounced from his pulpit William Lewis
as the murderer OF Rose Amber, to-day
appeared in even more distinctively
characteristic role than that Of reverend de-
tectye. Ever siRee Nj. Houghton came 10
New Haven he has been noted for his fond.
ness OF fast horses. He never drove a horse
that could not make mile in less than
three minutes, aud when his purse became
sufficiently plcIhoric TO allow his purchase
OF a horse lOr nlnlset he bought q hand
som. and spirited black horse. Grace and
speed rendered his owner the
enved OF all the dealers Ia the city.
Mr.. Hougbton speeded his horse on the
wide avenues OF the city. One day, abol
year ago, his horse entered into a brush
with passing stopper with so much zest
that Mr.. Houghton could not stop him when
he wished 10, and when he sawed on the
bit the horse dashed TO the curb and threw
the divine into the street. The animal was
caught many blocks away. The story OF the
runaway got into the papers, and some OF
the more straight laced OF his congregation
demonstrated with Mr.. Houghton on the
scanda likely 10 arise from his driving OF
fast horses, Mr., Houghton paid no heed
to the protest, but some Sundays later de-
liyerrd one Of his inmitabie sermons on the
righteousness OF driving good horse
II any. He felt speed was Civ.
en- to horses as sugar to pears
for mans use.
He sustained his position bya Scriptur
quotation, and described Ia such glowing
terms the pleasure OF holding the lines over
4 fast trotter that his congree alton was
charmed and no more complaints we're
heard on that score. He continued TO
drive, and TO drive fast, so fast that IL was
understood he had the fastest trotter in tho
ely. About three months ago Arthur
Baldwin, q local horse dealer, bought In
New York a Kentucky thoroughbred sorrel
trottcr, named Borax, for which So, 900 had
once been offered and which had made
private record OF 2:27h. This horse
had not been speeded on the avenue the
second time before Rev, Mr.. Houghton
perceived that his horse was not 40
fast as Borax. He determined to own 30.
faN,
Mr. llougbton Is rich or rather his wife
is aud he was soon In possession OF the
coveted sorrel There was no horse In
the city that could compare with his In
speed, There was no glory to be gained
here, and he was anxious 10 try Borax'
mettle In race, ~ when the National
TrUllng Association began TO advertise
their fall trottng meetings, Mr.. llough-
ton pretended TO hand his horses over TO
recently graduated dentist named
;. f. Brothers, who has opened
an Office on Chapel street. The under
standing was thai Brothers was to en-
ter BoraX IN some Of the country races
under an assumed name. The frs,
essay VI this kind was at the Danbury
races at the beginning OF tn Is month. The
minister's horse was called Allen, and wa
entered by j. +. Brothers, Secretary Vail
OF the National As, citation In some way
discovered that ALI was not the proper
name Of The horse and No informed the Dan
bury Judges before the race began, just
before the positions were assigned IN the
g;ij race, Mr.. Brothers was told
that he WAS fined $40 was entering
bis horse under false name and that
he must pay the dne or bis horse could not
enter. Mr.. Brothers die not have any
money, consequently Mr.. Houghton's
horse gained no lsurels At Danbury. To.
Nay was the hrst day Of the fall races VI the