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

AooA ANulVlUuAt turned
aside. THAT is good enough for me-
he mnttered. 81 know Black. and If
Blueskin was to win, he would not be
so.ng round the ring taking buffers into
skin won't VIM, And then after delhi.
efsting seriously, he audibly continual !.
81 spnt9a Aver on the mare, Queen Bess.
] Hrs siq pss ,ass h md Il a hoi p2 %s sBle e /
~ 9 heap Of coin for the captain and
ms cronies.DD Isaw him 20 to a man in
suit OF farming red, hand him a g5
note, and get q card in return, and then
ne, ~ = cigar and appeared satisfied.
Ihes horses were ndw being stripped
saddled and the Jockeys weighed.
MY brother Harry cane and asked me
70 have q look at the horses. There
were twelve starters, he said, but there
was only one horse with chance-Blue-
SKIN. Blackleg, his owner, had told
MN I. DE had q mare, Queen Bess,
IN y; but b was merely on trial, to see
what could be made out of her for a few
hundred pound plates. And SO we
found ourselves in the paddock. Horses
and grooms predominated. There was
Blueskip, q splendid animal, liver-col-
ored. with an eye all light, and a shining
coat-the admired of the ring. Queen
Bess, grand looking steel-gray mare,
trained to the hour, with the clean-cut
ears and delicate nostrils which show
breeding, had her circle of admirers. A
gray horse called Rupert was much
spoken of, and many believed that moth.
ing could beat him: There were three
others on whose chances a great deal OF
mony / understood, was risked. There
was q magnificent four-year old, a bay
colt, named Stream; q great, powerful,
slashing mare. called Calypso; and to
my eyes a mean-looking animal, whose
name was Steelribs. This was the
horse at which the two gentle men. Cap
tain Black and his friend Colonel Black
leg, were looking when I met John
Brown. His coat was uneven; his bones
appeared to be sticking In an awkward
fashion against his skin, and he had 8
shabby trick Of hanging his head. / did
not Ike his appea rance, but he was
backed to win an enormous stake. 1t
was strange that, though at a little dis
tance he looked rough and unkempt,
when you examined him closely his skin
was smooth and glossy. The uneven
ness was under the skin. The Jockeys
were now going out for the preliminary
canter.
There goes your money, said Brown.
"You can't mistake him-white Jacket
in the race. When the white jacket dis
appears your money is gone"
ut is gone already" said I. "since
the day / was born 1 never had one bit
Of luck. | will not be a whit the worse
without it."
ut has not gone YETI said Brown.
Ard taking my hand he continued: sit
would be n of the sweetest days of my
life IT. could say that 1 was instrument
81 In restoring the friend of boyhood to
the position Of which he was robbed
The first animal to leave the paddock
vas Steelribs. He went out like a cart
horse-no excitement, no prancing, but
with his head raised somewhat-not az
he stood in the paddock, with q quiet
look all round and q firm foot under
him. When his rider called on him ii
was q picture to see his movement. He
went like q piece of machinery. The
ground seemed to disappear before him,
and he did not look as if it cost him any
exertion to move.
HE would win," whispered Brown up
to me, "bnt there is a country boy up.
Ii Quincy were on Steelribs, from what
! have just heard, he would run away
from the LOTT
The starter now took them in hand,
and they wentto the starting post. Some
of the steeds were fractions and wanted
to sta.t before the flag fell, but the good
and well trained animals waited without
much impotence. The length of the
race was three miles, and the course
was almost circular. The horses started
from the elevated ground opposite, but
about q quarter ofa mile distant from
the stand house. This structure was just
on the edge of the circle. A long straight
led up to it from the right. and the rae
winning-post being opposite the grand
stand. The twelve runners we're now
marshalled, and, in their bright colors,
we're 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 a horse called
Flipper. He went away from the crowd
and then another unknown animal fol.
lowed him, and, passing the stand fol
the first time, Steelribs was well UP,
Steam and Calypso behind him. Very
far back was Blueskin, and last of all
came Queen Bess.
Look at that!" cried q voice behind
me. HE wants the mare to make the
running for Blueskin, and she is not able
She is loosing ground already"
They were o approaching a nasty
jump--a big fence at one side, water on
the other. Blueekin and Queen Best
were eased. Three horses and theil
riders went crashing into the water, anC
with a rush the two animals took the
safe parts of the fence and went over
The pace now was hot and the grounc
rising, and 0 three more Of the
twelve colors dropped back from ex.
haustion;. and, facing the big double on
the top OF the hill, any. tyre. could see
the next round. Stream was leading,
going at q tremendous rate, pulling his
jockey out of the saddle and getting
quite unmanageable. With q wild rust
he made at the great double and cleared
the whole obstacle safely; but the etfor
spoiled him forever and soon his boil
was shot. Then following Rupert anc
Calypso, Steelribs came next and wen
over it like q goat, and then came Blue.
skin and Queen Bess, leaving the diff
ficulty behind them as if the jump were
only so much ordinary amusement. Ant
90 they went down hill to the water-jum,
pool, Stream showing that he had hnr
himself and his rider easing him of. Owe,
the water.jump they went, and turned
again for the bend Of the circle leading
to the stand. There were a few small
obstacles before them, of no account
however. Rupert and Calypso led
bounding. along as fresh n when the,
started; Steelribs was third, and the,
came Blueskin and Queen Bess, and q
they cleared the hurdle into the straight
MY friend suddenly gripped my
arm.
Watch" no said. "Now it comes"
Blueskin and Queen Bess seemed
locked together, so close did they rur
for an instant. The riders were talking
Another round would finish the q c
The horses were now nearing the stanc
for the second time, and Steelrlbs drew
out for the lead, ard wa taking it from