Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-02

A DARK STRANGERS BIG Ray NARg LEAVES ADJ
SuNHEkE

nARS STRANGERS BIG BAY MARE IE,vEs aIDINE
NOWHERE.
from h New York var
Bsrun wi',i4m II. Vanderbilt sped merrt!y over
the Snow-coyerei rhoUou <Afars N the upper psrt
CT the city yesterday afternoon drawn bv his
famous tr0tter AlGle. The great rairo.ler seemed
intensely hap2v. lie had given the s-n-1y 10 every
roadster he hal encountered
Presently ni- nay mare came logging cara,csS,v
along She vs. hit.nri IN t..srstsT-Yi s.-. ~. -
cutter pattern. black mus. chai nan. wren,, 4
IN S'.i-Skin coat and cap Ell he ana material.
held the ribbons. EE>tanGaCS noted the .laa
sweeping stride OF the mare ami her beautiful a.
ton.
Mr.. vaQderhlt was about m enter he more con
genial atmosphere az Gus >ihbeTus taV. n - the
big bay mare came up. Instead ~ pursuing nt,
course nQrthw1rj. IL had evidently becl his Iu.en-
uon, The driver gave i vigorous Tag 80. th. IL e
rein. aud the big bay SHE'D INTO on Of IN, roomy
stalls adjoining the tavern. Nr. Nanderb Il thr "
back the lappels ~ his great coat. removed The
goggles from his eyes. and called for rom Asl
Jerry; While zip ing The strtw-s'oinrri miN;uTr'.
he talked horse wtB Poster Dewey ana some og
MS Other chufLs- The stranger stood oy, ViEcg-
ou>ly putting Al a cigar.
The hands OF the antique clock over th, bar
pointed 10 4S0 when the Baron requested Ala..e Il
be brought up. a: the >aIe time drawing R.S ulster
about him preparatory - hGttoniug IL Up Noting
THIS the stranger quietly stepped on; II The :
door slipping hTtcht silver do,ar INTO the hand
Of a darNey who stool 10y he ordered his animal up
ID quick
The biz bay mare was beside the sto0n ia twink
Ing. The stranger hoppei Into the cutter. care
fuliy wrapped the buffalo skins about MS legs and
with Come. Ctri:" dtrtei .i'y3s up the read.
He didn't 20 very far Ia fore n turned atp,g.r In
the meantime Mr.. Nanierliit'S Fig was brought up
The millionaire SWUNG himself into the Yelt, =.
TWO uaTheS busted themselves ny u moment about
wind
on the other side ~ the road. moving smoothly
Ike a swift shadow, Was tie h- bay mare. she
moved as Aldliie moved. The Baron touched H.
t"tter gently with In" rein. ana n increased the
pace. 50 did the hg bay MARI.
Inc Eyi1C pair We're rfflly nearing Ivd-1
smiths. and the big bay mar, Was at AiIlnc :
flank Vanderbilt ,Irty; lis WHIP - did the >lrat.-
ger. and The pace hcC.lue terrific. Snow flew I'm
every direction: still III, H. hay mare clLuE 20
Alfine, lanh like 4 rocAcrao ID n urehin gtett
toe.
Vanderbilt rarely turns his head when engaged
IN TIT on The road, but he did now. tie raj
tied Aldine was Euyin- bcrter tkan an ''is clip.
nui the mare " As holding him wi bout a symptom
OF a break The racers turned into the straight
piece N road iiId III ode for ta0c cases The hi-
bay mare on the inside aad The turn in the
road brought the struggling thoroughUredS on
even terms.
Mr.. Bonner and the famous old trotter Dexter
We're caught and headed a. a railroad train passes
a telegraph pole Vanderbilt Piled The whip ur.tll
the back IF his crlcl trUItor as level AZ a bill
lard Iah!e, but the h!E bay mare could not he
shaken Of Her ears i3y close l. her head her fnre
legs doubled and SHOT out again with wonderful
precision and alacfIty.
what animal = that:@ ..Who Is the fellow and
similar Inquiries were heard from the crowd dS tle
competitors Sci.rried past Gabe Cases Then there
was an eNutaut shout:
Sure enough. the Railroad King waS beaten. Al
din mad hntn fore feet In the air. the h!.s hgK mare
had GriE. hun 10 break. and was going all nj
her business. hut the strangers llc. WIS ilri,r,,
back. II wore grin that chilled Mr.. Vanderbilt 5
marrow.
shortly after this occurrence a STIR reporter
stepped into tOnrad'S ho>tlery. leaning IN tie
bar. near The stove. the stranger who had con
quertd NJ. Vanderbilt Ills face NaS wre.r0ed ia
smiles Turning II 4 byot..EGer, aa old roadster
The reporter ioAi: ~ ho Is that la9 pointing Ia
ward the stranger
WHY. c replied supposedly. haven't you been
ca the.r04i Ions enough To know tAat fare? No?
Wen. Con wonder: only half dozen or - of the
older 70 admcn know him. lie never drives now,
except inco-., and Tell !"I L. has Eool-UoOG"l
Stock rs any ~ them. There WIS a time when ne
was - well known on Old hInE,bgid--r road ~ any
OF our famous people are to-day but tlat years
ana years a-0.'
"tni his 9ame-YOu said
"Wc.!. 1 kupw II eaSy enough: buu that's hiS
secret. and * Is nnacr 10 keep IL quiet, guess
III leave you 10 i.nI II out
when the star man Went outside 10 ind the
strlnger. tue BIZ bay mare, the cutter and tle dark
man h,Q vanished.