Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-09

OF a screw cap on one n the hubs ! cou'd
fin Inc Who'll. machine with compressed
ar. which. under force OF several al
mospleres, operated on slmpie - III
OF CO-s. aud something IKE 4 lut olne' anu
moved the wheels The thing was put mo
oprration by press M, A valve on one OF the
suai,s, where the driver would ma uI@H1
rest his too'.
II hItcued the machine to an old road
srfrI owned. that had once made talr
time on the Eastern courses. Never suaI
1 gOr.et the moment ! pressed The waive.
There WAS buzz and sudden forward
leap Of the sulkv. The horse laid back his
ears, aud Ion an instant showed a DISPOSE
tion t. rear: then he settled down INTO
long, swinging cdittGat spun the road out
beuird US like tue recedug track behind
a Ngntutng.eN train. For nearly
4ail a mile ! mad 10 light charge OF AR
we dashed along over toe Old DIRT road al
what / realized in vague way 70 be the
tastes, time a horse mad ever made since
creation.
Then went Up to- big race meeting
and entered my horse in the highest class
nis record would admit | shipped my
sulky with the greatest care and placed IL
in an Old stall on the grounds. Inc ar
pump MD IN the manger aud set Niger
10 watch them both. Meanwhile | nRd
raEed and scTaped together every dollar l
could, aud the day OF the race backed my
horsa at th- pool boxes. A little mare
named Iolanthe sold tayorlte, and my
lOrte wasn't considered in the race at all
by experts. | tad just time before me
race was called to rusA over TO the sulky
agd make the attachment TO the air pump.
Then my darby worked at ner until his
ewes stuck out ike door knobs. GU see,
/ was fearful % failure Al the last minute,
and put IN tremendous charge. When /
screwed on the cap the machine was
sizing all over like meat frying, from the
escaping air. ana quIyertG and groaned
under the trightful tension. There were
seven starters besides myself. We had
: .me little difficulty in getting of, but
finally passed under the wire well
buncned. A moment later, however, We
strung out into "a procession, lolautGe
leading and me last, away in the rear.
Gad iule2ued to turn on the sulkg at the
nali-nlir post. but feared that l could
not overcome the gap IL let IT widen
much more, ami a. he end of the first
quarter touched the valve. In an IN
= ant. so it seem d, ! mad caught up with
the others aud passed them. The driver
at lotautle had heard me coming and
turned in HE seal to Ook. ! will never tor
get his face. learned alterward That ne
stopp ii the morse, climbed down, and ran
out o the grounds under the impression
that ne mad delrium tremens. Nith the
roar OF 10000 excited voices ringing in my
ears. / dasned under the wire and
realized that had bruken the record AL!
to pieces. Tneua hIeous tact daWned
upon me. 1 nal made no provision for
Cnecking the machine, and the power v as
not exhausted by han. I kept on goin [
fas er than before. | realized, of course,
tnat il the trick was discovered my
chance OF leaving tie grounds alive was
slender. As suOt toward the halI-mile
post 1 saw my darby leaning against II
gate. | waved my arms and he flung 1t
open. We turned, dashed through II, up
Il short road and out Of the grounds. Out
side was turnpike leading down to the
river. Along mat road we flew ike "A
runaway tornado. The next thing knew
| was trying to keep ahodL in the middle
Of the stream. The horse and suiky ere
both at the bottom, and a few big bubbles
rising to the surface WAS all that marked
where they lay, reached the other side
somehow, and walked to the neNtstatiOU.
l never went after my stakes, but read
in the country papers now vigilance
committee was formed and went after me.
Ny fortune was disappointed, my hopes
We're shattered. / was an Outcast and a
fugitive, and | viii be frank with you, my
trouble drove me TO drink. My path from
then to now mas been a downward one.
Col. Baxter, il Won could"
Don't meutiOn it," said the Colonel,
as hall-dOllar was transferred.