, 1889-01-17

sent big delegation. The only people
10 Tacoma then we're old General McCar.
YER and his pretty daughters. and the
canoe that carried them 10 Olympia lett
what is now the metropolis Of Washing.
ton territory without IN inhabitant.
"On the track excitement ran high
There WAS no limit TO the gambling. AZ.
ter men got up all their money they stakvd
| their horses and wagons. Some even bet
their farms, for rhe Blue Mare wss to
bring them out all right.
"M0st Of the straDgprs and . few horsev.
looking sharpers from Oregon we're back.
ing The Stage Horse. He appeared In
elegant shape. and the jockey on top vas
dressed In regulation racing toRgery, vel
vet breechps. patent leather boots and oil.
| The Blue Mare was not without his
| admirers, though his paunch looked pretty
big. One Wsbfoot chap came near being
knocked down on account OF jocular re-
mark about The plow horse cOuntry.j AXE
outfit TOR The Blue Mares rider WAS n
tOw-headed Shelton ooy, Who wore q
| checked gingham shirt, blue drilling over
alls and buckskin mOccasins covered with
beads.
BROKEN RIB.
Mart Shelton had to explain several
times about suspicious looking lump on
The Blue Mares left side. Une of his ribs
was broken when he was q colt, and it had
gradually turned as he got older, until it
seemed to be sticking right into his EN-.
trails. Ii had never seemed to hurt the
old horse, however, and the Shtltons had
never thought of having an operation per-
formed.
THE judges box held Governor E. p.
Ferry, Uni,ed States Judge Il. Il. Dewitt
and Indian Superintendent I. !. McKin-
npy. Colonel John Miller Murphy Of the
Standard and Major Z. L. Gum o. the
Transcript acted as timekeepers. The
grand stand WAS filled with the beauty
and fashion of the territory.
1.-The horses were called up. and at the
second trial got good send-oh, FOR jock
ewing was not allowed 80 much then as
nowadays.
lit was two.mile race--twice around
the track--and the yell which greeted the
start was enough TO scare the ordinary
horse out of his skin. The Stage Horse
"Go i, Old Blue!' Hold on tight.
Staeey!" Go it. Overallsr' go it,
Breeches!' and such enthusiastic calls
rent the air rs the racers reached the first
quarter, neck and neck. Then The Blue
Mare began 10 lag behind, and when the
stretch was reached, the Stage Horse was
twenty yards to the good. Down thy
came past the grand stand, Velvet
Breeches leading Overalls 90 far that it
looked hopeless.
"'Never mind said Mart Shelton, Just
wait till The Blue Mare gets his second
wind
1.-Two to one !on the Stage Horse"
yelled Granger.
mo takers.
"'Five to ouel Ten to one!' came next
in Iaplc succession.
''Still no takers.
"By this time the horses had neared the
backstretch, and it was seen that the rider
of The Stage Horse was holding ny so as
to give Old Blue chance for IN interest.
ing finish and let the people have the
value OF their money In sport, even il they
did lose their bets.
THE LAST STRUGGLE.
"They turned into the strai aightaway for
the last struggle. The Shelton boy had
lost his big straw hat in the beginning of
the race, an d as be stood up in his stirrups
and gave the yell of his Shelton clan, his
long tow hair streamed back on the air
like a flag Of truce.
Down they came, laundering along,
almost hidden by their own dust. The
hackers Of The Stage Horse cheered as
they saw him forge ahead.
again the Shelton yell was heard, and
it was echoed at the foot OF the grand
stand. where a hundred Sbeltons stood to
welcome their old horse to victory or de-
feat.
1.-The Blue Mare recognized the slogan
Of his people. He pricked up his ears,
Strengthened himself out and MADE q
fierce struggle for the mastery. At twenty
yards from the wire the horses were nose
and nose, both riders whipping, spurring
and hollering like mad.
"rhey dashed by the judges and the
quartcr'stretch crowd jammed in behind
them.
(which has won 2 was the shout. No.
body could tell, but before they could
think an accident happened which still
further increased the excitement.
Before the Blue Mare could be stop
near his stable, striking on his left side
ped it off, forcing the Jagged ends into
the horses very heart. He fell and died
instantly.
1.-The judges rang the bell. The rider
of the Blue Mare bobbled up with his sad.
salute he said: My horse 10 dead
nor Terry, speaking for the judges, said /:
head. Time-well, we can't give any
were 40 interested in the race that they
forgot TO look at their watches. San
Franciaco Examiner.
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