Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-26

your money will be of more use to me than
to yourself, will lay you. How much to?
Fiver. e200 to 95 Daniel o 'Rourke. Thank
you"
"By Jove!'' Jack said to:himself as he
elbowed his way through the crowd, III l
was believer in dreams L might try for a
pretty good stake this afternoon. Wonder
what sort of humor Dame Fortune is in.
Don't care to trust the jade again after the
many times she has disappointed me.
Jupiteri though, what 8: :chance there must
be of cleaning off the Jews if l was only IN
lucki The temptation is strong one. L
can afford to lose e200, as have the money,
and should it come off, 1 can free the prop
erty, have a talk with the General, marry
Olive. I'll take the plunge, anyway
can't be worse off than 1 am. and II luck
favors me why" and Jack circulated
among the bookmakers, spoke open sylla-
bles here and there, figured little In his
book, and at the end of few minutes STOOD
to win s., 900 to e200 on the issue of the
race.
They're off, is the exclamation that
issues from score of throats on the stand.
The result of the race is matter OF history.
Like shot from a catapult the horses
leave the starters hands, and for the first
few hundred yards roll away in such close
order that q sheet might have covered the
lot. Soon. however the field becomes ex-
tended as those sent out on pace making
mission perform their part and .are pulled
back, others have had enough of it and
begin to drop awav, and then the interest
commences to center in the leading horses,
amongst which is the favorite, running we'll
and strongly, and occupying good position
on the rails. Jack easily makes out the
colors of this phalanx through his glasses,
butlcannot discern the tartan and black
amongst them, and mentally concludes that
he was fool to attach any importance to
dream.
A few seconds more and they near the
corner, that critical turn in the course
which has often upset a good horses
chance, and every rider prepares himself
and his horse for it, and the hot pace that
will ensue down the hill to the finish. Now
they are round it, Telemachus on the rails
and leading half dozen others by a clear
length, and as Jack focuses the runners,
his heart begins to thump in his breast as
he catches a glimpse of the tartan and black
in the rear OF the van, and, as he is quick to
see, running strongly, and we'll within
himself. Every moment the excitement
increases.
"The favorite, the favoriter' ''Tele-
machus for a monkey" shout half dozen
eager bookmakers, and Jack is conscious
of wishing he had remained in town. And
now, as they approach the distance, a
change is seen to have occurred in the posi-
ton of the horses. The favorite still leads,
but he is closely pressed by a horse which
no one seems to recognize, and an
ominous silence suddenly falls over
the big assemblage as the favor
ties jockey is observed to glance
back at the dark horse and then begin to
ride. "The favorite's beatp' is yelled by
the exultant bookies, and contrary cry in
response is heard from his supporters.
Gradually, but surely, the dark horse over
hauls the favorite; now he is at his girths;
now at his shoulder, and though his jockey
sits down and rides as he never rode before,
hand and heel working in unison to get
every inch out of the horse, the dark horse
is racing side by side with him, and in
another few yards has run home, the first to
catch the judges eye, beating the favorite
by short head after race of the widest
excitement
A few minutes more and the numbers are
run up, and amid wild yell of exultation
from the talent, Daniel O'Rourke is declared
the winner of the Derby of 1852.
Six months later Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Winters stood at the door of boxstall in
certain training establishment at New
market admiringly stroking the Roman
nose of the horse that had so Unexpectedly
carried off the Blue ribbon and enabled
Mr.. Winters to have his talk with the Gep-
eral. f. JAY KAYE.