Telegram-herald., 1889-06-23

weigh Ia 40 - -, nllss AZ 121, entries
Duke of Portland b. G. Donovan by Gal
opia. dan AOweriag "a. I.Oatesj als0 Air.
Greslon b.k e. Miguel By Fernandez
uaal Gre An Cleeae-or- -LIrnber ger tor tlllt-
Master, rs co. B4rretti 2lso y. Bard ; or.
4 Eld1rltJ by o.er4ag ceu k.4Inh0wer
ID r. C4na0nl a4so Mr. A0ll gdOn br. c.
Pioneer ~ Gzlopln dam G0Orhen 10 etc.
Whero betting, Ne VII say, = - On
DUnoVan, - 10 Z against Eaoralo, IL %
each Pboneer end Laureate by Gosh, dam
PoAtlcs supposlng uoaovan take TIE pole
49, later CA t1e perslnuous, bat shot cut
on : f0ul oy umpire a third quarter, Mig
uel ior pls.ce aad cream cLeese against the
feld I would naye % pause moment aud
think Def1re l could tell
The last horse race 1 attended was nine
years ago. 1 have forgotten whether 10
opened with prayer or not. but know tha,
Ne had almost every thiug else. a glee
club sang Snail " e Gather Al the Rlyeri",
We had creased PIX exercises. and tall
man with a snort breath and coat tai
spoke OF the blessings or agriculture. Then
Bu Jackmaa's black aud Tan hliy Early
Rose ran Tlnk Houstiu's roam ge.ding
Moses. ft was exciting. II was 10 be the
best Two out ot three from the iron bridge
up TO the school house ard back l Was
one OF tho Judges. 1 had % either be one II
the Judges OF tne horse race or sing Lar
board Watcn Ahoy," 30 said would act
- judga
The frss heat Early Rose did not seem 70
get down 20 her work very well. but Moses
felt first rate. and, barring a light, squeak
ing sound caused by toe chatting OF his
second aad third stomachs, carried himself
beautifully. His large, red nOstrils were
open Is far back - the eye could reach, and
lis tongue Was thrown back over his shOj.l-
der, regardless Of expense. IL was beau
tiful sight | gave the nrst heat 70 Moses
and the secoud 20 Early Rose IL was very
exciting. Betting ran high. One man bet
oushel OF early dent corn against = honey
comb bed quilt or Moses. and another man
BET q coop full OF prize hens against Queen
Victoria corushciler on Early Rose.
At the thrd heat Il was Ike the chariot
race Ia bcn-Hur almost On the home
stretch about half way from the school
house, Early Rose stepped 10 q gopher hole
aud threw her rider some distance He
rosa, however. and pressing bis hand 20 his
brow Zoe a moment, As X 10 deep thought,
led Rariy Rose - the fence and got on
again. Moses was, 81 the moment Of tho
accident. ABOUT h1lf l1uE-h behind. bat
this gave hin ~ least twenty lengths the
start Wien within a hundred yards OK tho
judges stand however. Moses corked him
self and, throwing has shoe at the same
time, succeeded In eorkiag IN old gentle
man who was sitting on the fence az the
time. Noses fell heavily, with his had
feet pressing gently against the sky, aud
while Ia that position Early Rose lopcd past
while the ar was tlicS with huzzas.
Since that time I have not been an a.
tsndant upon the means OF horse racing
until recently. when 4 went uD ~ Jerome
Park iu respoase to the Nat luvi i-s.t.on of
wei known -raln of tlis cty who did
uof So. ue pr.des himself on lts prompt
ness and has frequently lecturet me ia
scath.nz terms f.~ failure % be on hand
AM on same. So ta4s i5 a re0uke w-lch W.