The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-10-31
THE DREAM REALIZED.
4 DaFky's Confidence In 4 Black Colt
Which Had Been Losing,
mis- Pluck Never waned Until ne
Pulled $1,000 From the
nOOk-MlakeFu.


denver Ners: Yes, be was q queer
specimen Of the genus darky. We met
him late in the fall and he had travelled
through Texas with us, wintered at New
Orleans, started at Nashville and finally
reached Louisville. "The kid" a. oil
called him, could ride at seventy pounds
and be strong. He pinned his future
hopes on a good, bucking, black colt,
and stoutly repudiated the idea that
Whirlwind was cold blood, insisting oil
the time that he was sired by the great
LOngfellow, horse that he RTeatly resem-
bled In color, build and sometimes speed.
Whirlwind had not been bread-wlnner,
but, on the contrary, had run unplaced q
number Of times, and the last fact caused
the little coon great deal Of trouble.
"Why, look here, mass, dat brack deb
bill am chain liEhtnin' an you bets you
boots dat he's gwine to make dem all
run some day." he would say after each
defeat.
OF course all admired the blacks faith
in his pet, and many q stray cartwheel
reached his palm on account Of his hard
luck. No one could guess the cOon's age.
He might be 20 and he might be 80, but
the exact figure was never learned. He
had queer face, wizened almost 10 peak
edness, stopped shoulders, short arms
and q pair Of legs that were terribly
bowed. He had but little TO say to any
one, except about Whirlwind. and when
that black horse was mentioned he was
all eloquence, depicting in glowing colors
all the good points In the animal, and de-
claring that he was the horse that would
rule as the future king Of the running
turf.
The continued bad luck Of the stable
had greatly reduced the pile Of the owners
and they were about ready TO ship home.
The kid was the first jock Of the stable
and when 1t was announced to him that
his season was about ended, he begged
that Whirlwind be allowed to stsrt in q
mile and half owners handicap that
was to be run next day. The stakes were
worth trying for, and by selling an out
classed 2-year-old the stable made the
entry, and Whirlwind was doomed tomake
or break his followers. The joy Of the
lad was unbounded and be declared that
now he had . chance to prove that his
pet was all the wonder he claimed.
As was his custom, Kid spent the night
In the stan with the black morse aec mao
workeu MN ou1 OeiUro % my " VIC . 'ess 49,, =,
'ne Doys weIo up in's "as "'s usu-. -.
pian on ai' race uIys, anu ~ no V"e W. W..
sulpriseu' Ie.0neu uie III qu.So
carry, ior wanVeu 70 - = LIN, .ilAi " ny"
conner an1 was IA.nel a,sApPoiI'su - !,
near tnat Alo nao nnSnes tne .r,Ai .. n's
chAlse 20 eAliy, lOI nAo .sins s noPs
sn~oa - II" ~". dowr ~ c.,rv twsr,v.si~
op"~J. 80 ILno., ,h., ,ho odds ,sorld
- | ins~. a. a1s,n.t ~" ,r;nr;n~
After the different trials i took n trip
through the stables and was soon at
tracted by the KID calling 10 me. In con-
sequence Of my always agreeing with him
regarding the black stallion's great speed,
he was wont to bore me TO the utmost, 30
I went over to the stall expecting TO get
another dose Of the same medicine.
"Well, Kid" said, as soon % he had
closed the door, "hOw's the 'wOrld-beater'