Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-07-26
THH SAY HORSE N

ms AihAet
The horse race last Monday excited con-
siderable interest in town as preparations
for it had been going on tor some tune.
The race was between a grey colt owned
by w D. Foster of Stems Pass aud a bay
horse called Sleepy Dick owned by Lyle &
Fisher who also haYe a ranch near the
Pass. The original stakes we're $500
worth Of cattle.
The bay horse has been in town for a
couple of weeks under the charge of Hem
sy Grey who has been training him. The
horse was in 6ne condition, his eye bright,
coat glossy, always hungry, and looking
anything but the sleepy horse his name
indicated.
The grey horse did not look to be in as
good condition. He looked a little too
Raunt and there was a that he had
a touch of the d%istemper. Nevertheless
experienced horsemen thought that The
grey horse exhibited points which indicat-
ed be was the fastest horse.
The race was called for one o'clock and
at that hour there was a big crowd on the
grounds. The grey horse seemed to be
the levorite and there was plenty of money
offered on his winning, in fact there was
so much offered that a good many of the
men who had come there to bet on the bay
horse got scared and would not bet.
Their sand was not as good as their judge
ment. Hy Fisher, one of the owners Of
the bay horse, had sufficient faith in his
horse and bet BIS, then a horse, then a
hat, and just before the horses started he
bet City head of cattle with Foster, the
owner Of the grey horse.
The race was a quarter Of a mile dash,
task and answer" start. The grey horse
was rode by John Johnson. who has rode
in a good many races and is a good rider,
the bay was rode by his brother George
Johnson and this was his first race. The
grey horse was started by B, F. B|illingsly
and the bay by Bfamble Ownby.
There was the usual amount Of jockey.
ing over the start, much to the annoyance
of the audience as rain was threatening
aud every one wanted to get back to tow
before the RAIN came.
Suddenly the cry arose, there they
come accompanied by the e%xultant cry
of 1.-THE grey is ahead, the grey wins
AND they were coming like two Jack rab
bits.
When the horses had got about half wa,
down the stretch a change came over tn,
scene. The grey horse rider was seen t,
be playing his whip aud the bay was forg
ing ahead. Now the shouts we're, 9TH
bay is ahead, the bay wins" aud the ba,
did win by a good forty feet,
NOTES.
The race was for blood.
The grey horse got about twenty feet th
start.
Tho race made the town quite lively 70
a few days.
There was the usual amount of celebral
ing after the race was over.
roster stli claims that old tommlssar
Is the chief Of all quarter horses.
1t is estimated that Joe Lyle's hat wen
into the air just a mile and a half.
Lud Durnil saved $35 on the race. II
took $50 down to the track to bet on tn
grey and could only get SIS of it up.
John johnson, the grey horse rider, fel
worse than any one. When he came bac.
to the scratch the tears wer, rolling dow
his face.
The day before the race George John
son said he pid not want to beat the gre
horse very far, but just far enough 20 h
could crow over his brother John. Ih
satisfied grin which was spread over hi
countenance after he stopped his hors
showed that he was content.