Evening journal., 1889-05-08
THE MARE WAS DRUGGED.
WHY JIM CHARLEY SHOT suLLY,
PRAIRIE FLOWERS TRAINER.

Peorias Repaid the Teller" Who Fixed
Their Favorite to Lose.
"There's q fellor buried by that stump. Ho
got killed, reckon.
The reckoning, should The wayfarer pursue
tho subject, win DO found to be correct.
Tho finest horses in the Indian territory six
years sro were owned by Dave Peery. He
has taken less interest in horses since then,
however. Poery was a white man who was
fdopted by tho Peorias when he was boy
He subsequently, married the daughter Of
Baptiste Peoria, the chief Of tho tribe, and
became a man Of Importance among the In
diaus He had love Of fine horses, and as
his wealth increased be spared neither pains
nor money in obtaining FIRST class blue grass
horses from Kentucky Although It is likely
that his best would have had but small chance
at Sheepshosd Bay or Monmouth, yet here
they were wonders.
The flower Of the lot was a boy mare called
Prairie Flower At years Of ago she was
the pride and delight Of every Indian at the
Quapau agency, and not buck amcng them
but would wager his last pony and tho hat
on his head thut she could distance anything
west Of the Mississippi in mile dash, or in
two miles, for that matter.
TIE BAyT WAS TAKEN.
The fane CT Prairie Flower spread until 1t
reached Kansas City and came to tho ears Of
the mea who arc called sports, and who
straghtway determined to SEQ what could be
done II the way Of sldnning the hackers Of
Prairie Flower A trusted jockey was sent
down to look at her, and when he got back be
made the hearts Of the sports glad by saying
that while the mare could do everything that
was said Of her-that she could outrun any
thing owned in Kansas City, at least-she
nevertheless was groomed by a white man,
one Alfred Sully, who, for a reasonable share
Of tie stakes, would fix the mare 70 lose.
Thereupon the sports sat down and waited
until day had been set for what tho Indians
call a payment. a lot Of money was due
from tho Great Father at Washington, and
on certain day the agent would count II
out to them 1t was easy for the sports tC
arrange a race for Prairie Flower and an un
known from Kansas City for the doy after
tho payment, the stakes being $500 side.
That was great day for the Indians. Il
was also great day for the sports The In
dians, in their finest apparel, and with th'
money received tho day before stuffed II
their pockets, gathered to see the sport. Clt
Peery, confident Of victory, backed his mare
for 1000 above the stakes. Jim Charley
Jr, who had short time before got bis
lump Of money for some Land he had owneC
in Kansas City, backed her for $1,000
Strung along below these were wagers o
hundreds, and so on down to tens and one
and Jack knives and brass rings Over $40,
coo Of good money was put up ON Prsiri
Flower.
Then the horses were brought out amid tn
h-yis and cheers Of g throng Of men, womel
and children, numbering, II is said, upwar'
Of 1900 people The excitement was In
tense. Peery's own son, q lad Of light weigh
and great shill, rode the mare. The IN
known, to the disgust of the PeoriaA wa
bestrode by ''nigger."
Finally, on the first Try, tho racers got On
with Prairie Flower slightly in the Lead. Fo
over fnrlong she drew steadily away III
Indians, who wero spurring their ponies In
mad gallop along, parallel with the track, l
the hope Of seeing every jump In the rac'
began to 60 Wild AZ the mares hca
showed clear they yeued Then her necl
then her shoulders showed, and whom, jus
short Of tho quarter post, she was seen TO
an entire length IN the lead, they threw O
Ia a 49,
saint In the corral
THE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED.
Then something happened The Indian
had been having all the fun. It YVES Il
white mans turn now. But the white NAL
especially II from Kansas City, was keepiu
still The unknown began to hold its owl
and at the half was tapping a neck, but thsi
wasn't any more cheering. At the thro
quarter post Prairie Flower had not only 10
her pace, she was plainly in distress II
unknown finished by six good lengths ahea
Had Prairie Flower been owned in any 9th
country than the Indian territory, and h-
any other people than Indians bscn back,
her, there would have been trouble rig
away on that race track. The swindle W
barefaced The mare had been drugre
But the Indians had been so often swlndl
by white men that they allowed the sports
ride away without even making q protoi
They were afraid 70 say anything
But, although they lost their money, tn
were not wholly without revenge. The
arose very soon after the race ali inquiry
Sully. Sully had not been seen about {
track since he turned the mare over TO 3
jockey young Peery. Runners started
every direction to search for him Amo
them was Jim Charley, Jr., with party Of
dozen. They went down past Charlie
house, and began a search up and down {
West River bank. They were joined
others All night long they prowled throu
tho timber without success. At dayhG
hey crossed over. Within fifteen mint
.hey had found trail where sully who b
, entered and left tho water without betrayi
[ himself, had returned during the night 70
drink. Instead Of aying under cover
darkness for tho Missouri linc he had hoI
to hide in the brush till the search was ov
His thirst had betrayed him. Oncc on
, AoAAi Jun NAailoJ anu us pullu loilo"
Q straight to thicket near the brow Of a c
! on the north side Of Warren creek Tn
, they flushed their game. Sully was seen
p ing through a thicket A bullet from
ChArley's rife struck him IN the back as
started down the precipitous bank away
won't headlong, plunging and tumbling fr
rock to rock and ledge 70 ledge, until his be
lodged against the OLD stump which is poin
Il out TO the wayfsrer bound along the Il
n there 70 the old Spanish mines
r He was dead before his body reached
stump. The Indians dug grave beside