The Anaconda standard., 1890-02-21
TWO REMAHKAeLE RACES.

Other ss-sweea steamboats,
trvox, the indianapolis News
The Auanias club was discussing rapid
transit last night. All the members agreed
that IL was % good thing. just what Indian
saroli- needs. and far as the club was
concerned IL favored il. "Spcaking "f
rapid transit reminds me at an sccurrence
of my hnyl,ossi days." said Serat. Wheat
ley. ..It was about eighty-fivc years ago.
when lived with my parents on - farm
in Rhode Island. ] was u pretty goot
chunk of "a lO-ycar old hoy when my father
bro,igbt to tho farm "a COW. The cow was
not pretty io look at. She was mo,
hcssuty i'm amy way that you can twist the
meaning Of that word. The COW was
short-lcgrc,i, ti,impy body, had only a
pSscc of "a tail, one horn was broken
on anil one ear had been chcwed
into fringe 10y - vicious dog. Hut
she was !, good milkcr aud had
tlss, speed of % race horse. The latter
qualification was the cause of my father
purchasing her. Islon't remember whether
my father paid 81 or 500 for the cow. but
my idea il the price was somewhere ts'-
tween two figures. Th,vr was a running
lsors. i'm Rhode Island that was "a wonder.
Just how fast hc could run was not known
bc<,ssus., in every race ic had histanctd
all She running horses in the etats. ana
didn't have to lct himself ont Ia do il.
got "a sncaking idea that our cow could
get away with Nimbie Jake, but didnt
say anything about what ] thought. for !
knew my father would oppose my taking
part in the race; ISN'T o,S H;,s the .iniss WI
AN unknown runner. Tho race was tn
take place ON the fair ground track at
well az il {, was yesterday. At least .ooo.-
Up people were present, for Nimblc
Jake was great drawing card.
we had SlO.OOO forfeit up. When I
rode ON the track astri,le u,Ir cow the ladies
waved their handkcrchicfs. ciappc.i their
I,.. ~. ls.r a IL.
there, Wheat 'Hou are "a dead sure win
ner, lasi,' aud many other little remarks
s;rI I' was wssf in ~ 'he @snn. s,,nI and When She
turne-i the light of her Eoose5erry-colorcd
eyes on me felt as il il was all np with
ms. IL .lidu't win the race. The owner
of Nimblc Jake made "a terrible kick.
''I did not come herr to make - show
ot myself said he. u have u horse and
expected to race with u horse. IL l had
known this to bc I. COW race ] would
have brought u cow along
Never y Scn ,,,; mind re- nrn',;, rhsr,, .;
il you can win the race against saw
horsc what's the siifIcrcncc:'
''ph. it's such farce" This was said
in - contenptuous manner that made my
blsod boil. have only q little change
with me- 1 said hotly. but I will bet what
pulled out $i5 .iiil.:O and shook il i'm his
face. It's the long green that talks,
said l. with as much sarcasm in my voice
- possible. To my great surprise hc ac-
crpted the bct, and we went back to tile
starting line. The hell tapped and away
ing % sl.cmiSeIves % h"arsc. % but i Was going so
fast that could not recognize tl.c faces
of my most intimate friends. The first
Ni'nbic Jake. But the third heat was !,
ih,,siasin. Their shouts fairly made the
earth trcsni,lc, and when We came under
thu, pole the truck glitts'Tssi with diamonds
and gold coin thrown 10y tho spectators "
''And you defeated the champion rum
n Isl al .lx-
asked Captain Campbell.
''oh. no." answered the sergeant. "Nin-
bic Jake won by 600 feet. You sec, some
and when the COW SAW II she jumped thu.
fence and hegan eating the corn;
% iT.s. s r.s.. @ m hnS" iwmSs % had a. aa !. s,-pi. $50
cion that the corn was placed there for
th.. identical purpose il served"
was master OF 40 years ag". Ii was the
Jimmy Faulkner. named after - well
kncwn I""r"aiIs' ;i.. Of or Ci"'inma'i' INN, w.
sengcr trade bc,w.'" Cincinnati aud
IoMisviIlc." remarked Sergeant, J"Hcc.
,w.nn % ,l.~ % s,ca.ml.nnt an % line, a"G w' Mc had
many lively races. One dark night, it was
81 dark that the black atmosphere could
sherlock left her dock about the same
tim. that We did. and knew that "a race
was assured; We had gone , down the
erred the Shcrlock's lights ofr our larls,;lrsi
quarter. Old Bill Gatcwood was iu the
pilot h""s. IAN, and was az standing "I !hs
Bill" says /: Hello Car answered Bill.
Il guess We had better run away from that
says l again. Il think ~o,' says Bill. If
you say :" cap. IN turn her loose.
Well: say 80. said 1. i,iIl footed the
taken up by tine sherlock. 1 heard the
Jingle of bells in our engine room and
knew what WAS coming. In an instan,
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