The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-15

Toi1 Q 6egaiIe . Weary HourIiiow E.s,na1,
s.Esi.s Boy wOa . Race and sasea the
Il v.s what sea ssals. call dirty weather
Outside the harbor of New York on the
moruinR Of . Christmas day away back IN
the seventies, and the good steamship
LeviAshan creps along almost imferccps-
ibly through the all-embracing fog: Inc
pru~pect of q genuine American christmas
dinner on land looked dim indeed to the
and the vast majority. men-
tally and physically impreRnated ny she
foR. had resigned themselves to the blues
and the inevitable annoyance OF the sisu-
alton.
In the snoking room, however,two con-
genial spirits were determined NOS Va Ne
Influenced by the gloom of their surround-
inca. and by the aid of u good old-fash-
toned s.Regalia' and n huge tumbler or
brandy and soda they passed away the
time recalling to each others remem-
bruucc interesting reniniscences oil the
mast i'm which they had been Interested.
Julian Hawthorn, the older OF the two,
was a typical southerner, who had been
ruin fsiSsa as ny sns adv aaSer na" fate. had at last
gaine the tickle smiles at Dame Fortune
long enough TO win a fortune, and was re-
which he had taken for rest and recrea-
Arthur Sterling, the other gentleman.
was q sturdy son OF the grand old granite
state OF Maine, who had fought his way.
up step by step to competency ana HAD
just realized the dream of his life pro,
lonRed sojourn i'm the most celebrated
places of the old world.
When all subjects seemed tn he ex-
hS e. 81. the ,hs r rac"s ,nsy hs sin seen IN Eng Eng
land, and the prospects OF sport Tor the
ensuing season.
THE sOUTHERNER's STORY.
ssAh," said the Southcrner, cit is a pop
ular belief thai our people are welded to
the thoroughbred, and that the trotter has
no place in our affections, but owned
one of the earnest, trucst trotters that
ever lived, and what was better still. he
was handled and driven by u man who
never sold a race, never went INTO a rom
horse TO win, and drove only for second
money. Ycs, Jim was n very dark nigRer,
@ 6Ss d hs Te Sa sr's he 1 was s'f faithful sS iS and i hoSes,,
and whom / 9ratified his ~favorite desire
by buying q trotting colt which he had set
would know no bounds. Jim had been
s ssr'e One ~" Of 'p sSs issd ing .%rsins a:0' 81
;n1s us s."' in IN; sSs business Saa fairly 4.
che event turned out il vas . most unfor-
tunatea affair for Jim. The colt proved to
thing ON four legs in the neiRhborhood Of
Charleston. and two or three local sports
Who bad from the West fa.s
iously defeated. With each victory poor
Jim wore a more jaunty air. and his oppo-
a 1s..ns a s%%H,cinf lo 5sSea Isafs q pi H%r to down DOWN
him. IL is just seven years ago that they
announced a special trot to come of ON
JIM promp day e sns a Pn his CO COLI $500 F aa%
other horses were nominated and the bet
ting was very heavy. In drawing for po-
quite evident from the start to the finish
that three of tn , four drivers were paying
.special attention tn him. while the fourth
AZ every turn he was fenced and in
the stretches when he squared away for
the lead, Some tall running was induiged
i'm. and he was eventually cut of. A horse
Brown Dick got to- the wire first,
and, i'm spite of Jiim's protests, he was
the heat ana no horse was set hack
drove with "a dare devil recklessncss,
1 had never seen before. and l hope
never to see again. Al times il appeared
though a fatal collision was inevitable,
but at the critical moment there was only
u slight rattle amone the spokcs. and Jim
Before the race and between each heat
the betting had been very heavy, and
every spare dollar i had ina the world Mt
che time WAS up M the race. The excite
ment before the fourth heat was
dous, and, as for myself. i had - terriblc
foreboding that something awful was
When the word was given, Jim had q
little worst of the start, and at the first
horse in from, OF him and one by his side.
and in spite of all his efforts. the position
remained unchanged until the home
streatch was reached. Here Jim looked
back for a moment to see that the track
was clear, checked his horse for n
moment. and then sho. into the middle of
the track. where he had two sulkies on
each side of him. From there To the wire
il was n race for life. The colt came like
the wind, hut The horses on each side OF
him. urged tn n supreme effort, held their
own, and at the distance post they APP
peared to he all trottin4 abreast. They
were trottinx pcrilously close together,
and il looked as IL Jim's sulky must in
evitab y he smashed. But the race was
reaching its eliminating point. The wire
was only a. few yards away, and Jim led
by half n length. Suddenly the driver OF
the near horse gave him a terrific
cut and with one bound he was
ira the lead and next had swerved.
There was a sickening crash right mt the
wire, and poor Jim lay bleeding aud mo
tionless upon the track. l picked him mp
tendcrly and took him To his own bunk at
che stable, where a careful examination
by tive doctor disclosed the fact that poor
Jim had trotfed his last race. I took the
poor fellows hand i'm mine and broke the
ead news To him. and nj the same time
asked him IL lac would like the services of
. minoster.
mo. boss" he said; ~ reckon that a
poor nigger like me that's allurs told tho
truth and allurs drove tn win won't git
badly left. DE good Lawd knows dem