San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-13


mare and passes her tDith one bound.
The applause and fluttering kerchiefs
had not moved the quiet soldier. absorbed
in the trial to which he was going I'M
prepared, for honor's sake. But the IA
miliar war cry Of his old foes brought a
flush to his cheek, and his eyes glowed
with deeper light. ..t .
Cameron was at his horses head. He
swung lightly from saddle, and Hoyne-
Cecil met him with outstretched hand.
saying bluntly: ...1 g.. 49,.
General Everett, permit me! Hoyne-
Cecil, Of the Guards Your name is
known ON both sides Of the pond, really.
Consider it An honor to ride against you
today" H..... .,....... g..
But De Chavirac, who had been keen
ly noting Jonathan's points, turned
abruptly and, without introducing him.
self, said in French:
Are you very sure, monsieur, that
this horse has no record?
Everett's eyes flashed into the French
mans an instant. The challenge he had
Just publicly accepted was Enthusiastically
plain. Then he answered quietly:
1.-THE horse has one record, Monsieur
le Comte-a war record"
Chavirac turned crimson. for he had
been military attache while his regiment
was cut TO pieces in Algeria. But just
then the bugle sounded thrice; every man
sprung to saddle, and the gallant, cur
veting quintet stretched into warm
ing gallop ere they punched for the send
off.
As they passed keen gambler sitting
on the gate cried out:
"One hundred to two hundred ON
France against the field! Nine to four
against any named mani"
"Taken both ways!' cried clear voice
behind him. II was the Pierrot.
"Show your face" answered the gam
bier, grufiy. Who the devil bets with
mask?
"These are not masked" retorted the
Pierrot, drawing roll Of bills from his
breast. "Cover them in the hands of M.
Pietro Bartol yonder. name the Yam
Zee"
The bet was made, and Adrien Latour
whispered few words in the willing
ear of NJ. Pietro. Before the drum had
tapped that worthy had set his tipsters
to work and covered several thousands
at the odds.
Turning near the distance flag rs even
" as at parade. the FIVE soldiers gave
head and rushed down the home again,
closely punched. The Mexican led
slightly, Everett and De Chavirac nosed
on his quarter in mid-traek, Hoyne-
Cecil at the fence, and the German close
behind him, outside. SO they sped by
the stand, going evenly. Col. Campbell
gave the word, the aDsm tapped and
they were off.
The course 10 be ridden was the track
itself and figure eight on the infeld,
entered by hurdle at the first quarter.
Thence a long straight pull, with hedge
and blind ditch, led to the second gate
on the track, where the course doubled
down the back stretch and re-entered
the infield for quarter mile pull 10 the
home quarter on the track. In this
straight chute was the water jump
sixteen feet OF water, seayped and show
ing full twenty-six feet Of clear jump to
make it. Once over this, it was fat racing
home, save the fourth and last hurdle,
thirty yards beyond the distance nag.
The speed had picked up at the first
hurdle, the Mexican taking ii first and
gaining length before Jonathan and
LEmpereur rose together and SKINNED
it almost in their stride. The chestnut
got over two lengths ahead of the roam,
who lost ground in gathering for the
Jump. Down The chute in the intSeld
they went for the heavier jump at the
hedged ditch-which was taken in the
same order, though the Enghshman
pulled farther away from the roam and
crowded the black closer. But the steady
Mayiean mare seeming hant on making
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