Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-13

the sun lighting up the party-colored jack
cts of the jockeys: and the crowd cheercd
them all guod-naturedy. The first from
the paddock was the favorite, Cleopatra, a
handsome chestnut The coal-black Tan
trum followed. Behind her, dancing across
the track from side to side. was Blue Eyes.
coquettish bay, drinking in with eager
ears the applause she loved so well. Then
came the Caltornians, two noble cheStnuts.
Hard behind were Kathleen and Elizabeth,
the johnson entry, each with a white star
in her forehead Last of all was the mare.
But so 1.-the and graceful was She, with her
haughtily arched neck and her dainty step,
that the applause she received quiled that
which greeted the fayorite herself; and the
colonel. from his position on a little knoll
beside the judges stand, listened to it with
a thrill of passionate JOY.
All faces are now turned toward the
head ot the stretch where the start will be-
made. For a few moments the horses and
Jockeys are blended together Then the
red flag i'm the starters hand goes down
like flash: there is leaping line of col
or. swiftly moving before the column of
dust. and the race for the Oaks has begun.
The line which has extended across the
track from fence to fence nar~ows toward
the inner rail, like a fan closing; the dust
has become It flaming yellow banner be-
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- my tiluilu'I ny tuc 'hlI" quarter
pore the coioheI ruos MS eyes Is he
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hoIlkeN anu WITHOUT pushing her' ne Is
surrey gaming GROUND; me colohei 5
neart Is beating 50 naru ne can near each
lhroo as ne closes ms eyes 10 test the truth
OF what ne sees W men ne opens them
again. he gives a "hoop that sounds across
the reaches OF the track IKE "a hugle-call'
Tor the mare Is Wlthlh Ten 1eei OF the
bunch ana on her nack' SUI cool ana I'M
hurried Sis old folks
lhey are nearing the fourth qlarler-pole.
Cleopatra IS leading the OaIl1ornlahs at
her throat-atch' blue Eyes ana hathleen
nave improved thelr positions. Ike has
nor Nei moved on the 1aNorlle' ana even al
TINS distance the colonel can see satisfied
shlrk on the traitor race SLOWLY, SLOW
~ Ihe mare Is gaming. 10 the tense
heNeu Coroner WIN ne olool on hre IL Is
snall pace pul men 10y men unllI th'
lhches MAKE leel' 1907 D! lo"l ulllI inc
leei MAKE lehSIhS' almost llhpercepubly
YET a. surely a. lhe lide creep> III over the
sand Old folks ana the mare are closing
up thelr Sfouhu,
Inc leaders nave reached me mead o
the siretch' cleopatra Is still IN front
Inc Star-iaced Kathleen Is beside her h
Caliiornians are dropping back, dying hard
EllAaOeth ana blue Eyes are Just behind
Ana theh' cihSlhs SO cloSe TO the lhhe
ran Ihal MS morse slde seems TO scrapt II
10 rose Hot an men OF space Is ga folks
Down lhe slrelch lhey come an hshtlhg
O ,D III iIo!i' are - eopalr" ana hatilieeh
me pace Is Killing one ana the held arr
beginning TO iaIeI' Inc mare alone l
gaming, Al last lhere Is no longer day
ilsil petMG zen nel ana the hlilullost morse
1t Is poor ialtrulii, soreiy pressed. AM
no" she Is leaNlliS laHirull anu Is al blu
Eyes Vhroat-la'cI, Anu now blue Eyes
passed ana she Is at Ehzaoeth saddle
sAlIIs' Anu no" EiZapeth Is Denlhd hei