The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15
The Open Steeplech ase.

I bad ridden over hurdles up.the country twice.
BY the side OF snowy River with homo they called
the Ace.
And we brought him down to Sydney. and our rider
Jimmy Rice.
Got fall and broke hts shoulder 80 they nabbed me In
Nc tina. never wore the colors for the Open stesps
chase
make the running" said tho trainer "irs your only
chance whatever.
MIKE It hot from ntsrt to nnsh. for the old black
And ina, think o. how they'll ,nke 1. when they hear
on Snowy Rlver
That country boy was pucky and the country horse
was clever:
You mus. ride for old Monaro and tho mountain boys
to-day"
"Are you ready" said the starter. a. we held the
horses back
All ablazins with Impotence. with excitement all
And before us like ribbon stretched tho seepechas
ing track.
And the sun rays elnted brightly on tho chestnut and
tho black,
As the starters words came slowly: "Are-you-
rsady-Go.'
We'll. scarcely knew,we'd started. was supid.liks
Till the field closed mp beside mo and Jump ap.
peared ahead.
And charged it all together and It fairly whistled
under.
For we new 1t IKE a hurdle. not bank and not
blunder.
And then nom. were pulled behind me and the rest
shot out and led
So we ran for half tho distance. and I'm making no
pretences
When tell you was. feeling very nervous like and
queer.
For those Jockeys rode hks demons You would think
they'd lost their senses
II you rush their horses at those raspng I'VE
loot fences:
And in place of making cunning was falling to the
Till chap came racing past,me on a horse they called
tho CULVER
And said he. My country Joker, arc You going to
give it best:
Are you frightened OF tho fences does their stoutness
make you shver'
Have they took to breeding towards by the side Of
Snowy Rivcrs
Are there riders on Monaro ?" but never heard the
rest.
For drove tho Ace and sent him Just as fast as he
could pace 1t
At the big black line of Understanding fair across
the track.
And he shot beside the Culver. NOW" says my
boy. we'll race II.
You can snowy River If you're only game to
face II:
Let us mend the pace little and wen see who cries
8cr2ck
Then we raced away together and We left the others
standing.
And the people howled and shouted A. We settled
down to ride:
For chung beside the Culver; At bis taking-on and
landing
could watch his scarlet nostrls and his mighty ribs
expanding
And tho Ace stretched out In earnest and W held
him stride for stride.
They were rolling in their gaop. they were fairly
blown and heat.
But they game A. peoolss neither ono would
show the feather.
And we rushed them At their FENCES ana they cleared
them both together;
Nearly every time they cloutsd. but they somehow
kept their feet.
Then the last jump before u.s. and they faced 1t
We were both at spur and whipcord fetching blood
at ev'ry bound.
And above the peoples cheering and the cries of
Ace" and "Qu'rers'
could hear the trainer shouting. "ons moro run for
snowy River
Then We struck the jump together and came smash.
ing to the ground
We'll, the Culver ran TO blazeI but the Ace stood st
and waited
Stood and waited IKE a statue while scrambled on
his back
There wa. no one mex, me, for the Mold were
fairly slated.
And canr"r' homo winner with my shoulder dis
located.
While the man that rode the Culver followed imping
down the track.
And he shook my hand and told mo that in all his days
he never
Net man who rode more gamey and our last setto
prime
And We wired them Nonaro how we Glanced to beat
the Uuivcr
Snowy River.
Send us word each race You start in and wen back
you every time"