The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-16

but numOren nlm, ana IlutChlIooil
staid. For a man who didn't know
much about horses the way he
rubbed that roadster down and
bathed his legs Ted him, tested his i
shoes and so on, was really surprls-
ing. A queer sort of feeling tioated
into my mind, not exactly suspicion
but the biggest uncertainty l eyer
felt, and | concluded | would bet.
And the next morning, when | saw
it was Hutchinson and not Suther-
land who took the reins, and that he
suddenly looked like driver from !
way back, l was quite satisfied
hadn't bet any, though | could not
say Why. l Just said nothing to any
body.
Well, the trot came of, My livery |
plug went away from Sultana at the
quarter; was two good lengths ahead
at theihalf; at the three quarters the
pace was SO hot for her that she
broke and went up in the air, and by
the time her driver got her down
again to square gait she was too tar
behind to even save her distance.
You never saw such a scene of dis
may in your life. The public howled
and erashed its teeth. My, how
folks did swear that day. As tor
Carter, he was wild; swore 1t was
a put up job; said the horse was
ringer and demanded that all bets
should be declared off. But the
churn men proved the honesty OF
their position easily enough by me
and the bets were paid.
Mr.. Sutherland didn't wait 10 close
up the churn business. He just lett
| it. He and his partner, after giving
me the hundred he had promised
took the next train for Detroit. And
the two college students left at the
same time, seeming satisfied with the
fair. And most Of the currency OF
Lenawee county left by that train.
| felt ten feet high that night and
would not take $4,000 for my
roadster In fact | refused S., 900.
In my minds eye had world
beater-one to take out on the Grand
Circuit and win every thing with
it.
But along in the forenoon Of the
next day an Indiana sheriff from
Marshall county, think, if l remem
Der right, came to town looking for
a stolen horse, and found him. Yes
you've guessed right; it was my
roadster. The bill of sale, in his
name which l had was a forgery.
Proof was clear and l could do
nothing but sive up. The owner
WAS square enough however, to give
me back the hundred | had paid to
the thief, SO that on the whole trans
action l was $40 ahead and had no
right to complain.
About a month aherwardithe facts
came out and Carter had been right
There was a put up job and the
pretended churn men the students
the thief, the real owner of the horse
and the sheriff, too, guess-were
all in it. Hutchinson was one OF the
, best drivers in the land and hac
trained tie horse, SO the gang knew
, they had a cinch on Sultana, but tc
+ work so as to get all out of il that wa:
. possible they had to play their coined.
, in the fac way they did. The hors'
a was one with reputation already, ant
q as he had blaze face and three whit
T stockings his marks would have givel
e him away if he had not been neatly dye'
r and the dye would have worn or bee
e washed off had they not so engineered
Q things as to keep him practically in thel
4 possession all the time nominally ha
q him. To renew his color and maintai
n him in Good racing form ready for
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