The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-30

gt43I ItT3S}kL@~ .urlVe ther teeth deep
V-AsIlEZ%'/ into it and generally
bring upon themselves a very severe attack of
indigestion. Snappers had not had chance
for several years until Monday last, when one
of our most prominent and gritty sports was
taken in, boots and all.
On Monday last there was considerable talk
about some horse being backed to run against
time at the Lavelle grounds. Several of our
townsmen went down to see the trial. There
was not near as much talk over the affair
Monday night and there seemed to be some
mystery about the whole thing. When peo-
pie who were there were asked about the re-
suit they petulently answered, 90, it was
| nothing worth mentioning" The cat leaped
out of the bag last night
The story as told by one who claims to have
knowledge of all the circumstances is that
last Monday morning Mt. Carmel man
arrived in town driving an old, and apparently
broken down black horse of the kind some
people call clothes. horses. The animals ribs
We're prominent, his legs were a counterpart
Of those seen on the before using" horse
blanket advertisements, and his tail resem-
bed an old, very old feather duster but that
same horse had a roguish eye.
The Mt. Carmel man drove to livery
stable on White street and offered the steed
in exchange for another horse and S75 in
cash. The offer was received dersively.
The horse was then driven to Coal street
stable and the driver told of the offer he had
made at the other place and there was more
derisive displays.
"Why, that horse amt worth rs cents, said
the Coal street man.
"Ain't he ethough p exclaimed the driver.
"No he amt he though" ," was the retort.
''You ought to see him trot he's a dandy"
persisted the driver.
"Trot ha! ha ha! that's good joke.
Trot Why the thing is dead and you don't
know it. Trot Well, well, that is good
one."
"YOu may laugh and talk, but say this
horse can trot and I've got the money to say
he can"
"oh go home and buy oats for him with
your money and don't throw it away"
81 say hesa hotter--"
whats that| Just then the sport who
subsequently played leading part in the
play arrived upon the scene.
did l hear you say that animated skeleton
can trot2"
"Y-aa-s, | said that lamiuated what-yer-
may-call'it can trot," replied the driver with
a sneeri "and what's more I've got der duff
to say he can go in less dan tree, Joo-see?"
The driver was getting warmed up and
'slangy" He appeared to be vexed by the
asperious cast upon his horse.
The dialogue continued quite a while, dur
ing which the driver said that since early
morning he had driven the animal from Mt.
Carmel to Ringtown from the latter place TO
this town; and he was willing to drive him
to Lavelle and yet bet he could make mile
in three minutes.
The town sport saw the glimmer of
'cinch' and wager was made The Mt.
Carmel man drove the horse to Lavene stop.
ping on the road to have new shoes put on
the horse. The Shenandoah delegation went
down by train.
When the time for the start was at hand
there was quite sprinkling Of sports on the
ground. Five stop.watches were pulled out
70 make sure that there should be no mistake
about the trot. Hes OFF, "Look at him
pull out !" Look at that dust hy" "Ain't
he leaving the track behind ?" Such were
the exclamations for a brief period and when
the horse passed under the wire the time was
asked for, and 1852" was the answer.
| 1t is said the Shenandoah sport dropped $50
and Others parted with sums ranging from
( one to twenty dollars The exact amount
that changed hands has not been ascertained,
because everybody concerned seemed to have
forgotten all about the race as soon as it was
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