Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-28
HOW 1T LOOKED TO THE .sPORT.v
Tarf2 Bill In the senate-The Race
Against Fiscal Year,

AB~hnst FISCAL Year.
Among the spectators In the Senate Ral-
lery this morning listening to the debate ON
the tariff bill was norid-faced man of mid
die age. clad in enthusiastic summer gar
ments and bearing on a snow-white shirt
front large horseshoe Of diamonds. His
collar and his cuffs bore wide bands Of
blue. his scarf was OF a lusty hue and his
fingers sparkled with jeweled rings. His
hair was black. glossy and redoient Of a
subtle oil. But over all there was waited
fortn that peculiar atmosphere OF the turf
that neither atomizers nor breezes can dis
pei. His keen gray eyes watched the states
men on the floor below much as though he
were surveying the starters in the subur-
ban. Across the low railing that separated
the public gallery from the space reserved
for the press sat a Star reporter, listening
to ;thesprocssdings with languid interest.
NE sport edged over toward the reporter
and attracted his attention.
ITS a great race Amt ft?'' he whis-
pered The reporter nodded in unconcern
Who's de winner" Queried the turfman.
winking his left eye.
What do You mean? / don't understan nd
you." replied the scribe
Why. it's ee dis way-ain't dere two
starters on this here track? Ain't they
making great race for de wire?'
ton.
why. Tariff Bill and Fiscal Year" came
the plying reply. l guess they's de names
And / give you good odds kin pick de
We'll. pick him out for me. just for fun"
said The Star man. with awakening interest.
The sport got nearer and continued:
Its jes this away: these two starts;
but on long handicaps they's a bit light.
But l can see de winner now. 1t looks
Jes' like this ter me: Tariff Bilrs Jockey is
one OF de best in de business: q reg lar
Taral. y'see. He kin git all they is out of
a mount. an he's great stun on stretches.
I've been watchin him and I've sized him
up as q cracker-Jack. I'll back Harris
against any jock on de turf today. But
trained and trained, TIL he's down to de
fine edge. and he amt sure In his gait.
When de nag dropped he left Fiscal Year
at de post an led at de quarter by two
we'll In hand. an he was rtdin' easy still
and half to de good. Old Fiscal Years
jock was whtppin' an spurrin'. but de
track between de mounts seemed like II
was a rubber band. an kept stretchin' and
stretchin'. 1t looked . good ten-to-one shot
on Tariff Bill then. and ia have placed
my stun solid on him.
You see. my frien'," confded the sport,
after wiping his brow with q brilliant ker-
chief bedecked with crimson horse-shoes
and blue spurs, I've been down here all
winter waitin' for de tracks to open. But"
with a sigh, II guess I'll stay q bit longer.
So YOU see I've been havin' lots OF chance
at this track. and It's most as much sport
Now. Tariff Bills been goin' TO de tree
quarters mark like q bird. and he's runnin'
eGsy, carrytn' his handicap smooth and ele-
CANT. But just at de turn Of de track
round by de post de jock loses his grip on
de mount and his beauty gait goes TO
smash. De jock tries to force de horse TO
win out by big lead. He begins to use de
whip and de mount don't like IL. On de
stretch Tariff Bills lead goes down from
tree to one lengt'. an Fiscal Bill gainin' at
every stride.
You can't get no odds now. It's good
even money, an they's some of de bookies
Is willin' TO talk about five to four on Fiscal
Year. / kin pick de winner myself in a
two-to-one. I'll put de money down now
fifty or . hundred
But de race amt run yet and no one
ever knows for a cinch tiil de bell rings
1t looks to me like de jock on Tariff had
pulled de race. but don't like to talk dirty
about de profesh. It's mean business II
may be de handicap was too big. tell you
theys no mount as kin walk or with a
purse carrying such a weight as de income
tax. It's de tax as has pulled de horse
down most. Ftscal's a good, steady mount
and You kin count on his gait from start
TO finish. They do tell ne. on de dead quiet
as how de race may be slid to Fiscal TO
save Tar1n for de next event. but no one
knows.
Goodbye. friend. So you won't put
your cash alongside of mine? Well that's
your right you know. So long, And the
sport drifted out Of the gallery to look for
odds on the base ball game.