The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-18
RACE TO DEATH.

There is never any lack of beauty
IN Dublin bathrooms, and that year
cannot help thinking that there was
more than the usual proportion of at
traction. But of all the girls who COM
PEELED devotion there was nobody quite
SO charming as Mary Mccartney. When
she was presented ut the castle, the lord
lieutenant administered his official kiss
with peculiar JUNCTION and was after.
ward heard to say that if his duties
were always as pleasant he could bear O
very frequent repetition of them. The
vice regal opinion was very cordially
ro-echoed by everybody, and wherever
Mary went her progress was scene Of
triumph. The Two HundreCfth was de-
voted to her to man. One dance in an
evening was thing to be proud of, and
II she deigned to give any fortunate
man two he was at once placed upon q
pinnacle of social superiority.
Finch and Seymour were her most
devoted admirers and had it all their
own way i'll her preference. 1 won't say
affections, for believe she could only
have looked upon them Us two editions
OF the same man, and they were SO
loyal to each other that they appeared
to have the ono special tendresse in
common with their other properties.
The Two Hundrcdth was about to
have its great function of the year--its
regimental steeplechasos. All the best
OF tho animals that had gone through
the hunting campaign were entered for
the various events, and the mess table
talk, which for months had run upon
scent, find, finish and the casualties of
the chase, turned to handicapping,
weights and racing conditions.
Finch and Seymour now, as Oh 9TH
er occasions, took foremost place.
Each of them owned horses rather
above the average i'll quality, and each
had ono entered for tho regimental CUP
AS said before, both Of them were
good performers i'll the pigskin, and it
was more than probable that if they
started Captain Seymour's Mousetrap
(did 1 tell you that Seymour had Just
got his troop while Finch was senior
subaltern?) and Mr.. Finch's Sorcerer
would start as equal favorites. Tho two
friends did all their training and gal
Looping together and l believe that,
though each intended to ride his horse
out and do his best, they did not much
care how they would be placed at tho
finish, so long as one was first and the
other second
or course wo expected all our
friends to como to our race meeting and
made plentiful provision for their en-
tertainment. Given the officers of a
cavalry regiment bent OH making holt
day; add tents, luncheon, band and O
fine spring day, and you form series
of attractions which will collect people
from far and near, especially in Ire
land. When tho day of the meeting
came, it was all that could be wished.
There was bright sun and soft wind,
and there had been just sufficient
sprlnkllng of rain overnight to lay the
dust and make the drive to the course.
delightful, while tho few light clouds
III the horizon were not discouraging
enough to prevent orr fair friends from
putting on their freshest and prettiest
toilets. Coach after coach ratified over
Carlisle bridge, each with full load
and each with bit of muslin on the
box; brakes, carriages and cars innu-
merable, tho jarveys doing honor to the
occasions by volleys of chaff, and many
adornments Oh their light hearted
selves and their apparently equally gay
and light hearted, well bred nags The
race course was about eight miles from
tho city in tho Howth direction, and if
the day were to have 10 other pleasure
the drive down, with occasional glimpses
of tho beautiful bay Of Dublin, cole
DRAFTED in song, was enough of enjoy-
ment for any one
We arrived at tho scene of action.
and the business of the day commenced.
Tho subalterns' cup was tho first event,
and, must say, the boys did credit to
tho old Two Hundredth. The senior
subalterns were lying by for the regi-
mental cup, and the juniors had the race
to themselves. 1t was won by Young
Wordsworth, whose round shoulders and
unconquerably ugly seat had caused
much conflict of opinion between him
and the old riding master, but who now
showed that if he were not destined to
shine Ill the menago he had at any rate
lnd1sputable nerve and enough seat and
hands to take him over difficult coun-
try. He afterward became one of our
best men OH horse and won equestrian
honors i'll many ticklish places. Then
came an hours interval for lunch, but
Of course those who were going to ride
had to put the muzzle on. 1 just looked
into the tent before going to weigh and
saw Mary Mccartney, looking as sweet
as ever. Seymour and Finch were both
with her, and she was wishing them
good luck in their gallop. AS they left
her safely in the colonel's charge
heard her say: "Now, mind, expect you
two to beat everybody else, and shall