Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-12-11

ticulnriy Interesting 20 Hnrsemen.
The rocing season had begun, nno IN
consequence Saratoga was thronged with
visitors rho hotels were crowded, and
the cottages had long since been taken.
The baimy air. tho sight Of magnificent
oquipagos handsome well dressed men
and beautiful women oil consp;rcd -
drive away care no matter what ones
trouble might be.
SO I thought ns, comfortably seated
in q huge rocking chair, / looked about
me from the piazzn Of the Grand Union
hotel ono glorious morning in July,
49,. All the people ncar mo seemed
intent on discussing only Ono subject
viz, racing. 1 remember distinctly to
have caught several timos tho express
sion: Hes a sure winner. Nothing can
beat him. Then again some one would
say: 1.-THE Black Whirlwlnd Is n won
der. He viii win in a walk, " and va
rioua other like opinions Not being fa-
miliar with RAGS horses and racing
slang, ] was unable to make heads OF
tails out Of all 1 had heard, and reaiiz-
ing that I was out Of my element ] con-
cluded TO take o stroll and indulge IA a
quiet smoke. After having travorsod
two or three blocks 1 found myself just
behind two gentlemen walking leisure
~ along, who seemed to DO talking
about something IN a very serious man.
ner. Tho walk being narrow, / made
no effort to pass them and lazily follow
cd behind. enjoying my beloved pipe
Very soon / again heard the word
"Whirlwind, " and / confess that my
curiosity was greatly excited. Just at
this moment O rathor stiff summer
breeze camo up, and bearing directly
toward Us waited distinctly to me their
conversation. Tho larger Of the two
(whom l will designate as Mr.. A. said
to the other, 80 you are surely going
to start him in the - stakes today,
are your"
The smaller man (whom / will desig-
nate as Mr.. d. replied; why, certain
". I'm sure to win. There is nothing
eligible to start that can make my colt
even extend himself. OF course he will
start and win too"
"Well, " said Mr.. H., "Ihave a prop
] osition to make, or rather, / should say,
a bet TO propose"
Lets hear it, " said Mr.. D.
In very cold and measured tones Mr..
H. then said, ''Mr. D., 1 will bet you
So, coo that If your colt crosses the wire
first today the race will not DO given to
him and So, 00O additional that If you
do start him no Will never again u in
another race"
By this time l was trembling with
excitement, but something beyond my
control forced me to continue boing an
unwilling eavesdropper.
Mr.. d. quickly replied: why, what
is the matter with you? Has anything
unusual happened that has caused your
good sense to forsake you? Your propo-
sition is too foolish to DO thought Of for
a moment.
well" replied Mr.. H, "a little
bird brought me SOHO extremely inter
esting news about your colt, and I do
not believe that my mental faculties
have forsaken me. l repeat that / am
willing TO make-the wager, and / know
full well that / thoroughly understand
what l am saying and doing. Do you
accept tho wager or not, Mr.. DIP
All this time l was only a few feet
behind them, regulating my pace by
theirs and trying to appear very preoc.
cupied.
After some hesitation E1r. D. replied
!, that he would consider tho matter and
would give an answer before / o'clock
Somehow l did not feel as if l had
committed a very great ofense in listen
ing, but at any rate / thought that ]
had heard enough. so l turned and 70
traced my footsteps, thinking there wa
something very peculiar in what l had
overheard. l worried over it so much
that l concluded to 60 out to the race
course. ] called a cab and was sOoI
there. In the betting pavilion | ap-
preached a man who seemed Ito the
manner born" and politely asked If he
knew anything about a horse calico
1.-THE Black Whirlwind. He under,
D stood at once and told mo the propol
name was fremont, and went IN to say
: THAT in all America there was not {
= 3-year old who could outrun him."
After thanking him for his informa
ton / went up to the grand stand and
there purchased a programme. Sur
y 0AADAAnf 4ANAAOAl was AnAAAO0 ~ NA'
fourth race. Very impatiently / sa
there and waited. Finally the first rac'
, was run, which / watched with little
, or no interest, and after the jockeys haC
1 dismounted again made my way to th'
, betting ring. / stood on the outskirt
of the crowd, quite interested in what
saw and heard, though / could not I'm
I derstand the modus operandi Of thu
/ boolmakers. Suddenly ] heard q louS
, shout from the end Of the ring. 1 tricl
to ascertain what was the matter, hu
was pushed and jostlcd about by tn
crowd so sayagely that / could not &c
an answer to my inquiries. Soon, how
ever, ! heard a voice cry out, "scratcl
fremont
This was repeated by many on al
sides. Every one appeared surprised
and no n seemed able TO give any rea
son for the colts withdrawal.
After tho excitement had Eomewha
subsidized / returned to tho grand stanl
and sat there, thinking deeply. re
I membered tho conversation Of q few
hours previous, and / tried very hard 4
form some opinion as to tho ms anl
outs On Wh1t cuuHiouAcN tFciJ ntt"h6
case indeed The only conclusion that
d could reach was that Mr.. Fl. understood
n his own affairs Well, at last the tim
o for the stake race / forgot to say tina
q Mr.. III had his best 8-year-old for
d starter. While the horses were at tn
o post ] heard n nan sitting near me say
"Why, Mr.. H. win win sure now tina
Tremont's out Of tho way. After
y short delay tho field was sent away u
nearly even trms. At the half Mr.. H.
colt wal leading and running easily