The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-14
They Came Near Being Sidetracked on the Way,
but Got There Just the Same and Talked
With "Bachy' and the Kids
ABOUT THE HORSES EXPECTED TO RUN THIS WEEK
Other Things TrackWha Kids Have
They Fight Honos--A Look Sikwood, Waldo J,
Directly Poask-iow the PAGER
Came to BrakH
BY SPORT SULLIVAN

EVIDENT delight oil BaGhy. An, IL taxes
a lady to manage dat horse. Mrs. Jud-
no trouble wild her, And it hardly
seem ed Just then that the mare was eny
thing but the sweetest tempered quad.
ruped in the world.
Then Bachy brought out another mare
for us to louk al. This one was big
The girl looked at her critically for a
while ana then said, In wise manner,
II don't think that she Is as good as the
other. She is not such a pretty color
Bachy grinned polite acquiescencs and
then took us around to see the other
flyers.
We walked through the long lines OF
box stalls that seem to be everywhere,
and finally stopped before one labeled 10.
Buchy opened the door and we peeped
in and saw the speedy animal that went
a mile the other day in 1:40%. Polaski
does not look like very fast performer,
for he is rather heavily built in front.
without any great strength apparent in
his quarters. But the animal can GER
tainly cover the ground in rapid man.
ner. And then we saw Two Cheers.
great slashing animal that looks as if he
would be more at home in truck than
under the nimble jockey. But looks are
deceitful and full of guile, and the huge
brute had already gone fast half that
morning In Isl. Meanwhile the girl had
found the stable kitten and seemed to re-
gard it with much greater affection than
she had hitherto shown for the horses.
don't see why women are so fond of
cats. They are nasty little beasts that
climb around ones anatomy ana leave a
hairy trail behind them. If you try to
remove them they fasten their claws into
whatever part of you is nearest and only
lot so when the hide gives way. More
over they are too fond of collecting large
and varied assortments of Heas to make
them pleasant acquaintance.
And then the girl secured a choice col
lection Of small but precocious scamps
and beguiled them into telling about
their life at the track. 1t is perfectly
wonderful how woman can get these
tales out of the unwilling young raga-
mullins when man might try all day
and only get a new experience in profan-
ty for his pains. These noys grew con-
fdential and told the girl where they
came from and gave her full true and
particular account of the family history
OF each and every member of their band.
The tale was about the same in each case.
1T begun with love Tor horses and ended
in their being taken up by some owner
or trainer when he happened to be a nan
short. Their small troubles and jealous
les of each other were prominent portions
OF the narrowing tale, but loyalty to theiI
individual stacles seems to be the great
cause of tho numerous fights that are
CoHStaHtly OCCuIring III tHtlT RANKS. LUG
quickest way for ons of the boys to get a
fight on his hands is to detract from the
good qualities OF the favurite OF some one
of the stables. There will be C profane
denial of tho truth of the assertion, a
few choice epithets will be hurled to and
fro. and then two small but angry youths
will be rolling about the ground punch.
ing. scratching, biting and doing each his
Little best to lastingiy remove all traces
of beauty from tie countenance- of his
antagonist. If they are not interfered
with they will fight fiiFs they are tired
and then rest awhile, continuing the
amusement until one of the trainers hap
pens along and cuffs the young bantams
into submission. Peace being restored
they retire for a friendly game of craps.
good many of the crack horses are
away, at the Ventura meet, but quite
mum Der skippe that town and came
down here to get ready for the races at
Santa Ana next week. Rumors of the
mighty Silkwood's condition are floating
around the park, and there is more than
one trainer that seems. to think that
Waldo ]. or Directly will pull the wool
over Silkwood's eyes. Should this rather
unexpected event take place what
weeping and waiing and gnashing o.
teeth there would be in Santa Ana the
next day. The residents of that charm
ing town are accustomed to mortgage
their farms and furniture Just before the
back the black stallion to standstill. If
they win they 20 home and remove the
incubus from their homes and spend the
remainder to let the outside world know
that the pride of Santa Ana is still on
top. If they lose dreadful thouehD
day the road to Santa Ana is blocked
with "busted" sports, who weigh down
the air with sui phurOus profanity and
struggle wearily on towards their mort
gageo homes. In such a case, old Joe
Willets. the owner of the aforementioned
pride. Losses the halo that usually sur
rounds his grizzled head.
We seemed to have seen about all there
was to be seen near the stables and we
babe Bachy an affectionate adieu. AS we
wandered along the dusty road away from
the box stalls we met Mr.. Ryan, the
autocrat OF The track and the man of jes-
tiny to the many boys that infest the
park. He mad been out in the paddock
watching the horses pull out, and he was
dusty. tired and hot. However, he found
time to stop and talk about the coming
races and gave it as his opinion that they
would be the bes. that have ever been
held here. He spoke highly of the pluck
OF the directors association III taking
the matter into their own hands after the
veto OF the usual appropriation that is
awarded by the state for the agricultural
fairs OF the various districts. And it is
no small matter for mum Der of men to
oifer prizes amounting to over ST., 1000 on
their own responsibility. 1t certainly
shows commendable spirit of enterprise
And then we went over to the pavilion
to see where the prize hogs and the pre-
MUM beeves would exhibit them selves.
The directors are putting the place in
order for the fair, ana stalls and booths
are being erected everywhere. Up on the
railing of the CALLER" there is q card an
nouncing that the next dance would be
the lancers and Ia doubtless a relic OF the
butchers picnic. In the gallery itself
thare will he the EXHIBITS OF the prize
pumpkins and the mammoth watermei-
ons that are 30 beloved of the hayssed
heart Here will the adoring farmer walk
to and fro and gaze in mute admiration
on a sheaf of colossal corn that he didn't
raise. and hold up his hands over a beet
that will weigh about four tons. Vege
table freaks will be rampant and the
toothsome radish and the naughty aspar.
agus will brush elbows with the iowly
potato and the unassnming lettuce
Verify. it will be a.vegetable republic, all
established for the joy of the bewhisker-
ed farmer and his buxom family.
But over on the grand stand there will
be metal OF different kind. There the
blushlng bud will reign supreme, and
will entice the hapless youth into many
bets on sure things, thereby causing him
to spend bis almost invisible salary in
the purchase of vast mum bers OF gloves.
Should he show hesitation in accept-