Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

haired midget, but 1c-tey OF great
promise for his years, had the mount
on Iiarved, and so well did he stan OF
Richmond's rush in the home-alretch
that the 3year-old won by he--l.
No man who has not been there can
Imagine the feelings OF the commission
er as he watched the race and realized
how nearly he had been to making q
grave mistake. Ine woman received
her winnings. and as she tossed the
heap Of greenbacks about In her lap,
smiled and said.
81 knew Harved would win. for 1
dreamed that he Ton, tkid that's why
l let on him."
1t was known that the woman did
not frequent the race track, and she
was asked how She knew there was
any such horse She did not know,
and had only known that there was
such a thoroughbred by the shouts
I heard In dreamland Of 'Harved wins;
the outsider wins" She had consulted
/ the morning paper, and, seeing the
name, had rushed pell neil to her
| friends to place the money There are
! n few rings and some china In that
/ house to-day that were bought with
| the money won on Harved. The horse
was Of high quality and had been wen
manipulated. but he died-was poisoned,
| some persons said, at Brighton Beach
u month later.
81 can tell a tale quite as remark
! able" said a young Westerner VINO
] had left the farm for the race track,
/ when l came to New York in the
| eighties l knew comparatively little
| about your horses. | had saved up
| some money, and, being fond OF horses,
naturally wanted to see some sport
where there would be an opportunity
| to see the best horses that the coun-
try could boast OF. and | laid my plans
10 visit thu best race tracks in the
East. The first three or four days OF
my stay in New York / devoted to
sight seeing. Then my thoughts turned
10 the races. and made inquiries Mt
! the hotel and was told that Monmouth
park was the place to see what 1 was
after. That night l saw a race course
that was entirely new to me; l saw
/ the faces OF strange persons thousands
Of them, and / saw horses with jock
eys In bright Jackets OF silk and satin
gHllop past the long grand stand.
heard the applause ana | remember
with what breathless interest l watch
ed them striving for the advantage AZ
the start. Then the murmur of ting
throng as they noted the positions Of
the horses during the contest. At the
head OF the home stretch I saw two
bay horses shoot away from the others
and charge valiantly down the straight
running shoulder to shoulder and flank
to flank. Each Of the Jockeys was do
4llk MS btsl Work 10 Win, ana the CROWD
was shouting as though possessed
" Rupert winsr
NO, Kaloolnh winsr
"The finish was terrific, and while
the shouting was the loudcst | awolSc.
The next day l went to Monmouth
park-thcn the old traclS-and recog-
nizcd the scene Of my dream. looked
at my program, and In the fourth race
found cardCd James Nurphy's bay
marc Kaloolah, by Longfellow. out of
Sylph. and the Preakness Stables bay
gcldln" Rupert, by Falsetto, out OF
Marguerite, and l determined to bet
on tine race Now, / awoEe before the
finish and couldn't tell which one had
really won, but rs both were at a good
price for the place, 1 played them for
the place. The race was the counter
part Of my dream, and / think It was
a dead heat; hut, at any rate, / won
both my bets"
As the Westerner concluded Jack
White opened his eyes languldly and
slcepily said:
say" whore does this crowd
smoker New York sun.