The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-11
EBENSBURCi, PA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1896.

speed. they were dancing, singing and
making quaint speeches in their &c
stasies.
'I've solved it, Frank" whispered Jo,
eXcitedly, on the morning of the race
''Wimple is an English jockey and is to
have 1000 If he wins for the ma jor.
But that is not the meanest part of
the conspiracy. Sam Gum, who owns
and rides the big gray, has a small farm
on which the major holds n mortgage.
1t is arranged Tor Sam to make sure
of beating Flash by crossing her at
the fifth fence, no thought being taken
of your precious life in this arrange
ment They met down at the creek
late last night to make sure that each
man understood his part, and | was a
listener. All may not be fair in horse
racing, Frank, but it is in love, you
know. Wimple made the major pay
1,5O0 on the spot. Sam tried to beg
off, but was threatened and cajoled
into keeping his agreement. When they
separated | followed Sam, and before ]
left him he was so ashamed he wanted
to shoot the major. l pitied him so
that well, j assumed that mortgage"
"Then the majors sole advantage is
in his imported jockeyT
Il am sure of it,"
The familiar scenes at the track need
not be described. All the people of the
county were here for a holiday and
many guests from other sections en-
Iivened the scene. Before the saddling
bell had rung to call on the race for the
cup, nearly everyone had risked some
thing on the outcome, Flash and Witch
carrying the money, for it was accepted
that one of them must win. The
general CHANGED some more on the
strength of those dreams and the ma jor
plunged because of his "sure thing
for Sam Gum had mentioned no change
in the programme.
After the preliminary canter it was
not the generals words: you will
win" or the exaggerated assurances oi
the stable boys, but the flaming eyes OF
Jo that caused Fielder to set his teeth
like n man fighting for his life.
They're off, went up the shout, and
then followed the breathless silence oi
susPence. For three fields the horses
ran punched, Flash and Witch back
with their riders watching each other
like hawks, but as they neared the fourth
jump. an ugly ditch and hedge, Sam i'm
perceptibly pulled his gray till hardly
length ahead of the favorites, the
Witch coming to his left and Flash tC
his right. Over went the leaders, but
Sans horse apparently refused, and
swcrved TO the left. There was no time
for WimPle to stop. Following the
crash. the crowd saw the two horses and
a man in a confused mass, Sam having
gone from his saddle to the other sid,
of the hedge with the agility of cir
Gus rider. All Fielder now had to do wa:
to guide Flash over the course, winning
the race. the cup and one of the lovelies
of all the lovely women of Kentucky
Ever since the general has been al
implicit believer in dreams, though h'
scouts at everything else which has :
flavor of the supernatural He die
dream of Flash and Fielder becaus,
they were the chief objects of hi!
thought, but he never knew that .I'
heard him confiding the vision to his OLD
friend Col. Buckler. that the dream.
she reported were all evolved from he
imagination in broad daylight and tha
she had been instrumental in having
Tom, the rubber, make the speech t.
Flash which was meant solely for the
ears of her owner.-DetrOit Free Press