The record-union., 1897-08-11

lueS he seemed to increase his speed and
fearing to pull him so hard as to make
him break, l simply kept a steady hold
on his mouth and talked to him. Glanc-
ling at my watch at the first eighth pole,
/ thought | must have been mistaken
in reading 1914 seconds; on we went.
and when at the quarter pole / looked
at my watch again and read it 301a sec
onds, l knew | had not been mistaken
at the first eighth The realization of
lwhat this meant, and hearing the others
struggling behind me- lent a feeling of
exultation hard to describe; l felt like
shouting. Down the back stretch my
horse of his own accord even increased
his speed, and fearing he would trot
himself to a standstill, endeavored to
take him back; but his steps were as
even and frictionless as the movements
Of an engine, and he fought for his
head.
Rather than pull him so as to dis
tress him l let him have his way, and
when looked at my watch at the half
and saw it registered 1:001b, my head
began to whirl. BY this time the
sounds of the others were growing in
distinct; around the upper turn we
swept, and flashed past the three-qu
ter pole in I:3O12. 1t was awful; how
could flesh and blood stand such a
strain, and yet there was not the
slightest falter in his true and even
stride. AS we Strengthened out in the
nome stretch, although my horse had
been going at such a wonderful rate of
speed, / had that instructive feeling that
comes to one at such times that he
still had something left and was
ready for supreme effort when 1
should sit down and drive" I did it.
and his response was thrilling indeed.
Like cyclone he swept through the
stretch and under the wire. only falter
ing once at the path across the track
at the draw gate. AS he flew past the
stand 1 stopped my watch. but when
looked at it I could not see it; my
eyes were dim and my hand shook. then
II struck me that everything was won
derfully still; there was but a murnur
proceeding from the big grand stand
and feeling of awe that pervaded tbe
place crept over me.
As l started to turn around T ma+ +ba
others finishing, and they all looked at
me with pale, set faces. AS NV ewes
cleared looked at my watch and then
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had been a wonderful performance. T
hao not awakened to a full realization
or 1t; and then there rushed over me
such feeling of exultation as man
never telt before; my head whirIed and
my heart beat to suffocation. T recaivad
permission from the judges to dis
| mount from my wagon. and did so to
ma myself surrounded by a iostling
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any one OF them or hear what thev
were saying to me- The starters he'll
clanged, but there was no need to use
it to draw attention. for as our Presi-
dent advanced to announce the result
| there was hush and stiffness that vyas
oppressive. In a voice husky and
trembling he said, "Ginhig wins the
neat and race, Economy second. Pathos
third, Intrigue fourth" and. ladies
and gentlemen, the time is the fastest
ever made by any horse in the world.
trotter or PAGER, 1:5915." He fairly
shouted the 1:591a, and it was followed
by such roar and cheer. long and
loud, as 1 never heard before. The
pent up enthusiasm and excitement of
over three thousand souls suddenly
burst, and the result can better be
imagined than described
L was picked up from the ground
and put in my wagon again. and with
my most wonderful horse led up and
down by a crowd that outdid in noise
and enthusiastic demonstration any of
its size that ever assembled. After a
time l was able to get down and push
| my way through my enthusiastic
friends to the grand stand for with all
| excitement
| settled over me that delicious and en-
viable feeling that had won the girl
loved, and in the light of this even the
paled. AS I mounted the steps toward
the box where she had been I met her
coming down to meet me, with love and
tears in her eyes, her hand extended
and her sweet breath coming almost in
gasps from her parted lips; 1 reached
| forward quickly to grasp her hands.
stubbed my toe on the step, and down
L came at her feet with a crash.
'Lawdy! Lawdy' Massa Bob. is YOU
hurted? Well! well clare t. gracious
L tot you was a habben OBJ a fit: I
reckoned you'd been outen de house
befo' dis, and 1 was a try'n fo' to fix
up dat obstreperous window wot got
ten so he wouldn't open no how. Den
l bearded some funny noises a comm
from dis room, and comm to de do
saw you as half outen de bed and den
pitch clean over and fall agin de stan.
Dreamin? Yes! dat's what you was
doin, I spects lucky you dfn't break
yo' neck
Ginhig never beat the worlds record.
but he did beat the clubs record. win
ming the silver cup and proving to be
all my fondest hopes imagined he
might.
Sweet Felsie compromised on the two
: records and took my unworthy self "for
. better or worse which l have never
for a moment regretted, and believe she
has not.-Joe Gale, in Cleveland Leader.
Naturally a Sensation.
"Oh. it's the sensation of the town.
he exclaimed. The only trouble is
that there is a likelihood that the po-
lice will interfere"
What does she do that's so sensa-
| tiOnal ?''