New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

become possessed of a really fast pony. 1t wa
not his fault; 1t was not judgment of pace o
make, or any other qualification under Goa
heaven--nothing but simply cooley headed luck
lie had bought an Arab polo pony for So'
rupees from Abdul Rahman in Bombay. and 10
it had turned out a cracking good gee-gee.
He had tried to give him classical name
but from the first the pony was known as vase
line. That was because Doyne slipped from hi
back so easily at first
Doyne also took no small satisfaction from
the fact that Vasellnc could slip away from tn
other ponies in a race just as easily.
Then came the two-day "Sky Races" witt
Vascline barred from all but the two "opei
events"
These were considered n gift for Doyne'
speedy little horse But all the same, he would
have to have something to run for, to pay hi
own bill: besides the fellows would all get thei
money back when Vasel!ne sent up Il
! Lucknow, in February, TO run among the "goo'
'uns"
Doyne was training Vaselinc himself which
was proof positive that the pony must be
cracker If he could win in any company Will
training such as ne got.
| OF course. as there wcrcn'. many stranger
coming TO the small meet at Hokeypoorey. o;
necessity the regiment was house divide
against itself each brother officer with bi
up his sleeve and A hopofu! idea that somehow
or another he would come out on the right SD
on settling day over the lotteries.
1t was Horbcrt's pony. Curry Boy. that wa
dead lame the day before the races commenced
The Cherub" saw him lmping rs he cam'
back from his morning gallop and In conSe
quence laid a tidy few Of the deprecated
rupees against his winning the race he wa
favored for
But Doyne himself would have gone a bi
lame II he'd had as tight yellow handag,
around his foreleg as Curry Roy was wearing
But he didn't know that All he knew was tina
it was good thing TO lay TWO to one agains
his chances OF winning.
OF course he won. When a man takes tn
trouble 10 put tight handare around horsei
leg ne has rosy chance II winning sure
Syces are 50 careless about those things.
Herbert might have told him about IL: bu
then the Cherub" was always jumping a
conclusions. like a true born freshman. and pad
ding about in the Mul!igatawny In consequence
To the astcnishmcnt II everybody, Vaselin'
ola no, star, In the "iIckeyrc,rey Cup tina
was the open event FOR thc first day.
I. rather spoiled the Nm FOR the pony from
Blldad gallopcd away from AL the home ponle
made common hacks II them" as Mahon'
said
'Dont know what the youngsters NJ TO-.
said Herbert "IIc threw away clean thou
sand rupees over not starting vaselinc."
"Ro,.iinr him up ,or tn second day" wa.
the general verdict. AMI each one Individually
made solemn VOW t. have a piece - him II
the lotteries II they could only keep his quail
ity from Archer. he little bo,kmaker uh'
had run NJ for the meet. they might 10 "a bit
IL Christian work with him TOO. by relieving
him ~ much Of the root OF evil
The night before the second days racing "th'
Chcrub" was late getting down to the lotteries
The first lottery on the I;arind Plnte-tha
was vaselines race-was jus, being sold
Vasene was selling favorte From 50-rupc,
down 10 l0-rupce bids Vasclinc had travelled
until he was bid up 10 over eight hundred
rupees in a thousand rupee lottery.
What nonscnscr said the Cherub" angrlly
for the horse had been knocked down TO soIne
one just as he entered the room. What non
sense, Why. the horse isn't worth more than
that. IA sell him just as he is for that much
'I'l take him" shouted Herbert. rushing
across eagerly to where the Cherub" stood
Here, You fellows heard Doyne offer to sell
the horse at 500 rupees. and | take UP the
OFFER
Il don't want to sell him" said the Cherub
doggedly. flushing red at being taken UP 81
quickly.
"Oh. come. that won't do" said Herbert. "All
the chaps here heard you offer him for that
much, and now I'll give you my | for
the eight hundred and claim the horse"
"Fll tell you what 1t is, Captain. the horse
isn't worth It; all the same. don't want to sell