The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22

GER hu' lSlru'ln ~ Jln|'llCE u VIII tnl'I upon
a new era Of prosperity and reconstruction.
sMIRTEST poo ~ VIEW JERSEY.
Hes a Mongr-l That Runs II Race with a
Fast Train Every Day.
BoRpENrowN, y. j.. Oct 2l.--"Thc greatest
dog IN New Jersey is Jack, the Beverly train
chaser" said old John Deacon, who hH, been
trainmaser for forty years and is of the oldest
employees Of the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
Some sporting men had conc in from the Pierre
lurllard Game Preserve at JObStown and were
praisng the pedigrces Of their winning
settlers John Deacon knows nothing about
dog arlstoTacy, but he can discuss smart loco
motives with any man in the State. The drift
Of the conversation dogs, and no refrained
from his fayore conversation and tried some
dog talk just for change.
You folks from New York como down here
with your high priced dogs and amt seen one
yet that / would trade with the mongrel that trots
around all day, back Of the Beverly stage. lie
belongs 10 John FasiCk, the hack driver. and
John took pity him because everybody in
Beverly was cussing and kicking the beast for
three or four mixed strains that are in him. lie
is jet black and only three years old. He looks
| like n setter with the tail Of n collie shepherd,
| lie is thin because he about forty miles
| day.
| "Of course any dog can follow stage around
| all day but il is every dog that do half
| mile sprint with locomotive going forty miles
an hour. For tho last seven months was hear
| ing all kinds Of about the dog nj Beverly
that gives the fast Amboy express lively chase
every day Just at IL o'clock and the Bord, ntown
| folks who have been watching the say that
the dog heats the encine every time Well, |
! admire good-natured liar, but they got putting
| in this fast dog on me so much that took the
! first day of have had in twelve years and went
down the fast Amboy mail train 10 see the
sport | sitting in the smoker talking TO
| Ed Sapp. old conductor, when We reached
Beverly. Then every man in the smoker began
| TO move 10 the window ncares the station Sew
| cral chaps pokcd their heads out and yelled back
| There's Jack
| THE air whistle gave its squeak and then
| every man in the car began howling iike these
| college chaps at a football game. The engine be
gan 10 puff, the cars were itrkcd bit, then poked
my head out Of the window. Every window was
occupied with an excited face. Fifty feet ahead
Of ne engine was as, black dGg 1unnhng smG2,hiy
hid in small putts Of yellow dust that his feet were
Rising The dog d h2Ie ts,I pGbn n T s1Fh!
| excited men nor see the waving handkcrchicfs uf
Engineer Johes toyed with the lever. and grad.
| ually The speed Of the train increased until The
| locomotive passed the dog, and in n few seconds
he was abreast OF the middle of the train Every.
|
louder than the snoring Of the locom4rye Then
The dog gave a bark or two and pulled up. lie
gave a dash that was the finest bit OF sporty fun
lie went straight ahead Of the locomotive and
Io% the about ten yards ahead Of de loco
motive, Then he stopped gave = Jump In the
air and bark or two as much as 70 say. I boat
you again The engineer footed his whistle and
saluted the deshing Jack, and everybody in the
train gave Jolly cheer. The, dog then trottcd
back TO his home near tie station and was ready
for his meal,
"Thats The daily event at Beverly, and you can
take he Amb9g Is'T mat rSa.M nt heEsry a. u
on the sick list you vii! this half mile race be
psk % d9f Rd me a"n rS he i'm,
that lots Of people wal, for that particular train
Just To see the dog
saw Stage S driver FasicI and his dog The dog
was really an aiiectionte beast. The funny ming
about JACK is tha, hr vi" not ira race WIN ,t HHy@hf
is the time when Fasick Is ready n drive his hack
home for dinner. Jack races the train and thcr
gets back in time to go praneing in tho stable yard
"Thnt is one reason why he likes this noon train
better than any other. but he has had other fan
cies. when he first struck with HE racing
fever he experimental with the fast Atlantic Cry
express, which goes al the rate Of fifty miles al
rate OF speed. One doy a bicycle came up ne
road just when the dog was doirr his finest The
| hikeI came upon the dog SO quickly lhnt The dog
became Iatted, lie started away from the rnad
toward the train and go, nearer lhnn he celcu
! interruption in his race. lie went about sixteen
feet in ,hr mir and came down in . heap II was
some minutes before hr moved. Then lie wake,
I slowly hnCk 10 the Beverly station on three legs
Jack did no racing with locomotives for iou1
! months until one day, when he was trnttinG along
home the noon express came along and his sporty
inclinalions got the better Of his Judgment, and
! ne took a spur, and won ont This started him IN
| the racing business again, and he has lecn keep
ing il mp ever since except those days when he Is
laid up to quiet his nerves and give his heart
| rest.
The dog knows cx actlv when the train IL com
! ing and lie gets nervous and excited soon as he
hears the rails begin to huZz. As the trAln ncar'
the station he ircmbcs like leaf, and scratches
and paws the platform. As soon rs trnin pull,
up he takes his place opposite the engine; anC
when the mir whistle tools he Is of. Recently III,
engineer has been giving him n short handicap
The engine does not start Tor few seconds, BY
the dog goes as soon as the whistle ioots, and thi.
has the effect Of making the race more exciting,
Jack is the town poodle all right There ar
a half dozen places whore he gosr and gets hi'
meals There are little mans rut in some corne
Of the lawns which are daily flied with the com
pimrns of the woman Of The house 10 me Grehies
dog in New JERSEY. and Jack knows the Location