The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19

dan, my mutt, slowed away Tor a good thing,
opened up at 100 to ] and stuck there. went
to Ind his trainer. but l couldn't, dig him up.
He was mixed up with the bunch IN me nad,,
wasn't necessary for me to see him. anyhow;
before putting my money on Jodan l haI
seen him. ,n the night the before; when ne Sn Whi ,hs, he
was going to play him to win, no matter II the
book. l9il 1000 70 | against the horse. $50,
down NV money and that Of my friends on 10
dan. As ! say. %Joian's price all oyer the ring
tens the Washington chaps had given me ana
the last tIty spot | had on earth IN gI mitt;
Gn lIo5 Ia s9 Esfar @rG ,be n nrr !' "auld j s oe rubbed.
$1,000 Tor ,'Hs 'MWasshinGgtSn tteilows.: With INV
my first ton. with one Of the looks. when ! iel,
around suddenly. to swat the duck mat hnd
81 Stv f1an 4 to IT, nd II %9s m my over t,lST to iih ,sf lite tfH'' var
You we're lust going to take some Jodan.
"'"'That'Es" What Mt said /. He'll turn the trick.
",N9,' he replied shortly I've been trying
70 find YOU for the last hull hour to tel y1M
The NUTS knee got another twist during me
plight somehow or another. and now its about
He's not limping mu,h. hut | cant see how
hHll go 9 quarter win such a leg. itI' Pen;
miirrrrff!e If thnt hnrl l ,"If az skate ma h1ls 81 n. t n' h,;
you that. / had hcrn Tuiliing ON it for one of
my cinch bunch things. and to hear that 1t had
course. III n dismal kind u way. | was glad my
friend the trainer had rut me next to ne state
for my whole ilftv and the nifty of my frtends,in
Washington. but that. wasn't much salye for
t c,mlf 4mf' r ! Fl ya he it, he NH MI I ms .nn "u 18TH Of i
| felt certain that the q to 2 %favorite would
o DnmSlc in 3o1 AL hat fL9"e %,y Hn9 Sc to ! !I"o. 'hf It M m9as
mo glum to think Of the difference between
hat and $1,000 to 500 l.,
file past on their way to the post. Ny horse;
e." fav9rlte was Iqst n,nran"inE ana loo Re,
But my ftfEaincr chum had put me on right,
,1Olun's knee was as big as your hat. and he
s n31 a mi l hotIcd aIo1 III. T and m mi% a OBJ BIT OF OF , AK
about not allowing Jodan To race, but when
he was told that loIan always went to the
ing up. he closed up and JOdan went around
to The uumr with his field;
They got of the first break. Tho reonle
in the stand were down on the favorite almost
I, II man. and, the ye,lr they let out when he
H@isy. Nv poor, old ,jQdan plug was almost
LETT At the post. but his boy got him going all
right. and | was rather SURPRISED 70 see him
the half. the favorite WAS lust lum ping
Aye lengths out in front y the first division
stood Gy to see ,l9dan get shulIied out OF it.
But Re didn't shuttle. He passed right by Tho
WAS a; the saddle girths Of the front division
and going like nrur defender In half a gale,
You'll chuck tina, in a minute, my. RIy;' l
legged races look all right on paper. but they
don't 20 through
stretch. hut | saw that the ~fayorite was still a
good two lengths in front The track was SO
others until thsy were well into the stretch for
the lope &" the wire; Then when they were
TTel3w, dust. saw one Of the front diyisionites
behind the leader shoot out around on the
outside and bend down 70 t. Say. closed
most eTunched into finders. was J,odan l
- wards from the wire, In the middle II the
whirlwind Of dust | saw the ~favorite ,~tq!ter-
iuv. with Jodau aueck away aud going like as
II his distance was only n quarter OF a mile
md he a,covering. II there in the stretch,
Then | pulled my glasses away from my head.
with death for a few seconds while the In.
dians all around me were bowling Jodon
q Jodan wins they yelled when the horses
got under the wire. and oneped up my eyes
between him ana the f%ayorite. That was a
three;lcgged miracle. al right vas i1 q
da2e. but | had a picture IN my'head Of i've fel;
waiting for the race train to'Ret IN SO that
could hand them each a thousand. l ceuldn',
stand for that. and | had too many different
kind OF h~earthre Il. warning me out under my
vest 10 feel like tryingto explain the thing L
caught the afternoon train for, Richm"nd: al
ter leaving my hum string In the, hands Of an
other trainer. From Richmond | went u
down to New Orleans. where | had some lurt
game w with me for that win Of Iodan's
which made me feel old and tired for a Ions
tim. afterV ard.
Dr they take il into their lids To- 20 to the klon
dixie together. mavhe III have a mother lool
. around under the shadow Of that big dom
yOnder. But | don't want to meet them
Fvuliinin-'s too hard work, and the circnn
stances Of that 81. ,Asaph happening. whicl
3 occurred as I've spieled il, were 'agiu' me-