Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
COPY WAS IN EARLY, BUT

horse editor, who was engaged In writing
a feature story to be headed Good Things ]
Have Got That Are Still Running" you're
the only man I've got handy, and l forgot
to assign a man to cover that big wedding
up at the Umptieth Street Church tonight
you know. that good-looking Bigcoin girl
and young Mutthead. Suppose you run up
there and get the story. Want spread
two columns at least. Never mind names
I've got all the names well use, and the
names of the bridesmaids, and the grooms-
men, and the society editor wrote the de-
scriptions of the costumes before she took
sick. Just you cover the weeps and the
soft. low music. and the brides pallor. and
the perfume of the eXotics, and that sort OF
thing. You know the kind of story want,
Pete
Say, scratch me out O. this, won't your"
said the horse editor. I'm not trained for
that kind of a sprint It's 20 to 1 that I'll
quit in the stretch
Cant help it. Pete-got nobody else to
send. Get along. now. and turn the copy
in early said the city editor.
The horse editor went after the story OF
the wedding with an open mind. and here
is a portion thereof as he turned it in to the
copy reader:
1.-The thoroughbreds had another inning
at the Umptieth Street Church last night,
when Miss Bertha Bigcoin and Mr.. Willie
Mutthead, both of them well known to
students of form in these parts. hooked it
up in try for the matrimonial stakes.
Talk Of this match has been in the air for
me time, that when the bars were let
down at half-past Z o'clock last evening a
large number of the talent of both sexes
We're on hand to size up the contenders and
speculate upon what the future holds in
store for this pair of high-class thorough
breds Many of those who presented them
selves at the gate had never seen the con-
testants before. and not few of them
were minus admission badges, at that. but
the crush was so great that within twenty
minutes after the turnstile began to re-
volve the uShers were compelled to throw
open a free field in the left-hand side of
the church for those who would not be
denied the opportunity to see the running
off of the match.
1.-The track was soft and holding, a lot
of rag carpet having been spread along
the middle aisle to offset the natural slip
perinesS of the course, and there was also
top dressing of flowers spread along the
path by little girls logged out in white.
Festoons of flowers were nailed all over
the sides of the grandstand. and the whole
outfit looked in perfect condition for the
running off of the swagger event. Every
seat below and aloft was taken. and 1t was
one of the biggest bumper crowds that
ever turned out in this vicinity to see
similar event decided.
Before the pair entered in the match
came out Of the paddock the band up in
the gallery played a lot of trembly, fluffy
stuff, which visibly increased the ardor of
the crowd to have the two entries arrive
at the post. The event was carded to come
off at s o'clock sharp, but the pair of thor
oughbreds hadn't arrived at the post at
a quarter-past 8. and it began to look like
an even money shot that the match
wouldn't come off Outside the church
bets We're freely offered that Mr.. Mutthead
had bowed a tendon or gone amiss in some
way, so that 1t would be impossible for
him to face the starter and the disappoint-
when Y
rolled around, and still no response to the
call to the post, was manifest in every
lat twenty-five minutes of Q. however,
the anxious walters in the seats were re-
warded by seeing the two entries enter the
gate. The bride, who was led by old man
looked as if he'd be able to
pick up third money occasionally in the
hunter class, If he was pointed that way
to the critical eye, to be a bit
overtime, and there was some decided
comment on the subject of the hard work
outs this class of thoroughbreds are put
through before they respond to the call of
the bugle in match events of this char
acter. description of the brides colors
Is given in another portion of this account
Notwithstanding her evident entertaining,
she looked fit to run the race of her life.
As for the other contestant, he didn't look
to be up to a bruising finish.
He seemed to the critical eye to be de-
cidedly high In flesh, and 1t looked to be
wouldn't last the route. He was nervous
and fidgety the way to the post and
didn't appear to know exactly what was
expected of him, which. however, was nat
ural enough, considering that he had never
before faced the starter. 1t was said
nevertheless, that he had been trained at
the barrier on several occasions during the
week. which renders 1t difficult to account
for the evident reluctance with which he
pranced up to the starting post. He wore
blinkers in the shape of a pair of large
gold-rimmed spectacles. 1t may be that
the muse of the band situated aloft had
something to do with the nervousness of the
two starters, for it was a foolish kind of
music. somewhat frivolously called the
Long Green Chorus 1t sounded pretty
dismal for music that possesses name
connecting 1t with the good old dough of
the realm
Every eye was strained to observe the
parade to the post, and sundry and divers
whispered opinions were expressed as to
the respective merits Of the all-back and
the all-white entries. The excitement of
the occasion was so intense that several
elderly females were observed and heard
to weep as If the one they'd already put
their checks on had finished back in the
bunch, among the also rams.
The starter and his assistants were at
the post when the two entries and their
handlers came up on the rail Then en-
the groom showing a reluctance to break
at the fall of the flag, owing, no doubt, to
the nervousness he felt. They We're pulled
up several times and ranged in front of the
barrier by the starter. who had consider
able difficulty, even If the field was small
owing to the evident lack of knowledge on
the part of the all-black entry as to what
disposition he should make of his feet
The all-black went almost to his knees
several times in the lineup. but finally the
flag fell to a ragged start, with the all
white a good two lengths in front.
THE all-white was evidently out with the
intention of making a runaway race of it.
and she answered every question asked of
her with determination and gameness She
was still away in the lead going along the
back-stretch. the all-black appearing to
sulk. Rounding the far turn, however. he
began to respond cleverly to the questions
asked of him, and, slowly, but surely, he
overhauled the leader. Rounding into the
stretch it was neck and neck, with the all
white showing evidence of stopping, and
when the great question. Will you? was
about to be put 1t was clearly seen by the
spectators that the entertaining of the all
white was liable to tell on her, while the
superior bone and sinew of the all-black
looked as if 1t was going to carry him un-
der the wire a winner. The critical mo-
ment arrived, and when the great question
was asked the all-black assumed command
and took the lead by replying in a voice
that came near curling up the rag carpet
in the center Of the course, L will! At this
point 1t looked as If the all-black would