The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-02-23
purchased from a party whose entry was
unfit to start, but there the informal ton

purchased from Il party whose entry was
unht to start, but there the information
i ended. VA
Mr.. Dexter had faith enough in the
mare TO purchase nomination for her in
the great race, as we'll as to pay the ex-
! penSes of John and the mare on the trip.
thousands upon thousands of people
n!led the great Enclosure upon the day of
the race. Pools We're sold up into the
thousands. with the unknown mlre in the
held for song. us two horses of world
wide reputation We're hot selling fayo-
rites.
Mr.. Dexter had secured well-known
driver. to pilot the mare. but two heats
with Molly just ihs Tide the flag changed
his mind. Dexter had bought the field
heavily, as he was sure of the gamencSs
or the mare, but he saw that new
acting like herself. Giving John careful!
instructions about track rules, he saw
nm get on the snlky with some trepida-
ton, fearing the boys ineXperience would
count against him.
The two favorites were leading at tn,
h2lf-mile pole, well clear of the bunch,
when dark Streuk was seen to Green out
of the mass and join the leaders, who
had gone the half in 1:O41a. a blanket
might have covered the three as thev
swung into the homeStretch, coming with
the speed of the wind.
John had taken the outside position
and moving like piece of machinery
ner by Il neck. wan
Dexter and his friends. whom he let
into the secret, carried John bodily to the
stable III their arms, and with coats off
work ed On the mare until she was thor
oughly cooled out and rested. The brt
ting public were all at sea, but while
some of them placed their money on the
unknown horse the next heat, the most
OF them stuck by their favorites.
After John Middleton had told Dexter
and his friends privately after that heat
that he had not driven Molly out to her
utmost, they placed every dollar ON Mid
dletons pct.
pole, and with all the jockeying tricks
known played against her kept it to the
finish in the fast time of 2:O0H.
Molly was now an even fnvOrite in the
pools, and many. were hedging on the
mare to retrieve their lost fortunes. John
was wild with delight and Rugged and
kissed the mare as though she understood
1t ALL and to the bystanders she appeared
Dexter. not liking the tricks played
against the mare, told John to drive the
mare out OIL the next heat and shut out
every one he possibly could to pay them
TO-; their meanncsS. This instruction was
followed to the letter.
\ quarter in 0:3O. half in 1:O2l4, dis
posed Of most of them. and when the
handsome unknown bay mare from the
East swept under the wire with only one
other horse inside the distance flag in
2:Oj fiat, a mighty shout went up from
the multitude, and a costly blanket Of
beautiful flowers was placed on Molly
as she was led away by Dexter and his
friends, while John was so delighted he
could scarcely contain himself
When Mr.. Dexter handed John certi-
fed check for 10000, being his earnings
and contributions from admiring friends,
tears of JOY fell upon the kind Western
cr'S hand, and Mr. Dexter kissed Molly
a fond farewell as she started on her
homcward trip from her first and only
race as nothing would prevail upon the
farmer to either sell or race her again.
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