The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-05-24

thrussnd dolliu Thsrs we're otst ihia.
sniria thi. grsste,i lfosslas race Of ID
year aud s.,ry ber" BAT ons y" iren
tbs stables Of cell lnosn Esn.
The ioetsys and rsbbsrs. a. veil ~ tA'
owners, v,rs .kiag ibsmHlv" sso Josi
Middlsion wss and bic mare Molly. i
sac found ihsi q noninsiion had been pal
Chased itop party whose entry su urn
90 sisri. but tbsrs ihs infofnstion ended
Mf paitsr had faith enough 10 the
mare 10 purchase uoninsliop Tor hsr 10
the great race, ~ vail ~ 10 pay ths eI
psBsss OF John spd The mare on lhs trip.
TL0B,ssds upou .hOsssnds Of people
hIlsd The stsst isolosurs upon the day Of
the rsos' Pools sae sold Up into the
thousands. With the unksour mare 10 tss
Geld Tor . soag. s two horsss oi world
vide reputation were hot selling fsveritss.
Nj Dexter had secured = wsll known
driver 10 pile! The nsre, bat tso heats
With Milly iust issids the f.s changed his
mird. Dexter had bought The fsld hssvi
ly, a he wM sare Of the ssnsass Of the
mare. bnt hs saw tbst . lev driver bad
made her nervous, and she vas not acting
like herself Giving John csrsfui insiruc
tions about track rules. be saw him get Oh
the sulky With some trepidation, fearing
the bays ineyperisncs would conut
sgsinst him.
The tive isvo,its we're leading 1t the
bali mile pole, we'll clear OF the baneb,
when . dark streak was sosn 10 creep out
the mass aud join the leaders, who hsd
gone the hall in 104 10 A blanket
might hsvs covered the three - they
swung into the homs.tretsb, coming with
ihs speed Of the wind.
John had taken the outside position,
.nd moving like . pisos Of msshinsry.
Molly swept uuder the wire good winner
BY = neck,
Dsttsr and bis friends. whom hs lst into
he secret. cAlried john bodily 10 the
table In their srms and with costs of
worked on the mare until che vas thor I
,ssbly cooled ont and rested. The bst
Ing public we're oil st ssa. bu! while some
Il them placed their money on the n
pown horse the next heat. the most OF
hem stuck by their isvorites. q
After John Middleton had told Dexter .
nd his friends privately after that heat q
hst be had not driven Molly ont to her
TN osi, they placed every dollar on Mid g
leisn's pet.
The fourth heat saw the mare take the II
ole, aud With oil the iooksying tricks .
nown played sgsisst her kept 1t TO the o
nish in the fast time oil 200 IA.
Molly was SOW 40 evsa favorits In the
ools, and many we're hedging o. the ="
ara 10 retrieve their lost fortunes, Jshn II
as Wild with delight spd Rugged and q
issed the mare % though she understood v
ALL and 10 the byitsnders che sppssrsd q
i. "
Dexter, net Liking the tricks played 81
.sin.t the mare, told John to drive the o.
are ont on the next heat and shut cut
'ery one be possibly could TO pay them l
r their uesnpsss. This instruction was &c
lowed 10 the letter. n'
A quarter ia 03l hall in l 02 1-2 dis
'sed OF most OF them, and when the p'
ndssne naknowp bsy mare frsm the 10
5. swept under the wire with only enc !"
her horse inside the distance Gag 10 v
)G fat, e mighty shout went up from pi
Q multitude. aud q costly blanket OF on
autilul flowers was plsosd on Molly - u
Q was Id away by Dsxier AMI his W
aads, while John va, so delighted he oo
uld scarcely contain himself. 90
" hen Mr.. Dexter handed John = osIti
d check for $40 900, beisg bis esrninss
4 contributions from sdnirins friends,
r. Of Joy fell upon the kind Westsrnsr's 49,
nd, and Mr. Dsxter kissed Molly q foad n n.
ewell as she started Oh her homsward -
. from her hrst and only rsoe. as noth q
would prevail upon the fi'm,r 10 eth d. d.
sell CT race her spaio. =.
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