The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-17

| Heaton said so openly. He did not deny
| though, that she had thriven on the APP
| pies, nor that sometimes she had run
| for them, as few mares could run. But
| she had never held her speed for the
| whole distance and soft as she must be
| through such unheard of pamperng, she
| could not go the route and live the pace.
| 1t was sure to be a killing pace. Him
self had paid forfeit, but Tenderfoot was,
| in Heaton's judgment, fit enough and fast
enough to win the Derby--if only he
could be miraculously set down in his
| present fettle upon EPSON downs. And
| only to think, not dollar OF stable
money on him, exceptin' my little nab!'
| Heaton communed with himself. Jew
| EFT must be plumb crazy-declarin' to win
with boss and mare, and then putin his
whole pile on the ongodlest critter that
| ever trod a plate.
Tenderfoot was one of the two even
money favorites Her owners steadfast
support alone kept Sassy as good as 10
| to l. She had got in very WELL indeed.
| Fxtry weighed a hundred and ten pounds
! even, so he had neither to make weight
nor lose it, He was luckier than Bruce,
the weakened head jockey, who had 10
| make good with lead Tenderfoots nun
dred and twenty. Lustral, the other IA
vorite. carried a hundred and twenty-five
Wins. conceded to be the best horse IN
the race. had the top weight, hundred
and thirty Everybody knew he was as
good as anchored by it, so the books lald
| to / against him.
Nobody took seriously any of the hair
a dozen other horses. They were SUI
pers simply part of the procession, yet
we'll worth looking at, as they paradeo
past the stand necks arching, hoofs
prancing the soft spring sunshine playing
| on the gay coors in saddle so 1t seemed
as II rainbows had been spilled over the
broad stretch For each there we're
cheers and hand clippings strongest OF
| all for Whips, who the public felt was
ill-used. Even those who had put their
money and hopes on the other horses gave
him a CHEEKY hail.
1t was otherwise with Sassy. She came
last, and headed the other way: she's
! a procession all to herself" one grinning
fellow said to his elbow neighbor. The
neighbor chuckled hard; Yes, =" he said,
land an apple cart beside, with some sug-
| gestlon Of an almanac"
Hush! There's Jewett-the man who
owns her" the grinning man said The
other looked hard. and answered under
his breath: Say, hasn't he got any
friends? They might have sent him to
the lunatic asylum, and saved him. From
all | hear, he'll hardly own a coat to his
back when this business is over-haIf an
hour or so from this"
II don't know about that" another
man said. edging in. and speaking very
! low: I'm just from the ring. | tell you
those fellows are shaking in their shoes.
G, boc ba
line, putting hundred dollar bets on
sassy-and blacks, all but two bookies
have turned their slates-and those two
have cut the price for her in threes.'
So many others were about, saying the
same thing there was general craning
OF necks to watch the big ungainly brown.
| She held her head low, and went meekly
along as though oppressed with q con-
seriousness of her own many sins, and the
futility of her owners hopes. He met her
at the post, patted her lean neck and
said: Remember, old woman, you are
| going to make or break me" then to Ex
try: go to the front, stay there-and
keep still"
Make err chalk mark on de saddle eff
you wanter, den whup me eff | rubs hit
out" Extry answered. Oats how
] hear um say dee done boys when dis yere
/ gold cup was fust started I'm des gwine
| hang on, keep dee ole DOMAINS head up,
an let her run her own sef."
The start was tedious. There were
| half a dozen breaks, with one or two left
standing Sassy always moved quickly
, and checked at the recall as though she
| were a machine. 1.-The brute has no more
| life than one of the rail posts" Major
Eyre said wrathfully aside to the starter.
} The major had come to see them off,
| leaving Constance snug on coachtop in
the infed. He had given Jewett only a
freezing nod Now, his heart softened a
| little at thought of the younger mans
| inevitable ruin, but regard for turf pro-
| prieties forbade q kindler glance. Jewett
ought to know without telling how dis
honorable ii was to start a horse unfit.
1t was inviting the public to disaster,
and all the more reprehensible from the
fact that the inviter hemself was certain
TO share in 1t.
| Again the dozen mettled beasts drew
| UP in line 80 yards behind the flag,
Sassy was third upon the outside. That
would take her very wide at the turn.
| but Jewett was glad. His heart almost
stood still as he saw the line begin to
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| grew faster. faster, faster-the line flash
ed past, the flag dipped-a roar as of
whirlwnd went up from the packed field,
and was caught and echoed in the stand
| A few tried to say: They're off, but the
words were drowned in a sort of droning
cheer. The start was half way around the
mile track. The racer would come past
it twice ere the race was won and lost.
| Come? You must see the finish" the
starter said. dragging Jewett away with
| him. Jewett stood up in the break as it
raced across the infield. his eyes glued
| to the glass. And thus he saw Sassy set
tie down to running in an easy, dilletante
fashion, that hardly swayed EXtry.
standing in stirrups. He set his teeth
hard. He had never known how great
and lively his hope was until now, when
| he was finding out that all hope was vain.
! The field had swept past before he reach
ed the stand 1t would come again, and
yet again-with who knew what leading.
| '"Take all de room you wants ole
| CONAN EXtry sang out to Sassy, as he
found the others punching and crowding
| for the rail us don want no pockets
not ontel de moneys won. Us wants ter