The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12

back from the rub down. Both had
been warmed up very gradually walk
ing first, then cantering. then set IN
brushing gallop, and ending with nan a
mile on the dead run The Braves
trainer scoWled a little as he went 10
the chestnut's head, and ran his nand
down the clean swelling throat Al
though he was a hundred yards on,
BaScom, through his glass, noted the
scowl. He wondered little at H. Inc
trainer, Mark Harris, was genlaI Eel
low, commonly in love with hlmSeiI
and life and things. Bascom haq no
time to speculate over the sCoWl- IA.
ris spoke shortly, and with emphasis
to the jockey, who leaned from the
saddle to hear. held up mis- hand, as
though in warning then waved the lau
on. The Jockey was coming, perhaps
twenty yards behind. He shook ms
reilIs and whistled very low instantly
The Brave began to move, not IN WhlIl-
wind fashion, but with SLOW, easy
strides. SuIeiman passed him IN
brush, and ran bucking and ramplns
ahead. Suleiman had the FANNY esips
per. and something in the rundown mao
notNb een to his mind.
why, Suley II spread-es gle tnal leI-
| lowlv the pursy man said, complacent-
/ w. II tell you, gentlemen, my money
/ goes on the blue horse, no matter at
what Odds
Better wait and see the finish,
second man said, good-humOredly. A
third. a newcomer, tall and f1orld, anu
! smiling under a cavernous sloucn nat;
nodded assent. That's good ADVICE,
he said. I've come ten miles lhls
morning a-purpose to see The Brave
He's a sort Of old acquaintance of mine
bred in Kentucky, you know, where
l live. In fact, l know the man VINO
| bred him. and saw the colt the Gay
| after he was foaled. It's as mucn on
account of Major THOMPSON as myselI
that I came this morning. he charged
me the last thing before l left, BE sure
you bring me a true account OF lndC
colt F"
You've seen him in a race tue
pursy man said, tentatively
The other man shook his heao. No
worse luck to me- he said. I'd IKE
to see him in the Searchlight, but that 5
out of the question. Still, l think II
they let him run true this morning l
shall be able to pick the Searehlight
winner" -,
''Then-yoave seen Suleiman run p
from the pursy man. The Kentucklan
nodded: 'sTwice!" he said. Won a
couple o. thousand over him IN the
Lakeside Derby. Great horse-still, un-
less the others changed heap since /
saw him in the pasture, I've notion
he's just bit better"
There is comfy among trainers AS
soon as it was seen the big racers were
out for q trial. the bulk OF the horses
drew to the outer half of the course
Thus the inner, half was free as Tor q
race The men at the corner SLOWLY
wheeling glasses to eyes, could see al
: the way round. At first it was tame
enough. Suleiman ran like mad horse
fighting for his head, savaglng MS
pace maker, and buck-jumping every
three strides, but under double wraps
so the pace was slow. In spite OF the
slowness The Brave hung still nifty
Yards back Now and again he turned
his head whickering family TO his stai
mate a yard behind. Impatient muir
murs arose among the watchers;
why don't they let 'em at eacf
other?" the pursy man said. BaScon
laughed a hard laugh. THAT WoulC
never do-never in the world, he said
; 1.-The main use of trials is 70 show
[ what a horse can't do. IL he was VI
; against the other fellow they. Nigh
show what he could.
Hold still. YouH see something i
you wait long enough the Kentuckia.
: sang out, cheerily. The horses were Il
!. the straight before the stand, littl
, more than half mile from the start
2 The pace was quickening Sensibly. Su
E lehman no longer ran zigzag. He wa
:. settling into a long leaping stride, higl
and free, and open as the day.
"Jovei He's fencing all the way" on
n man said. Another nodded sagely
e That's his way" he said. Il believ
:. he hates the ground, He always run
t as far from it as he can"
:. He gets there just the same" tn
= pursy man said, exultantly. Talk I
i me about your Brave. Look at hiT
n nowI"
"He is worth seeing" Bascom sale
smiling TRANQUILITY. The Kentuckia
; laughed aloud. At the third quartz
( pole, though Suleinan-led by near lC
yards, Brave had decided it was tim
l for dunning. He stretched himself
!. lowered his head and struck into a
Il easy sweeping. stealing stride, that dc
: voured the course faster than even So
u leiman's javelin bounds. At the ne1
: furlong pole the Brave had made u
q twenty yards. Suleiman heard hil
s coming and lay down to it, swirSSn
e into a killing dead run. But run as +
might, The Brave crept up. AS the
e swung a second time into the stretc
II the blue stallion was not twenty yard
p TO the good. Round the turn the
forged with still the golden head az
: vancing. Through the outstretch II
1t duel lasted, with no advantage to eith'
y of the pair. AS they swung and square
away for home they were almO
:? locked The watchers held the
n breath. They knew they were seeir
IT the best race ever run on the course.
Who would win? Suleiman was tir'
rs less Still The Brave came on, mo-
ut ing like a shadow in flight. They we
to half through the last quarter, TT
m Braves nose at Suleiman's throa
re latch. Both jockeys crouched far 70
d, ward. Neither dared go to the viii
l. There was no need of it, indeed. Eas
ct stallion knew he ran against a rive
t not a pace-maker, and was mad. wi
IN a consuming madness, to come in frs
ly Suddenly Mark Harris ran down Il
IN course shouting wildly. Nixon on II
l. Brave at once pulled up, leaving Sule
st man to gallop home alone. There w
IN rustic of resentment among q
eS watchers. "A id shame! That's VIII
1 call it" the pursy man said.