The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-19

,1EC nor li6I p,4
ple9' &C faw mares could run. But
haa never held her speed TOT the
aietance and soft as she must te
...o,ob such unheard OF palnperihs' 0"O
I'D not 90 the route ana I'VE 'he r"oN'
- roc sIre to be q killing pace. Hih
oolf had paid forfeit, but Tenderloot ""1
!, 4aaton's Judgment, fit enough any 49,
a.onpb to win the Derby-lI Only ~
ia he miraculously set down IN ~
noeent fettle upon Epson downs. Anu
Nv 10 think, not q dollar OF 9ta
,,onov on him, exceptin my NIUE n1o.
Ioaton communed with himself -
aft must be plumb ~craZy-detiaii III ~.
,.itb boss and mare, and then putin ~
rrhole pile on the o~ngodlleSt crlt'ei 'N"'
ever trod a plate. van
randarfoot was one OF the Two even
fovorites. Her owners steadfast
ho clone kept Sassy as good as 10
She had got in very we'll, lhoeeu'
: ~ weighed a hundred and ten POUNDS
ven SO he had neither to MAKE Weisn'
-, lose if. He was luckier than bruce
-. waazened head jockey, who had 70
s,o}a GOOD with lead Tenderfoot nun
l,el and twenty. Lustral, the othel Ia
,erite. carried a hundred and twenty
Wins conceded to be the best morse III
the race. had the top weight, q hunuieu
oad thirty. Everybody knew ne Was -
cod rs anchored by it, 50 the BOOKS lalu
4 to / against him. ,o,s
1ohcdv took seriously any Of the hall
. dozen other horses. they were Su-
,ars-simply part of the processloh' yeI
-.on worth looking at, as they paraoe"
aost the stand. necks archlng, iool9
nranciug. the soft spring sunshine pl"ylHs
ON he cav colOrs in saddle so II SCENE"
rs if rainbows had been spilled over ne
,,cad stretch. For each there were
cheers and hand-clappings-stfohseS' u
~ for Whips. who the public felt was
Infused. Even those who had put theli
money and hopes on the other hoi7e' SOW
him q CHEEKY hail.
# was otherwise with Sassy. She came
1oet ard headed the other way: shes
= procession all to herself" one Grinnlng
follow said to his elbow %neighbor. The
reiehbor chuckled hard; Yes, he sald,
and an apple cart beside, with some sug-
gestion OF an almanac.
.Hueh, There's JeWett-thc man VINO
owns her" the grinning mar 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 4 coat to his
back when this business is overhaul an
hear or so from this
4 don't know about that another
man said, edging in, and speaking very
Low: I'm just from the ring. | tell you
these fellows are shaking in their shoes.
Strange man has been up and down the
line. putting hundred dollar bets OF
Sassy-and blacks. all but two bookies
have turned their slates-and those two
,,.x-, out : La ,rica for bnr in thrppc
50 many others We're about. saying the
same thing there was a general craning
oil necks to watch the big ungainly brown.
She held her head low, and went meekly
along as though oppressed with a con-
scicusness 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 EN-
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 l
hear UNI 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 SET
The start was tedious. There were
ii'iI . n / | oilt Vi lNO ltlt
standing. Sassy always moved quickly
cd checked at the recall as though she
We're a machine. 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 a coachtop in
The infield. 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-
r~rieties forbade a kindlier glance. Jewett
ought to know without telling how dis
honorable it was to start a horse UNFIT.
It was inviting the public to disaster.
AMI all the more reprehensible from the
fact that the inviter hemself was certain
to share in it.
AGaln the dozen mCttled beasts drew
Up IN line 30 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
maaa.il'a vMona thea. s drhulfmcwyhek
move keeping abreast. Twinkling feet
EfeW faster, faster, faster-the line flash
ct past, the flag dipped-a roar as Of q
WhirlWTnd went up from the packed field.
ana was caught and echoed in The stand.
4 lew tried to say: "They're off, but the
words were drowned in a sort Of droning
cheer Inc start was half way around the
iaile track. The racer would come past
il twice ere the race was won and lost.
come? You must see the finish. the
starter said, dragging Jewett away with
hlIn. JeWett stood up in the break as If
fa@ed across the iniield. his eyes glued
70 the glass. And thus he saw Sassy set
tic down to running in an easy. dilletante
fashion. that hardly sWayed Eytry
standing in Stirrups. He set his teeth
hafd. lie had never known how great
ana lively his hope was, until now. when
he was hiding out that all hone was vain
Inc iield had swept past before he reach
ed the stand. 1t would come again and
Yet agaln-with who knew what lcadino
lake all de room you wants ole
CONAN, EXtry sang out to Sassy. as no
found the others punching and crowdine
for the rail. us don want no pockets
not ontel de moneys won. Us wants for
GIT dar-an US wants daylight ter pt
dar H." o
sun Sassy ran as though she were
out Tor a play-Spin. Once she mumhlad
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