The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-28
oee on Dexter. Tso,o oas on Dsrtel
Aod tbs, made me mad, isr any man
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sho vsset Hsmbie,obisn crsry coald %,
/, that ] had The speed OF bim, end ,bst b,
y. oni-elsss,d 10 The distance II 90 VI
happened 10 me that day. Bat they had
repeated the lie 30 many years tbsi fhs
Motesns sere qoittcrs snd coaldn't s,ay q
bot race ont tbst they actually believed
their own fslsebood. and 30 tnit their
faith and ssmbled their money on Dr1-
tsr's staying qusli,ies TO bring victory snd
profit 10 their side Bat thsy learned
sonethios tbst dsv. and thsy paid . qasri
ter Of million Of money Tor their knowi
edge. ehi
And the old horse actually wicked at
me ss be ssid H.
Well. We vent al II sesiu. I had tho
pole that time snd felt sure that Mace
wouldn't siow me mp sesip, aud | said in
my heart. l will distance him ibis beat or
die Aud so uouli have done bu, for
my mate, ! didn't blame him, poor fol.
low. remember. for he was good horse
and true comrsde, bnt be was unfortuoste
aud beside he never dreamed that / or
any other trotter conli 60 two minute
clip,sud bis attonishmen. nnsteadied him
kpd Decides be vas unlucky. tor st The
dDt turn. when l wss sailing like hawk
before the gale aud be felt himself lag
eins, he made . tremendous plunge snd
upset IN, and to save myself / had TO
Jump for II, sud Dexter passed me.
But got VI IL again sld swept down
upon him snd collsred him :, the half.
when nv mate swsyed against me and /
had to go up sgsin.
But sgain got tit, and vent ahead
and sgsin swept up 10 DeXtet's side. snd
signslled 10 my mate and Mace for more
speed. but my mate didn't respond. Add
that made roe wild and lost my bead
10 my rage aud Mace pulled me nearly
to q stand. And when my eyes cleared Z
saw my ensmy nearly . distance away.
But by this my mate bad learned bis
lesson, snd told him TO come along and
give me chance or | would kill him, and Q
DO extended himself like Q true horse as Q
be was, snd SO l got my chsncs. Bot not
'ns OF the forty thousand onlookers dream .
I'd tbst | could make that awful gap that 9
epsrsted me from Dexter up, while hun q
lreds feared | could not even save my
Iistance,
Bnt, oh. the power that came to me q
henl The spirit OF speed entered in q
nd took possession OF my frame, and l O
eve my whole being mp to It. l elowed u
q With fire. l revealed in . frspzY OF
isht.
Mace let me alone. and my comrsdc rae n
up to my gait. 10
Issined on my flying rival. st
! aed to bis side. l looked into bic &c
20. How Il blsxed.
Issw the devil 10 it and laughed. %
l Laughed st him. 6t
! asked him II be could trot.
l told him be was only logger. II
! said. Why don't you pound aloss 10
ster? dt
l told him 10 remember that . Morgan
gutter. . pretty roadster and sire Of 70
'sdsters bad beaten him . distsLcs 10 . se
stan cel And so laughing snd jsering
him, | passed winner again under the a.
ire ss
Well, l didn't hssr sny two to one on W
extsr' the next time came ont. joe m'
ID the track. with my comrsde los6ne 90
ong BY my side, 10 219. snd the great st'
eIter, the wonderful slayer. the king
the smbletonisns, trailing the whole bl'
y. And that ended it. by
30 vas II done. And Ethan Allen did 81
BY bis speed and his grit when be Th
IL out With Dexter aud best him. 10
IL is here truthfully told 10 this true ito
port BY bic sdmirer. "a
IL