Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-17
HE WON In a CANTER.
8"LuckyDBALpWlN MADE HIS JOCKEY
RIDE SQUARE.

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RIDE SQUARE.
The Horseman Used nm Argument
That Made the Crooked Rider'a
Teeth Chatter while He Got Out
An the Speed In tho Animal.
In the lobby Of, hotel the other
evening a number OF men were discuss
ing sports and sporting men when the
subject Of nerve and grit came up. One
Of the party, a well known Californian.
who knew Lucky Baldwin in the old
days. said:
Baldwin was about the hardest mar
to be chiseled out of anything he set
his heart on getting that ever met up
with. A whole lot Of people tried to
put 1t on him in business and other sort
of deals. but none Of these ever sue.
ceeded in catching Lucky Baldwin
sufficiently asleep to make their plans
stick.
"Horsemen still talk about funny
game In which Baldwin figured on one
Of the Chicago race tracks number Of
years ago. Baldwin had brought his
magnificent string of thoroughbreds to
Chicago to make an effort to annex the
swell stat - that were then on tap on
the tracks in the windy town. and he
got them home first or Ii the money in
many Of the biggest events. Well. he
had one of his finest horses entered in
valuable long distance event. and
Baldwin was particularly anxious to
win this race. not so much for the
purse end Of it as for the glory of cap
turing the stake. His horse just about
Ggurel to win. too, and Baldwin in.
tended to go down the line on the ami.
mails chances. pot only at the track
but at all of the big poolrooms in the
country He stood to clean up consid.
erably more than 100000 on the horse
if the brute got under the wire first.
Ealdwin's regular stable jockey was
taken sick on the morning of the race.
and the old man had to hustle around
for another boy to ride his horse in the
big event. From another horseman he
bought fcra big round sum the releas"
of 81 high grade rider. who was to have
taken the mount on a thoroughbred
that didn't figure to get near the money
IN tie stake race. Baldwin gave the
Jockey his instructions as to the way
lie wanted the horse ridden. and then
when the betting opened. his commits.
sfoners dumped Baldwin's money into
the ring in such large quantities that
the horse became an Overwhelming ia.
vorite
"a quarter of an hour before the
horses were due to so to the post
we'll known l,ookmaker. to whom Bald.
win had often exhibited kindness in
less prosperous days. ran to where the
old man was standing. chewing q
straw. in his barn.
Baldwin. said the bookie to the
old man. there's job to beat you. and
you're going to get beat They wanted
me to so in with 'em. but you've al
ways been on the level with me. and
wouldn't stand for It The ring has
bought up your jock. and your horse.
is going to be snatched.'
Much obliged for telling me that
replied the old man. I'll just make q
stab to see that the boy doesn't do any
snatching. though
Baldwin borrowed another gun
from one Of his stable hands Tin those
days he always carried one Of his own
about as long as your ARM. and with
his artillery he strolled over the infield
and took up his stand by the fence
at the turn into the stretch. He hadn't
mentioned to anybody what he was go
Ing to do. and the folks who saw the
old man making for the stretch turn
simply thought that Baldwin wanted
to watch the race from that point Of
view He did. for that matter. but he
happened to have another end in view.
'.Well. the horses got away from the
post in an even bunch. and then Bald.
wins horse went out to make the run
ming The Jockeys idea was to race
the horses head of and then pull him
in the stretch. making 1t appear as X
the animal had tired. Baldwin had
instructed the Jock to play waiting
game and make his bid toward the fin
tsh The horse simply outclassed hiY
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any indications of leg WEAKNESS what
ever as he rounded the backstretch on
fhs rail couple Of lengths in front Of
his field BALDWIN could see. however.
that the crooked jock was saving the.
horses head Off in his effort to take
him hack to the ruck When the horsea
were still a hundred feet from him.
Baldwin let out yell to attract his
Jockeys attention. and then he flashed
his two guns in the sunlight and bawl
ed at the jock:
..I@ggo that horses head. you mon
key devil. and 20 on and win or I'll
shoot you SO full of holes that you
won't hold uiolasses!
1.-THE jock gave one look at those two
guns that Baldwin was pointing
straight at him. Then he gave Bald
wins horse his head. sat down to ride.
for all that was in him. and the horse.
under him cantered In ten lengths to
ths. good on the bit slong as Lucky
Baldwin was on the eastern turf after
that no jockey ever tried to yank one
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