News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-12-10

Himself had paid forfeit. but Tender
foot 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. "An' only to think, not
a dollar of stable money on him-eX-
ceptin' my little nab!' Heaton com
muncd with himself. "JeWett must be
plumb crazy declarin' ter win with
boss an mare an then putin his
whole pile on the Qngodliest critter
that ever trOd plate"
Ten1ereoCt was one of the two even
money favorites. Her owners stead
fast SUPPORT alone kept Sassy as good
as u to /. She had got in very well
indeed. EXtry weighed no pounds
even. so he had neither TO make weight
nor lose it. He was lucllier than Bruce,
the weakened head jockey, who hag to
make good with lead Tendcrroot'S hun
dred and twenty. Lustlal the other
favorte. carried f22. Whips, conceded
to be the Lest horse in the race, had
the top weight, 1870. Everybody knew
he was as good as anchored by it, so
the books laid s to l against him.
Nobody took seriously any Of the half
dozen other horses. They were supCrs,
simply part of the procession. yet well
worth looking at as they paruded past
the stand, necks arching, hoofs dane
ing, the soft spring sunshine playing
on the gay cOlOrs in saddle as if rain
bows had been spilled over the broad
c+pp tab CIIpnpS
and handclappings, strongest of all for
Whips, who, the public felt was i'll
used. Even those who had put their
hopes and their money on the other
horses gave him Il CHEEKY hail.
1t was otherwise with Sassy She
came last and headed the other way.
"She's Il procession all to herself" one
grinning fellow said to his elbow
neighbor. The neighbor chuckled hard.
Yes" he said. land an apple cart
besides, with some suggestion Of an
almanac"
"Hush! There's Jewett, the man
who owns her. the grinning man said.
The other locked 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
coat to his back when this business
is over, half an hour or so from now"
Il 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. a strange man has been up
and down the line, putting hundred
dollar bets on Sassy, and, blacks, all
but two bookies have turned their
price for her in tnrees.'
So many others were about saying
che same thing that there was a gen
eral craning of necks to watch the big,
ungainly brown. She held her head
low and went meekly along as though
oppressed. with a Consciousness of her
own many sins and the futility Of her
owners hopes. lie met her at the
uost patted hc1' lean neck and said,
Remember, OLD woman. you are going
10 make or brhk me-" then to EXtry.
."Gosto the frnt, stay there and-keep
still"
Make qlallS mark on de saddle eff
you wante, den whup me eff | rubs |
it out" E,try answered Oats how /
hear NJ say dey done boys when dis
yere got cup was fust started. I'm
DIES gWhe hang on, keep de ole 'Oman's
head y an let her rua her own self"
The was tedious. There were
MALTA dozen breaks, with one or two
Ieft standing. Sassy always moved
qutlly ard checked at the recall as
tough she were a machine. The
Fute has no more life than one of the
aail posts" Major Eyre said wrathful-
g aside to the starter The major had
come to see them off, leaving Con
stance snug on a coach top in the in
field. He had given Jewett only
freezing nod. Now his heart softened
a little at thought of the younger
mans inevitable ruin. but regard for
turf propreties forbade a kindlier
glance. Jewett ought to know with
out telling how dishonorable it was to
start horse unfit. 1t was inviting the
public to disaster and all the more
from the fact that the in
utter himself was certain to share in it.
Again the dozen melted beasts drew
mp in line fifty 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
move, keeping abreast. Twinkling feet
grew faster, faster, faster; the line
flashed past; the flag dipped roar as
Of Whiflwind went up from the
packed field and was caught and echo l
ed in the stand. a few tried to say. |
They're off" but the words were c
drowned IL sort of droning cheer.
Fhe start was half way around the :
nile track. The racer would come past '
t twice ere the race was won and lost. l
Come; you must see this finish" l.
he starter said, dragging Jewctt away '
With him. Jewett stood up in the break S
is it raced across the infeld, his eyes [
glued to the glass, and thus he saw
Sassy settle down to running in an [
.asy, dilettante fashion that hardly I
wayed EXtry, standing in stirrups. L
lie set his teeth hard. He had never S
-nown how great and lively his hope I
vas until now when he was finding