Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20

would take up har ninety-two pounds and
be tested to the ptmosAin the great Brook
Dixon felt that several things were in he1
fss 1o.. She was 3. qutat as an old COW Ct
rather than dimi1fsh her chances, for moth
ing seemed to excite the gallant little brown
mare. Her greats burst Of speed would
INA the JOCKEY to out of the r1ss
leaders heels. She could be nursed to the
last furlong Of tie strStch,- for the sight OF
horses in front stsuldS Rot daunt her brave
'p Against the mafa wers two or three rather
important factorss she Swas slight of build,
not overstrong. cpd the crush of contend
ing horses might knofk her out of her
stride. should thay Close in. Then there
power in the Foisonsr strain; Lucretia
might not quite last the mile and quarter
SO early In the seaso1, Being a mare. How
ever, she had a cfiance.s
But ia hardly call 1t betting chance"
DIXON SAID, speaking TO Allis; there's never
neen a three-ysar-old won the Brooklyn
yet There'll be openings enough to put
I down the money later on-in the Derby, If
the mare pans out we'll"
Andy Dixon was first of all careful man.
There are risks enough in racin' without
lookin' for them" he said. when one has
got an absolute lead pipe cinch, it's two to
one against Its coming off, That was an
Andy made no big wins, had never been
booked as successful plunger, had never
skinned the ring: on the other hand, bring
ing the scales of equity to dead level, he
had never been forced to ask any man to
pay his feed bills for him, nor let an ac-
count stand over for a time
Ais was IN good hands, and, what added
to the value of the situation she knew It,
ana would take Dixon's advice. The train
er opinion was borne out by the betting
market; Lucretia stood a long way down in
the list Even Diablo, bad horse as he was
supposed to be. was at a shorter price; the
heaVy outlay of his owner, and some intan-
glple rumors having caused the bookma X
ers to feel inclined to hold him close up
against their chests. His work since his
trial with the Dutchman had been quite
satisfactory. He looked upon Wesley, the
jockey, as friend, and strobe along in bis
gallops as though he had never sulked, or
shown temper in his life
faVorltlSm Tor the Brooklyn was divided
between The King, five-year- that had
won II the year before, and White Moth, a
ree-year-old, winner of the last year s
Futurity.
Jockey Redpath had been riding Lucretia
in her gallops since she had come to Grave
send
At last Dixon had been singularly fortu-
nate In the matter of jockeys. Redpath
was just making his reputation, making it
as all Jockey regulations are made, by win
ming races.
A!!s SUING Whdt unSluuleu factor IN racing
had loomed large on his mental visage. 1t
might be possible to acquire reputation in
other professions by good fortune or favor;
as jockey, lightweight might possibly
make money by dishonest methods, though
that itself seemed doubtful. but there was
no way to rise to the top of the tree except
by riding winners; verify, there was one
royal road to fame in the field. Knowing
all this, Redpath rode to win.
On the 22d Dixon gave Lucretia a good
strong three-quarter gallop over the handi-
cap course. on the 23d she had a quiet cam