Evening star., 1902-08-02

prove by Dixon that Lucretia never had a
grain of cocaine in her life-never even a
bracer of whsky-she doesn't need it; and
as for the race, 1 hadn't a cent on Lau-
zanne."
He had small bet, but I didn't know
that, even, until they were running"
Did you tell him not to back Lucretia,
for he did Lauzanne?'
Il told him not to bet at all
And you played the mare yourself?"
For answer Porter showed the steward
his race program, on which was written the
wager he had made on Lucretia, and the
bookmaker's name.
ASK Ullmer to bring his betting sheet"
the steward said to an assistant.
On the sheet, opposite the John POrter's
badge number, was bet, $4,000 to $4,000,
in the Lucretia column.
Did this gentleman make that bet with
you the steward asked of Ullmer.
He carries the number: besides, I know
Mr.. PorterI remember laying it to him"
Thank you, that will do. Hit you pretty
hard" he said, turning to Porter And
you hadn't saver on Lauzanne?'
Not dollar"
What about your buying him-is there
anything in that story?'
Porter explained the purchase. The stew
ard nodded his head.
They seem to have been pretty sure of
winning, these other people" he comment
ed; but we can't do anything to them for
"IIIi!liiSr nor dbOul StlI4LS you tle morse, L
fear and as far as you're concerned, Lu-
cretia was supposed to be trying. Who
gave your jockey orders?"
Dixon. L don't interfere; he trains the
horses"
wed like to have Dixon up here again
for a miQute. l am sorry we'd had to
trouble you Mr. Porter; l can see there is
not the slightest suspicion attaches to you"
! In answer to the stewards query about
the orders to Mckay, Dixon said: II told
Mckay the boss had a big bet down, and to
make no mistake-no grand-stand finish for
me. l told him to get to the front as soon
as he could, and stay there. and win by as
far as he liked. got the office that there'd
be somethin' doin' in the race, an 1 told
him to get out by himself"
After Dixon was dismissed the stewards
consulted for a minute, with the result that
Mckay was suspended for the balance of
the meeting, pending a further nvestiga-
tion into his methods.
During the carpeting of Porter and Dix
on sea of upturned faces, furrowed by
lines of anxious interest, like those of ath-
letes competing for a prize, had surrounded
the judges box. Wave on wave the living
waters reached back over the grassed lawn
to the betting ring. Tense with excitement
the indefinable feeling that something was
wrong had crept into the minds Of the
waiting people.
AS the horses had flashed past the post.
and. after a brief wait for decision, Lau-
ZdIAS lidu SOHe up, MS packers
had hastened eagerly to the money mart
and lined up in waiting rows behind the
bOOkmakers' stands. There they waited
| fighting their impatient souls In submis-
| sion, for the brief wait would end in the
| acquiring of gold
| Why did not the stentorian-voiced crier
| send through the ring the joyful cry Of
all right" The minutes went by and the
delay became an age. A whisper vibrated
| the throng, as a breeze stirs slender
| branches, that the winner had been dis
qualitled-that there had been an objection
| First one dropped out of line; then an
other; one by one, until all stood, an army
| of expectant SPECTATORS, waiting for the
verdict that had its birthplace up In that
| tiny square building, the stewards stand
ITS over the pulling of Lucretia," man
| said, simply to relieve his strained feelings
ut was the most barefaced job I ever
saw" declared another. It's even betting
| the stable gets ruled off," He had backed
Porters mare and was vindictive.
mot on your life," sneered a tout wolf
| ishly; "a big owner always gets off. The
| 1ock'll get 1t in the neck II they've been
| caught"
| why don't they pay" whined the fourth ;:
what's the pulling Of the mare got to do
with 1t? The best horse won." He was a
hacker Of Lauzanne.
"Bet yer life the bookies won't part till
| the numbers of the placed horses an riders
are up on that board again. They've run
them down, don't you seer chimed in the
| tout.
"Ill take two to one the Dutchman gets
| it, said backer Of that horse. There's
a Job on, and they'll both get disqualified.
Porters kid won ten thousand over Lau-
zanne, and that's why they stiffened the
more"
! That's what the public are up against