Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-17
''THOROU GHBREDS"
A GREAT SERIAL STORY BY
W. A. FRASER.
First Installment in Saturdays Star.

Next Saturdays Star will contain the
first installment of a new serial story, en-
titled ''Thoroughbreds," by w. A. Fraser,
author of THE Outcast," ''Mooswa," and
other popular stories. In this new story
Mr.. Fraser has turned again to his most
familiar ground, the racing world. Thor
oughbreds" is real life, seized and depicted
by a strong and skiIlful hand. The charac-
tiers in 1t are living, breathing men and wo-
men and horses. There is nerve, force, vi
tally and energy in every line.
The story is rich with strong scenes that
make the reader follow them breathlessly,
and with strong contrasts-the professional
turfman, the tout. the fine. loyal gentleman
of the races. and shining over them all,
steady and pure, a beautiful, brave girl,
who wins the hearts of men and horses,
and finally rides to glorious victory in the
Brooklyn handicap.
Cast Of Characters.
John Porter, genteman-turfman, owner
of a racing stable and father of Allison
Porter, the heroine.
Allison Porter, commonly called Allis.
Philip Crane banker and owner of
rival racing stud, who seeks to win Allis
by squeezing Porter.
George Mortimer, clerk in Cranes bank
and Allis' sweetheart.
Grooms. touts etc. Time, present; place,
GraveSend.
The Plot.
Allis Porter IS beloved by Philip Crane
and George Mortimer. Crane is a banker
and has managed to tie her father up bad
~ financially that he does not know
which way to turn. Crane schemes to
help him out when he is at his worst and
thus to coerce AI.is into marrying him. He
also owns an excellent racing stable and
plans to use this in the game of love and
intrigue.
AT the very crisis Of the Porter fortunes,
when the only one chance to retrieve them
seems to be the winning, if possible. of a
great race by Porter horse, John Porter
is thrown by a wicked stallion and badly
hurt. Allis thereupon takes the string of
horses out to race them herself.
Cranes trainer doctors her best horse and
hundreds of dollars to one In this juno
ture Allis decides that one of her fathers
horses that is valued the least can win the
race providing she rides him, as he will not
obey any one except her.
On the morning of the race day Mortimer
opening the safe, is Mortified to discover
that $1,000 missing. Alan Porter,
brother of Allis, had been trying to borrow
money from him to bet, and Mortimer as
sumes that he took the missing money.
Hastily he gets leave of absence from the
bank and speeds to the race track to find
Alan. On the way he learns that The
Dutchman, Philip Cranes horse, is one of
the favorites. He cannot find Alan, but de-
cides to try and win the money that Alan
took, and put it back into the safe He
bets on Lausanne. Lausanne, ridden
splendidly by Allis herself disguised as
jockey wins.
Mortimer is discovered putting the miss
ing money back into the safe and is ac-
cused by his triumphing rival, Philip Crane
of being a thief. He cannot clear himself
without discriminating Alan, and he pre-
pares TO go out into the world to hide his
shame. But Allis refuses to believe that he
is guilty, and she clings to him.
Her pure faith and devotion touch even
Philip Crane. He bends all his energies to
solving the mystery of the theft and finds
and that the money was stolen by third
man.
In rapid succession a series of remarkable
pictures is unrolled before the reader:
fight between mighty stations, a thrilling
runaway on the track, queer race and
finally the headlong, roaring description of
the BROOKLYN handicap