The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-17
ROW IN THE BERKSHIRE CLUE.

| ROW IN THE BERKSHIRE CLUB
Nobody knows Just how the Berkshire
Country Glib first spit up into nc
tons, but it did. and when the annual
election of a president began 70 be dis
cussed Tuck Jackson became the nat
ural candidate against Roswell fOsthorn
| Tolliver present incumbent and leader
Of the ruling clique. Tuck. whose name
IS in the blue book as Tucker Devices
Jackson, capitalist, had personal reasons
for wishing he downfall Of TolllNcr, and
| they dated back nearly two Years. or TO
The time when Tuck tried 10 get his
cousin Harry into the cub I0liiver, who
was an unmitigated snob, set his stub
born head against letting fairy IN and
tried 70 reason Tuck out of tho idea OF
getting the bOy-he was only cl-into a
club which was quite beyond his means.
| Of course Harry cook uinbrage n this
line Of talk ana gave the ohicctor the
retort sarcastic. Then Toilivcr went
among his friends 10 such good purpose
that Harry was blackbalied-
As matter OF fact. Harry Jackson was
Door enough, but the chief objection
against MIN was MS personal appearance
and general makeup. Not over i've feet
tall. red headed, skinny, freckled and
bow-legged from continuous horesbac..
riding. the candidate was regarded as
quite de trop in the sanctified ard ultra
Club. Furthermore, the little fellow
dressed like a country jockey ana not
all his couTtly punctillousness, not an his
ready wit and Acknowledged superiority
as n cross-cGuntry rider. polo crack and
marksman could offset il the eyes OF the
fashionable factor is gaucheries of
dress and his perfectly ludicrous ply
sique," as they described il. However.
Tucks row with the Tolliver clique over
lIarry's defeat had been almost forgotten
ty most OF The members, and The oDpo-
nents of the snoo element were quite con
tent to wage a war Of ballots upon the
single issue Of Tuck's popularity with the
real sporting element of the club.
Converts had beer won to the revolving
faction, but q careful canvass of the life
members revealed the fact that the cleo
ton for president must be 50 close that
tie was tie best that Tuck could expect
Nobody but life members could vote, but
IS nearly every man N the organization
had that standing there was no trouble
in forecasting the vote. May 81 was the
day set for the election, and a program
OF many field sports wss arranged for the
purpose of bringing out a full attendance
Cf the members and their families The
chief feature of the sport was TO be the
inauguration of a new half-mue race
track, then nearing completion and the
horsey members of the club were training
their thorOughbreds for six weeks before
the event. Tuck Jackson, as chairman OF
the board of stewards, had charge OF
The sports and 81 his associates belonged
to the anti-Tolivcr faction there was
much chagrin when the snObbish pres
dent entered two of the best thorough
breds in the Life Members free-for-all.
Tho announcement that Tolliver was in
with his cracks discouraged the younger
sportsmen, many of whom were eager for
. chance at the first prize, which was
nothing less than life membership in
the Berkshire. Most OF them We're
horse poor and couldn't raise the $500
required for the coveted certificate, and
none had a racer that could hope 20 beat
Posthorn the Lexington geldinC that mad
already walloped every gentleman ridden
horse in the country.
The old crouch wants to win that
membership for Roswell, that chucNle-
headed sor of his, growled Tucker to the
/ stewards. Hes too close-fisted to BUY
him one
But Tolliver was obdurate to their OBJ
jections. Cnder toe rules any eligible
/ gentleman IL or out of the club could
compete, he said, and he, for one, didn't
propose TO have the rich prize carried oft
by an outsider. The rules of that race
are too open," he explained 10 Tuck
get ten life members 10 vouch for them.
don't propose to take any chance Of
keeping that certificate where it'll do the
most good. Give Z 70 nv son? oh,
don't know. Why not? Have You any
objection 10 Roswell. Mr.. Jackson"
However. there were seven entries an
nounced and posted on tho day Of the
election, and everybody laughed 1t the
seventh. Cor it read, Trigger Tail. ridden
by Mr.. Jackson. Even his friends gtTyed
Tuck q good deal, for he wasn't a horse
man at all. ana his stable consisted of
nothing better than a spawned hackney
and half-broken polo pony. They told
I'm he'd make a show of himself. but he
PAID no attention till the other six en-
tries, all full grown. well groomed thor
OusIbTeds. bearing their proud owners
We're saddled and ready for the he'll.
When 1t rang ToIliver splendid In white
duck, led the procession on Posthcrn.
the favorite, tho other five pTancing after
him in true race horse style.
At the. last moment. just as the six
were cantering back 10 the starter. the
paddock gate swung open and Trigger
Tail, a lean fiery, little broncho, with a
tail like a whisk broom. darted down TO
the judges stand. Tolliver almost fell
off his horse as he saw Jackson for
the rider was Harry. the red-headed
midget, instead OF Tuck. his giant cousin.
Tucks friends howled with delight
when this vision dawned upon them.
When HaTTy's overwhelmingly pounds
was posted they went round and laid all
kinds of odds on Trigger Tail. The wo-
men, who suspected nothing serious in all
this funny preparation, laughed at the
pony and his tiny rider as IL it was all
very fine joke.
The track was a third OF a mile in cir
conference and the distance for the race
was a mile-three times round. The
field got away at the first break and came
laundering down past the stand. with
PosthOrn and two others leading, the
second choices aligned behind and the
ridiculous Trigger Tail two lengths in
the rear. swallowing TIE dust II his
field.
Co it. rabbit" shouted the spectators.
but Tuck leaned over 20 Billy Richter
who stood beside him grinning. and said
wait tin they come 70 the apex or this
egg-shaped merry go-round,
The big thcroushbreds fairly ran away
from the pony til they swept down the
narrow turn OF the egg-shaped track.
There the thovoushhreds' long strides
swung them Tar u the outside rail and
Harry. riding Ike 4 demon. his bruucho
clincinr L. the inside rail with the AGILITY
Of a cat and the speed OF a iack-rabbit.
darted into the lead, and, before his II
walls realized the unforeseen hardicap.
,y.a.; racing along or even terms with