The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
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to him and said
Hon. you'll do the trick with the httl"
mar. ~ I'm twenty wears n, this hn-i-
n.,-, and | haven't got over my hkin Tor
IN honest horse and an honest owner VT
There was , covert insinuattnn OF Sus
r,cion, alb,it a kindly one, IN IN" man .
voice. Tho vsrv air was hhl ~ The tAlnt
a, c~rookednes- else why should the official
.r-ak of honesty AZ alp Every one kne"
that John Pur-cr raced 20 win
lie crossed the avn and leaned against
tho course fence, 10 take a deriding iooA
n, the mare anl the che-tnu, ~ they circled
mas, he stand in tho little view-prcm-
,rade which preceded the race.
nj. trained eve told him that I~auzenne
vas a srand-looking hor-e; big well sl"fed
.boulder-. reached back toward the huge
quarters until the small racins-seidle
almost covered the short hack. What
great promise - weight-carryins Vas
there!
He laughed a lttle AZ tho i~rrelevance
al thi. thought. for II was not a question
OF w~eish'-carrytng at all. two-year-olds
n, a hundred pounds In a sprint al only
Ave nurlnng- speed was The great factor
20 10 considersd, and surely Lucretia out
ella, ssd the other in that wRv
tn. long. we'll rihhNd up body, With Just
,r,c. ~ sauntinas- in the flank. the sllIn
pcck the deep chess, the broad, fiat canon
bones and the weu-let down hooks, sivmg
a length Of thigh like "a greyhound, and
Oh. thighs themselves. a. John Porter
Hooked az them under tho tucked-up belly
Of the x-ntle mare. big and strong. and
full Of driving force-thAt should make
III. others break a record % h"at her.
From the inquisition of the owners
study Lucretia stood forth triumphant
neither the chestnut nor anything else
~ the rare could beat her.
And Jockey MrKAy-porter raised his
eve. individually. seeking for som" occult
rrfutation Of tho implied dishonesty of
the bov he had trusted. He found him.
sslf gazing ~ralgh, into tho small. shiny
ewes ~ Lucr-tia'- midget rider, and such
a hungry wolfsn look IT mingled cunning
and cupidity was there that Porter almost
~snuddenad.
Tho ~in=inuat,ons 81 Mike Gaynor. and
the ether things that pointed NJ a joh being
ON. HADN'T half thu fore of ~" dishonesty
that was ~ apparent in the tell-tale look
n, N. morally irresponsible boy IN whoss
hands h. was 81 completely helpless.
An The careful preparation 81 IA" mare, the
economical saving even to the S'lt-deniaI ~
almost necessary things t. the end that n"
might have funds to back her heavily when
sh. ran, and IN" high trials sh" had given
him when asked the question, and which
had slnddened his heart and brought an
exclamation ~ satisfaction from his phles-
matte trainer IN" girlish interest ~ his
daughter In the eNpsS'ed triumph al These
wen. ~ lees than nothing should the boy
With n. look of n demon In his eyes. not
ride straight and honest.
Even then II was too late 10 ask the stow
ards TO -~t Mckay down. But what proof
had h. 20 offer that there vas any thing
wrongH
The boy'. rood name would he blasted.
should he, John Porter, say at the last
minute thai he did no, trust HIM and per
hans the lad was innocent. Race people
wer. 80 ready 90 cry out that a jockey was
fxed-that there was something wrong,
when their own judgment was at fauS and
thcy lost.
suddenly Portes gave a cry 81 sstonish-
ment,
NV Godl' he mutterrd, the boy Inns got
spun on. Thatn -st the mari clean crazy
He turned 20 Dixon, Who was at his elbow,
why did you let Mckay put on tho
s~seelsi-
Il told him not to-
Hes got them on
They've got 20 come on. and the trainer
dashed up the steps to the stewards.
In two minutes he rrturned. q heavy Town
on his face.
'welli' queried Porter.
I've made a mes- 81 H., answered Dtron.
,Ilenly. 1T seems there's hints II . Job
49, ,t ShA -rNng
end Of the stick
They refused To L.. the marc e. back
Ia the paddock queried Porter.
yes, an one ~ them >aid that II the
trainers would stick closer N their horses,
an keep out Of the bettins ring, that tho
public a get a better run for their money
I'm sorry, Andy said Porter con-ol-
ingly.
III. pretty tough on mo. bu, it's ~ore
on YOU, air. That boy hadnt spurs when
h. vatshed. an there's tho nnhe-t Kind
q a job on. I'll take re oath
We've got to stand Ia Il, Andy
THAT we have. we've just got 10 take
ru, m.iicine like little men. Even II We
make A break an take Mckay IN there Isn't
another rood boy left II he Jabs the little
mare With them steels she'll 60 clean crazy :
-It's my fault Andy. | guess I've saved and
p.,ted her q bit too much. But abe never
needed s~pur--she'd break hsr heart trying
without them.
by Godi- mutter~d Dixon A. he went hack
70 the paddock. III the boy stops the mare
he'll never get another mount, " ! can
help IL. It's this sort 81 thing that kills
the whole bushes. 81 racing
Here's a stable that's straight from
owner 20 exercise boy. and now likely 10
throw down the public and stand a chance
Of getting ruled n ourselves bccaus" ~ n
gambling little thief that can spend tho
Income 10 a Primo. But after all IL isn't
his fault
u know who ought 20 be warned "a ~
ere race IL fxed. hut thev won't be able 20
touch a hair q him. hos too damn slick.
But his tims1l come-Gud knows how
many men he'll hrrak IN the meantime.
thought
A. John Porter passed Danby'S box
going an into the stand. the latter l.anei
over IN nj char. touched him on tho arm
ard said
Come IN and take a scat
Il can't replied m" other man. my