The Butte inter mountain., 1903-09-07
STE|NCUT GOES TO
TO BUY A HORSE
GETS A FINE ANIMAL AT A RATE SO
CHEAP 1T SEEMS TOO
EASY.
BUT IT WAS NOT BLACK
Simon Discovers After Driving the Racer
That It Was OrisinalI'.
White.

Simon Steingut, the mayor Of Second
avenue, got this letter one day last week
MIR. Simon Steingut-Dear Sir: / un-
derstand you are desirous Of buying
trotter. / have one to SELL but am par
ticular as to who buys him. He has been
pet in my family for the past three
years. Owing to contemplated trip TO
Europe l am obliged to dispose of him.
My wife insists that the purchaser will
be one who will treat the horse kindly.
He is coal black, and from the same stock
as the famous Lord Derby. He has beat
some track records. Will be at the Astor
house Wednesday morning and would like
to see you. JOHN II. ENGLAND.
Stengut met Mr.. England, whom he de-
scribes as a middle-aged man with charm
ing manners, and inspected a piece Of
parchment purporting to record the ami
mails ancestry for 10 years back. 1t was
signed John +. Oakley, secretary National
Trotting Turf association"
Come over and see the horse" said
England at last, and Steingut went with
him to a small stable in Jersey City, the
location of which he can't remember.
There he saw an ordinary looking horse
and was looking him over when young
woman came into the stable.
."Ohl john" she said to England, "is
this the man who wants to buy Goody
Boy?"
"Yes l have looked him up and know
he will be kind" said England.
"Oh sir" said the woman to Steingut,
IF you buy him you will treat him kindly,
won't you? Promise me never to whip
him, because he can go mile in IA
without a whip"
Sure" said Steingut. "How much you
take?"
"A householder offered me 5000" said
England, "but in Difference to my wife's
wishes you can have him for 5000"
Steingut bought him, changed his name
to Tim Sullivan, and accepted Martin En-
gels offer to race from Mindens, on the
Brooklyn Boulevard, to Coney Island for
$50.
Engel and Steingut met at the appointed
time. Engel's horse started off with a
rush, and Steingut's trailed behind for
few seconds. Then he came to full
stop.
Zach, ged up, ged up" yelled Stengut
II musdt nod vip you, but, blease go,
Won't your"
Under coaxing the horse started on
slow trot and soon commenced to puff
for wind.
Zach, maybe he amt used to me yed,
but will maig him go pretty soon," said
Steingut to himself.
When Steingut turned into Surf avenue
there had been wonderful transformation
in the horse His black sides were
streaked with white, and something that
looked like dyestuff trickled down over
his hoofs.
81 musdt vp der horse now," said Stein
gut. II musdt maig him so down dis
avenue, because Engel will see me and
laugh"
Steingut then applied the whip with a
vigor. The horse, who by this time
looked like a zebra, made sudden spring
in the air and then shot his heels through
the dashboard, sending Steingut to the
pavement. The horse had almost de-
molished the buggy when Engel and sew
eral others rushed out and grabbed him.
When the horse was led into stable it
was discovered that he was originally
white, but had been painted black. The
perspiraton caused the paint to run of
him.-New York Sun.