Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-19

stolid look treasured nim, ana in . most sudden burst of generosity. he said: Well, I'll stretch point tor you, Dixon. Your boss Is up ag'in' a frost good and hard. I'll lay you fifteen thousand to one against the stable. an l if Lauzanne wins you'll buy me nice 1 tie pin"
 His round, fat sides heaved spas- medically with suppressed merriment at the idea of Lauzanne in the Brook lyn derby. The trainer told Allis what he had done. He even spoke of his distrust at finding Faust laying longer odds against their marn than the other book makers. But don't see what they can do," he said, refectively, study ing the grass at his feet his brow quite wrinkled in deep thought. "The mares well, and we can trust the boy this time. think"
 "Yes, you can trust Redpath,' affirm ed Allis. decisively. "Yo- backed the stable? a.t
 "Yes, an Lauzannel1 have chance to-day to show whether he's worth the pencil that wrote his name beside Lu- cretia's."
 "You are starting him to-day? had | almost forgotten he was entered"
 "Yes, it'll give a fair trial-it's a mile, an there ain't no good horses, that is, stake horses in the race I'll put Redpath up on him, an you might have a talk with the boy, if you like"
 Allis gave Jockey Redpath the bene- fit of her knowledge of Lauzanne's pe- culiarities.
 'T'm afraid he won't take kindly to you," she said, regretfully. "But If he won't try he won't and the more you fight him the sulkier he'll get wish could ride him myself" she added playfully; then fearing that she had hurt the boys feelings by discounting his ability, added, hastily: I'm afraid I've spoiled Lauzanne; he has taken liking to me, and I've learned how to make him think he's having his own way when he's really, doing just wha' I want him to do'
 The chestnut was slow beginner; that was trait that even Allis' se- Lauzanne till her return next morning.
 When the starter sent Lauzanne off trailing behind the other seven run | ners in the race that afternoon Red- l path made faint essay, experiment. ally, to hold to Allis' orders, by patiently nestling over the chestnut's strong | withers in a vain hope that his mount would speedily seek to overtake the I leaders. But evidently Lauzanne had no such intention; he seemed quite satisfied with things as they were. "Just as thought" muttered the boy, "this skates kiddin' me, Just as he does the gal. He's a lazy brute it's the bud he wants and he proceeded to ride Lauzanne most energetically.
 In the horses mind this sort of thing Is associated with unlimited punish ment. It was not pleasurable pros- pect; and, at the first shake-up, Lau game picturedit coming All thoughts of ovestaking the horses in front fled from his mind.
 Redpath felt the unmistakable sign nf his horse sulking; and he promptly had recourse to the jockeys usual ar guT.e1t.
 :ittin5 in the stand Allis saw, with Icry Qe disnay, Redpath's. whip hand go up. She just moaned, ,"It's all over. We are beaten again"
 By tho time the horses had swung into the stretch. and L-auzanne had not Tn the slightest improved his position, t 1t dawned upon Redpath that his efforts were productve of no good. so : he desisted But his move had cost the Rorters whatever chance they might have had. Left to himself Lau- zanre undertook an Investigating gall Top on his own account Too much ground he'd been lest to be made up at that late stage. but he came up the straight in gallant style, wearing down the leaders until he finished close up among the unplaced horses.
 I'm afraid the chestnut's bad ac- tor" Dixon said to Allis. after the race We'll never do no good with him. If he couldn't beat that lot he's not worth his feed bill''' pa
 He would have won had been on his back" declared the girl loyalty.
 That's no good, Miss; you can't ride him, you sec. We've just one peg to hang our hat on---that's Lucretia."
 The next morning brought. them fresh disaster; all that had gone be- fore was as nothing compared with this new development In their run of thwarted endeavor.
 Ned Carter had given Lucretia wig orous exercise gallop over the derby course, As Dixon led the mare through the paddock to, 6 stall he suddenly bent down his head and took a sharp look at her nostrils; another stride and they were in the stall The trainer felt L,l- crctia's throat and ears; he put his hand over her heart look of anxious dismay on his usually stolid face.
 ''She coughcd a little, sir, when I pulled hor up,'' volunteered Garter. sec ing Dixon's investigation.
 "Im afraid she's took cold" mutter- ed Dixon. Have you had her near any horse that's got the infiuenza?" he ask ed, looking inquirinsly at Garter.
 She ain't been near nothing: I kept