The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

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Old time employees Of tho CAPITOL ten
an incident Of what bcfcll nm arrested
member Of tho House who wa ono e lis,
body's most famous characters many ypars
ago.
This famous character was relford n
Colorado, the "Redheaded Rooster Of the
Rockies" Bedford, q big hearted though
decidedly illiterste man, was Perhaps the
most orenly and persietently cornwall
individual who ever occupied a seat in the
Louise Of Representatives. Almost III.
believable stories Of his prowess around
the board are still current among the fog.
down here, and when the Redheaded Rooster
Of the Rockies felt in a oonvivial mood
he regarded the Capitol az just as good
place to indulge his mood as any other
One day while the horses were racing
at the old and long zone Ivy City race.
track near Washington there was big busI.
meas In the House, the opposition de-.
handing the presence Of a quorum. Bel.
ford was known to be out at the Ivy City
track, for he had been full Of a good thing
upon his arrival at the House that fore
noon. Speaker Carlisle sent ar ~assistan,
sergeant-at-arms out to the Ivy CITY track
in q carriage to nail Belford.
The scout found Bedford swaying happily
In a box in the stand. 1t was just before
the fifth race and Belford was hilariousy
confident that his good thing was going
10 come home alone. He had $50 on the
cinoh at so to 1. and was prepared to make
the root Of his life when the horses struck
the stretch.
The scout toldI Bedford that he'd have to
get into the carriage right away. Bedford,
however, was at bborn. He was going to
see that good thing Of his win, House or no
House. The assistant sergeant-at-arms
finally cajoled the Redheaded Rooster out Of
his box in the stand, telling him that no
could watch the finish Of the race from the
lawn below, and then hustle into the
waiting carriage. Belford agreed to that,
and, as the horses were already lining up,
the scout was willing to permit the Colorado
member to wait and see the finish Of the race,
Belford's horse shot u of the bunch at
the eighth pole and came home on the BIT
to the music Of a series Of clarion crowinss
from Belford that no 10000 roosters work.
ing in unison could ever have equalled
Belford was willing to jump into the car.
rage then, for he Knew the bookmaker
with whom he had made the winning $3.50
bet, and he told the scout that he'd get tho
coin in town that evening.
Belford let out a huge, triumphant yee-
ow! and wow-ee! every minute or 80 during
the CARRIAGES rapid progress into the city,
and when he reached the Capitol he was
flaming with victory and things. AttT
reporting at the bar of the House, he leapd
into the House res aurant and yelled;
wine! Baskets Of 1t! Everybody line
upl"
Those days were different from thee
Everybody lined up, Representatives, en-,
~ployees, and all. Belford kept them LINED
up for hours, celebrating The triumph OF
his good thing, All Of the wine was cleaned
out and more had to be hurriedly sent for
Belford's expenditure for the wine item on
the strength Of his win had just totted ups
matter OF $3.50, when IN employee OF the
House, who had been out at the races, re.
manning till the finish Of the card, strollAd
in and informed the Redheaded Rooster Of
the Rockies that his good thing had been
disqualified for interfering on the beck
stretch and had beer placed last.
Most Of those who we're present on thH
occasion are now old men, but they say
that for utter prolonged picturesquene"'
force, clutch, inventiveness and sheer
shrivelling originality, they never e1pectto
hear the observations Of Belford Of COLORADO
as made upon that occasion duplicated
Singer With \ Recommendation.