The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-20

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81 Iuul.. tom. center for merry-go
round tracks, having ut various times
fu-turrI tu, Eus, side. Madison. sports
uau'- paul, and South side tracks has
hud many weird racing tale uuloaded
upuu it Stories uf horses at the ui-ht
track n,u- rum iu ou the last lap un
der cover ur -rm,Idrbncss nnd the like
have hccp common
lvrc's uur. however. that come,
from the days OF the old Gutenberg
course. which seems able To hold its
head up 300 almost any disrcputable
urt company.
When pru pvrl,y commenced shining
on the Gut little rat faced jockey be.
gan 60 attract the attention Of men
who Vuutvd to get their horses home
iu front lie was quick at the post.
had fair Judgment. did not know what
fear wus and was willing - take all
sorts of advantages. whether fair or
not This wa. Hugh Penny.
Penny had another virtue that Is rare
IN Jockeys m these days lie wac
grateful When he was making repu.
tatluu certain owner went oJt of his
way tu give him a mount
This was The making of the Jockey.
| The experience he got on this mans
| horses taught him whole lot and
finally his services were Ia such de.
muud he was able u pick his own
mounts Money was flowing into his
pockets. lie wore diamonds. drove fast
O. 81
ors To the hill able 10 afford fur over.
coats.
| In the meantime the man who had
| given him his start had fallen into a
ruck and could not win race. lie
owed every one who would trust him,
the feed box was empty. and his sta
bile consisted Of one plug that could
run bit IN the mud. but on fast
track couldn't beat n ten-year-olI
maiden.
This was the state OF affairs when
one night after the races he approach
ed Penny and asked him TO ride his
horse I'm n six furlong race the next
day whats the use, Blly" asked
the dlminutive jockey. "He can't run
fast enough to keep himself warm"
you're right, Jock but I've Just got
TO take chance. I'm down and out
and II Is possible the old horse will be
lucky enough to squeeze into third
money"
The next day came. There was n fog
surrounding the course that You could
cut with n knife In fact. II was 10
bnd n bugler went 10 the post with the
horses and with loud blast announc'
cd when the flag fell. There was not
a foot OF the track that could be seen
from the grand stand. and the judges
had 10 leave the stand and go out on
the track to tell which horse had won.
As Penny was mounting his horse in
the paddock he was greatly excited.
"IIow much have you betf' he ask
ed the owner.
Not cent. SON." was the reply. II
haven't got n cent to bet with. and. he
sides the old horse can't win"
Eyes. he can" said Penny. Hen
win by block. Here's hundred.
Hurry mp ana get II down"
The hundred was bet. and the horses
went to the post. In few moments
there was a loud blast Of buglc, and
] lllf IU'f WIS bl II NNN u ilhAi lll'
track. You understand. and the start
wns about where the mile and quar-
ter would be ON full mile track,
In few seconds the splash OF
horses feet could be heard from the
grand stand and few ghadowy forms
. seen passing along the stretch. Then
, everything was silent until again came
the faint patter Of horses feet. These
grew louder and louder until finally
they were right In front of the stand.
. Then II was seen that one horse wls
ten 10 fifteen lengths in front OF the
field. In u few moments II was an
nounced that Penny's mount was the
one that was so far In front. and the
\ race was given TO him.
Z Penny dlsm0unted anl made his way
] back TO the paddock lie did not have
n speck ~ mud on his clothes.
Q "lhc old horse was a runler today.
wasn't he. jock"
"Ruu.rr nothing" answered Penny
"Why he couldn't run fast enough 10
beat me-"
"Ilow tn blnzes did he manage 10
beat that field. them was the query.
lie didn't" replied Penny. 81 stood
0 stlll when the flag fell. and when |
heard the field coming after making
the circuit Of the track | drew the
whip on the old dog. and even then It
was an he could do TO get home IN
. front"
Aud that was one way OF winning
races az the hilltop track.-St Louis
/ Glube-Democrat.