Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

our stay NC had many kidding
matches, and [ remarked to Col clark
that any man who would build race
track in that country was fit subject
for the foolish house
We had been In the country long
enough TO address each other as 'senor
ana Iol. Clark said. ST Senior. ON what
do YOU base your calculations?
My reply was that understood
Mr. Pate had built a nail mill at Monte
rey and that any man who would start
an enterprise OF that character in that
country was crazy, for the reason that
during the time / was there / had
not seen hammer or a Ratchet in the
entire republic As a matter Of fact.
where we put bolts or nails they use
leather thongs
when we got to the city of Mexico
we stopped at the Hotel Iturbade.
There were many Americans there and
u was not long before we had quite
a circle Of friends Americans and ma
tive MeNiHns. on the night before
the Derby there was a ball, one of the
hig social events. and IL was my good
fortune TO receive an invitation TO
the same. II was attended by the
president and members of his cabinet
arrayed IN all their splendor
Next day came the Derby and the
In "a body. As a compliment To the au-
thorities. Clark invited Secy Roderigo
into the Judges stand for tho purpose
of placing tho third horse and ID WAS
my duty 10 see that his royal nibs did
not make "A mistake.
There was as fine class OF people
at the track that day. arrayed in hand
some costumes as I have ever seen
en- any track, and they were we'll he
havcd
THAT night al the Derby dinner Col
Clark was highly clated over the sue
cess of the opening day, but I wagcred
with him a jug OF buttermilk 90 that
there would not be enough people al
the track the next day 10 make "A disc
turbance
senior how do you figure that?' be
demanded I replied that ! had got ON
tn the habits of the natives Al ~
noon they close. bar bolt aud blrricadc
their stores. Tor the daily sicstn. and
then I'D $3.50 they AN take q drive To
Alameda. dressed in their very best
We'll, the next meeting ! won the
buttcrmilk. ass there were not more
than 20o persons at the track They
ran "a day or two and then quit The
horses we're simply dogs III amy ono Of
them saw q ham bone while coming
into the stretch ho would jump the
ionce to get the bonc They we're sine
piy 'docs
AZ compromise Col. clark pros
posed "a pay for dinner az the san
Francisco restaurant A. was not
acquainted with tho French or span
ish lingo down there and did not know
the program az their feed houses J
put my index nnEer ON an item and
liko "a ruhe asked Col Clark. who was "a
French and spanish scholar ir d did
not mean stuffed peppers Wen. We
ordered some and / remarked that
had not seen any too much pepper in
any of tho stuff down there Col
Cnrk never neglected himself a. the
tlhlo. and hc took "a generous portion of
tho order al the second helping I
happened 60 look across the Table at
him aud SAW he had made iho discog-
cry chat the sum was hot Great big
tears were rolling down hls cheeks
What's matter colonel bad news
from homer asked. why these
trafHf
His reply WIS D "a YOU Sow
suIDoac you are satisfied you have
killed us both Rims FOE the fire dc-
pariinont Tho colonel had a habit of
taking iva or ihrro maps during every
meal bat : assure you that with that
meat hc tnnk nary nap