Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12

that distinguish themselves IN . pes
course Aoee
ana now the pair come striding along
towards the knoll where they are pulled
UP. PoA
20 kindE" inquiries Mr.. Pycroft
NICE ,oss to ride-can put him any,
"nere' observes Jim, sententiously.
walk EN- about bit, while we get
the saddle cloths ready"
Jim and the boy duly 90 into the scale
another muttered conversation between
Fycrott and his master; then the saddles
were removed, the loaded cloths carefully
adjusted, the saddles replaced over them,
the long surcingles passed carefully over.
and Coriander and Loadstone were ready
for their trial.
Give them their orders, Martin, and
then come here and see it. Mind, they're
TO start from the three-quarter-of- annie
post. Who's to start 'em?"
All right, sir; told William to come
back, and here he is. You 60 down with
EN-, Will. Bush in, mind. Here. Jim.
you ride the old horse, of course. this
time. Get off, and come right along. |
don't mean ride his head off, but take the
lead, and keep it."
All right" And Jim walked the grew
lelsurely down alongside William, to the
starting post.
Now, look here, boy" said Mr.. Py-
croft, advancing to the STRIPPING who was
on Coriander; you have an idea Of rid
ing, you have. Now, don't go and make
an exhibition of yourself this morning.
do T choN @oI~
you don't get much chance of doing it in
public. Attend to what l say to you.
Get off as we'll as you can. Jim's pretty
safe to do you there but, even if he
don't, mind, you're to wait on him till you
come to the quarter-mile post from home
You know it. Run up to him then. But,
whatever Jim does, whether he begins rid
ing or whether he doesn't, you're not
to begin in earnest till within fifty yards
Of home. I'll forgive you if you wait
too long, and lose it that way but if you
come too soon and ride him to a stand
still, we shan't want you for light-weights
at Newmarket or anywhere else"
The lad walked his horse after Load
stone with a very serious face. Like all
boys in a racing stable, of course the
height of his ambition was to become a
Jockey. He was not little proud of
being in charge of such a celebrity as
Coriander For be it known to the unin-
itiated that every race horse in a big sta
Bile is looked after by his own boy, and
that these boys, when their horse is one
of distinction, are immensely proud of
him. They groom him, ride him at exer-
cise-in short, almost live with him.
Coriander was the first crack that had
fallen to young Aliens care, and ne firm
ly believed such a flyer never existed.
Nov-anxious moment he was to ride
him in his trial. He looked even at that
as a great rise in his profession. 1t is
true he had ridden in two or three trials
before, but then he had generally been on
something that had had no earthly chance
to win. Suppose he should make a mess
of it this morning; Mr.. Pycroft would
never give him another chance, perhaps
No wonder the boy looks rather seri-
ous. But they are at the post. A couple
of false starts take place, in consequence
of Young Aliens eagerness to get we'll or.
'Stop a bit, young 'un,' said Jim,
laughing; "be a little steady. Mind, 1t
amt a race and 1 won't want to get
the best of you. only want to get away
fair. How a starter would walk down
vour throat if you carried on like this
The remonstrance had the desired effect,
and the next time they were away, Jim
having a little the best Of it, though not
much Once off, the boys nerves stead
;od directly. He waited patiently till he
oame to the quarter post, and then ran
TOUptn-
or thew went for the next two hundred
wards, and then Jim began what IS term
cd in racing parlance Kidding at ms
horse it means riding him little. he
drew near a length ahead, put the BOY
Sot still. "Wait till within nifty yaros
- home. whatever Jim does" he mutter-
al "and / will, if I'm beat for 1t.
tow strides more, and he saw that
ads+one could hardly hold the lead he
~ ATTAINED. Gradually he was creep
10, ~, m him again, though still quiet on
1I;s bnrse A little more, and Jim began
;ao bis horse in earnest, and this was
~ 10 hordest trial the boy had undergone
~ For a moment Jim forged ahead,
"a looked like leaving him altogether )
80 a., ho seemed to hang and now surely
10 was within fifty yards OF nome was
~ Yes! He sat down and shook up
roriander. passed Jim easily, ana went
nast the knoll couple of lengths IN
front.
you'll do, young 'un," said Jim; 5000
no+nredly, as they pulled up their horses
Don't quite know what orders you GOT o.
bnt can pretty well guess. You SUCK as
close clos to what you're told to do and Keep
ro1r head as cool as you did TINS 'lne'
sud voull find Yourself first past Tue
n p ct Epson some of these days
pos ..yyell Martin, 1 think that,ll ABOUT
40 /, laughed Pearman. as the trlaI m
u ;Sbad 1t will be a good horse that mas
tha hest of Coriander three weeks from
this" 49, T
.yes sir; he's better even tnan =
+bongbt he was, and l know | maven
, rnOI him up to his best yet. I've no
m foor Of his not going on WELL for i, never
t lea better constitutional coit IN ny ns
ira, tra'ne and though we didn't try him quite
~ full distance this mornlng' : We r ~
s ,l.h+ 10 Of his getting the Rowiey Mlle s