The sun., 1910-05-22

over 10 popular rejoicing. Ere's 10 the
'oTse = ealth
Il drank 70 the success u the son Of
Ethus very heartily. and my conversation
with the enthusiast being interrupted
bv snne customers who came IN ] sat %
nv corner chewing the cud ~ reflection
and sTaculatIng a. 20 how ! could hes
dispose Of the two or three hundred pound
which the colts victory would bring me
| had an excellent supper and went to hec
AZ 10 % clock. tp dream that ] had myself
steered the Du'chman first past the post
amid the wild aCClamations ot the ds'
founded crowd
We'll. the great day came around
had related the incident % my father
who though ha was opposed % gambling
was not prDOf against this chAnc' ~ SO
curing a small fortune AZ a tnhlug usk
We took A. uuO tp 40 about the Hopeful
Dutchman.
The morning ~ the acrTou could get
all zorts ~ fancy prices about the colt
but things changed when he "as seen 10
the padduCk. and ~ Cuur~" ] hgirrd
among an anxious thrpng whu wanted tp
get a look az him. In appraunc" Do" was
biz laathering. hunterike horse and
loolled A. n ha might cover the ground ln
acres Standing we'll over n hands
and having -omr good points besides D"
C,It uuita figIr" a. he paTaded around ihe
paddOck Instead u being treated With
cnptaulpt hy th0zs Who -eemed % know
they turned away with puzzled looks
ON their faces after sizing him up. Sume
II thoz. " hu lard an sorts ~ money against
him nearly lied ~ heart failure. b"
priC,e shortened about him NY" a ~h"i
and % Naz only hy % wimrl" thai D" dld
not ~ - no. pot hu' faVuui". N"n'Hy
could blame M Tor ~ that moment hgur-
ing y hat tam" ! wa- going - haN"-lE'hn,
InR th. A .Ou " hlCh cIn-idrrod then ana
fber. Was a. Rund a. WIu" ] nearly
forgot 10 mention that the NlCk"'hnm
candidate WAS down on NJ" card ~ W.
VI Hnlluwayz The Hopeful lmtchman,
nav colt. hy EthuS Hopeful l'urh''~r'
Jockey. q Mark. lad entirely unknoWn
10 fame. Culurs. White wcket' hA,h
slseyes and Ctp. Neither could ahyp"dy
earn the name ~ his trainer.
AT the post thsr. waz some little delay, I.
but after they broke away The Hopeiul J
'ell hshind AZ every stride and raced up
the hall. bringing up the rear tradnaliy
they left him ~ course and smiling dp"il /
1y the bushes he was 2OO yards behind .
Tha further they went the further d" Tell ?
10 the real .. and A. 81 Gatien and Harvester
1ew by the judges hOX neck and neck .
me Hopeful had Just reached Iatten- .
ham Corner he was never destined .
10 hnish for the crowd pouring out on the
graensWard from either side Of the rails
closed ia upon him and be- had ~ pull up /
and walk back a. the enclosure Never .
was there a greater impO~ttlre or a more I
gnOminious exhibition. TIE could not I.
beat a selling plateT
About a week after the race ] again I.
found my way 10 Banstead and dropped in /
AZ the inn 10 hear what the landlord had .
10 say about his tip ! found him con- .
siderably crrstfallen, and there was indeed Z
4 suhdtIed air about the village. When /.
asked the landlord about the display !
made by tho Dutchman We were all 1
lair took m. he Niid. and We dropped .
4 pot ~ money. I don't mind telling you .
siT. 'ow 10 was The Derby distance is'a /.
mile and ar. ISN'T itT answered IN |
he Affirmative Well. sir. believe mo 1r
believe me not. they tried that 'or.s over
What they tOok - ~ a mile and a alf .
'Ourse; but they'd made a blunder
'Orn" ~. and n werr only mile and a
quarter Encr tho fast time
III" historic Running krin ringer case .
JCcurr"d M isdt. when a horse II thai .
name was first past the post Suhaeuienf
Investigation proved that tho hOrye was
! four year-old named Maccahs.tis. by
iladiatOr. and he was disqualified and tn,
'acs awarded to Col Peelz Orlando.
y TOuchHton" Ever and always. of
'our-e, the Jockey club keeps "a sharp
OokOut for ringers and other fake entries.
lut when an owner elects 20 nav tine
egular subscription pricH ~ $50 and hrinR
n" hors@ tO the post in the usual way
hoy cannot very we'll prevent "a Joker
rom having his bit ~ fun II he should
ARE % lDse Tho money u b. not az easy
~ ring ln n horse nowadays a. ID was
n lNt More publicity b. given % tho
YORK ~ tho candidates ~ later vears.
lnd y n rare % find one that has not been .
'oon 10 public before Il runs AZ EPSON.