Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

hands and aim somewhere for general
results He was strong. but u joke as
man with any kind of pillows on ms
nlitts But he believed that he was the
natural heir to John l.. Sullivan. He con-
sidered that he was the preseason of the
merchandise in fee simple. He landed a
lucky punch on the point of Sharkeys
protrusive jaw. The blow stunned the
blocky Hibernian Also II tickled the
marine almost foolish II tickled him so
much that he followed il right up, using
both of his mitts like pair of pile
irivers. Sharkey, after being stunned,
became obviously Inundated. Then atop
Of this he became enraged. He rushed
biindlv in. seeing red, and the lummox
OF a marine met him like the side OF
sliding mountain. and before the bunch
standing around knew what was coming
off Sharkey was turned into nice-look-
ing imitation of the kind of mincemeat
mother didn't use to make. 1t was all
a matter Of superior nerve.
The thing. IL is needless to say to
folks who know anything about horses
for instance, works out he same way
with regard to footed creatures.
ANY man who has followed the ponies
knows, from oft-repeated observation
that the ordinary horse with great
heart can, and frequently does. trim the
iirst-class stake horse with faint heart.
How many times have we seen famous
runners Of almost invincible ability de-
uberately and cravenly chuck 1t when,
Tor an instant some inferior horse has
swung alongside along toward the finish
of a race. The horse with the tremendous
running power but the faint heart sees
the inferior animal at his side, and nc
turns his strained eyes upon the one that
has reached his bride anu as much as
says: "You AN have it..
Take Il frst-rate instance OF that no
farther away than Washington, al tue
Eenning track, "A short time before mat
track was crossed. All of the horse play
,rs of Washington will remember the
time that little bat-eared pelican OIL a
mare santa Catalina, beat the mighty
Roseben III six-furiong dash.
Now, Roseben was one Of me great
weight-carrying sprinters of all time He
VAS called The Big Train for his
amazing weight carrying ability and for
the wonderful nights of speed he exhibited
in packing the crushing weights Wh1ch
tu.. Handicapped imposed upon him.
Santa Catalina as homcly a mare as
every looked through bride, was not
such shakes for speed as she was
vixen for nerve. That was her speciality
nerve invincibie. the spirit tnal never
acknowledges defeat. Roseben was many
leagues from being a coward, but he
never saw the day that he had such a
heart in him as this little Cai11orn1a
mare. :,
When. on that noted day in the annals
of racing around here, Santa Catalina
running hard and true. swung alongside
OF Roseben the surprise anu mortiilca-
ton could all have been seen standing
out on the face of that mighty Splinter.
santa Catalina, however, was not tn
cred about his surprise and mortiilca-
ton. what she was looking for was that
finishing wire down yonder She went on
ahnnt her business Roseben, he done
cracked, And Santa Catalina, not patch
on the big brute as a runner. won by a
face on the tape! ,
It's putting up with the prod that Pill
fers the pumpkins.
CLARENCE. L. CULLEN.