New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

later Carrots lcl Jupiter ont through the
oilers at the stable door and through
the crowd over 90 the scales, the horse
seeming the race and rearing and paving
viciously.
Then the numbers were given ont, and,
mounting. the boy rode with the rest Of the
field through the gate and ont 10 the track
for the parade in front Of the packed and
yelling stands. "a little fellow seated on me
back Of great. black, rearing stallion Wn.cn
prancc1 and paved and kicked, barring ms
teeth and striking at the other horses ar me
slightest provocatlon.
10 Carrots D. was all a, a dream, ana ms
heart beat wildly under the blue silk blouse.
Somewhere there IN the thousands Of the
crowd was Mis- Lucy. On ms way mp by
the boxes me looked for her: bur he could
not see her. Then Jupiter reared, and he
had All that ne could DO 20 quiet him. Iupi-
fer would wear himself ONT even before me
start, and Jupiter had 10 win-\llss Lucy
had said SO,
Back they came. 'hc crowd hushcd and
silent, watching them. y, he passed ne
heard man I'm the stand say, "Look AZ the
black frct'ing himself 20 death IT'S all over
for him. But just look ar The Car. And
Carrots teeth clicked together. j. was ms
first race. and as q Jockey he was green. but
they'd see, And they didn't know Jupiter.
Yet ne looked az The Czar himself a mo-
mcnt later, saw the bay coat, sleek, without
q hair turned, while Jupiter was la'hcrcd.
and his heart sank even as his jaws tight
cncd. Tie had 20 win just had 20. Miss
Lucy had said sol Even as he thought OF 4
he heard "a woman voice call his name. and,
4. int font Inc -s4fr
Miss Lucy as with flushed face She leaned
over the railing of the box toward him. way
ing her colors Then 4 surge OF feeling swept
over him. and he forgot the crowded stands.
the waving colors the hum Of excitement
until il seemed that he and Jupiter were
all alone ON q great, broad track miles
long.
Al the post Jupiter was at his worst, fight
ing, plunging. rearing, barring his teeth, strik-
Ing right and left, while Carrots tired 70
pacify him Then the Jockey on The Gar
seemed by accident % strike Jupiter with
his whip. and instantly the devil in both the
horse and boy came 10 the surface. Curslng,
forgetting everything in his anger, the boy
rode the wildly plunging brute in and out
among the starters trying to bring him to
his place The starter spoke TO him sharply,
warninglv: but he did not hear him Then,
while Jupiter was pointed directly the other
way. the boy heard the word as the barrier
raised, the rush Of the gallopng hoofs, the
roar of the stands, and as he swung his whole
strength on the bit the plunging black nearly
unscatcd him as with a wrench he turned
on a pivot beneath him and swung out after
thcm-the last in field of ten!
IKE mad the stands raced by. The
- light dust from the heels Of the Onrush-
ing horses ahead seemed TO sweep back in a
great wave, cnveloping him. Pebbles, tiny
Clods, struck him and flew around him. Yet
he was last to all appearances hopelessly
last. trailing the field BY the FIRST turlong
they went before Jupiter warmed TO the
work. Then, as the boy leaned over him,
talking to him, urging him. pleading, the
great horse seemed To- respond. TO catch the
spirit Of il and settle himself TO the running,
his head stretched forward, his belly seeming
just TO Skin, the ground. The second fur
long. the ball, whskcd by. They were maxi
Ing the turn beyond the stand The third
ball, They passed a horse dropping back,
quitting under the whip. Another, an
other
Straining forward, Carrots veered the
horse cautiously outward to pass the fourth