The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-04

saw the Consul and his friends leading
out the new batch of ponies and the
blue and white prominently among
them.
why. It is Mr. Pierce. the brother
of the hrst jockey. and, they say>
equally as good a rider. They call
them The Eurasian Twins" because
they are almost exactly alike-not even
the Chinese can tell them apart. They
are fine fellows, both OF them; &ons of
old Captain Pierce. who was in the
coast service here for years. They've
been riding for Mr.. Farnsworth ever
since We have been here. and they have
the reputation Of being absolutely hon
est, that is" answered Mrs. Cortelyou
with a questioning snile-"a absolutely
honest for jockeys. and my husband
trusts them Implicitly
And how is the other poor fellow
who was thrown? It's a wonder to me
he wasn't killed upon the spot"
"Oh, he's doing splendidly. and the
doctor says hen be all right in a day
OF two. Fortunately. you see, he fell
quite clear of the pony and just rolled
over and over on the soft grass there"
The conversation of the ladies was
interrupted just here by the sounding
of the second bell, and in few min
utes more the shouts of the assembled
thousands OF natives announced that
the ponies and their riders were off
again around the course. Now came
the strange and startling thing: at
almost the identical spot beyond the
half-mile post where the wearer Of the
blue and white was thrown in the first
race of the afternoon his twin brothers
pony suddenly reared ana came withln
an ace of repeating the accident. His
jockey, however. chung with veritable
death grip TO his name. and neck and
whom the animal leaped into the air
and then fell upon his knees he turned
a complete semersault over his head
and landed. like the trained acrobat in
the circus, safe and sound upon his
feet!
"Merciful Heavensi" exclaimed the
Consul, who had only just Joined the
ladies, they're trying to kill another
one, That's the second fall today and
raising his ield-glasses to his eyes
the accident-"can you believe 1t, it's
cuse me, ladies, 1 must go and see
Farnsworth at once" as he rushed
down the steps of the grAndstand.
His Excellency. the Tao Tai of
Shanghai (whe was always an honored
guest OF the Race Club at the Spring
Meeting, and who was standing by the
side of his offieial sedan chair. sur
rounded by his staff and by the usual
ut-riders and attendants with red
umbrellas and banners) happened to
be looking through his glasses also at
this identical moment and seeing the
pony throw young Mr.. Pierce, ex-
claimed: Hal va! Ma tao lao jen'
('Alasi The horse has thrown the
man."O This was enough to start a
perfect whirlwind of excitement among
the Chinese. who began running in
every direction. repeating the cry, Ma
tao lao jen! Ma tao lao jenl" and it
required all the efforts Of the English
police and tie native iictors with their
long bamboos TO restore order and
quiet. ''Shen mo ma? Shen no ma ?"
they kept inquiring. ("Who's horse ?
Whose horSe?') Al first nobody
seemed able to definitely answer the
question; but soon a native officer
came running back from the other side
OF the course. crying out: Ching pax
ching pax, Hwo chi kwo hong Foo
Sang!" C"Blue and white, blue and
white! The Flowery Flag (American)
Kingdoms firm Foo Sang. Foo Sang.''1
This was the signal for a great sym
pathetic outcry of ''Ko Shi! Ko shi!"
CHOW sad! How sadi") from the null
titude, for the American firm was
easily the most popular with the ma
tives of all those represented on the
course that afternoon.
Standing by the side OF HIS Excel.
hA To "a
gentleman, who appeared to be aetinI
for the moment as interpreter between
this !dignitary OF the government ant
the newly arrived Consul for France
Colonel Francois DePuy vAlette. H
was not In offieial dress, but one couit
see at once from his attitude and bear
. ing and from the Difference paid hin
by the Consul and the Tao Tai, tina
he was far more than an ordinar
civilian. It was also quite evident tina
he had more than a mere passing &C
quaintance with the two officers from
East and West for whom he was act
ing as the go-between.
"A most extraordinary circumstanc
most extraordinary remarked tn
Consul, that the two riders Of tn
same firm should be thrown In IN
same afternoon
Most extraordinary. indeed" reptile
he Tao Tai
: IF this were in France should be
R gin to suspect foul play OF some kint
e there is SO much trickery in our West
ern racing, but out here in the Fa
: East, where everything Is so informs
= and where the firms know each othe
so well. and all run their own ponies
= have never thought of such thing
IT is just possible that with the in
o PRODUCTION Of Western sports Their
e may be coming-in the ocean-nan
ways OF fraud and wickedness, thong
y as High Heaven knows, we have al
e ready enough of our own to conten
d with, sir, as our mutual friend, NJ
:. Wang Foo. will bear me out" com
= mented the native ruler OF the port.
o ALAS, what Your Excellency says
= only too true" replied the famous de
n tector of crime-for it was none othe
II than he who was acting as their int,