Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-13
diere vas length behind. But that

oioht worry me; she had. the speed,
over a distance. and this Vas = mile
though she carried three sounds more
today. Away outside Murphy took
her; he lost another length around
the first and second turne; then they
Strengthened oot in the bAckstretch;
/ saw Murphy's blue silk Jacket with
the golden stripe lean forward; / saw
Ifer seem to stretch out horizontally;
horse after horse fell behind her:
halt b distance not done-vivan-
|diere shot by-she went = clear length
Ito the front and then with daylight
between her ana the bunch. Murphy
sent her in to the rail. A ~sleigh-fide!
by the bones Of Lexington, q sleigh
ride!
Out Of the tangled wilderness Of
sound, n ehrill voice could be heard
by me. It was a man just in front Of
me. Damn the luck" he whined.
hes KILN her off! she'll go back
|A well; whynell didn't he hod her
back? She's 4 loser"
/ leaned over and tapped him on
the shoulder. VI
why. you pulling jackAAs," I yeN-
ed. shes q runaway train! Don't
you know Z race mare when you see
her rum"
He stared at ME; recognized me.
guess, and ceased his irritating whine.
II turned my attention back to the
track. They were at the third turn
my baby and her jock. Two lengths
behind pounded TAnace. a Splinter
pure and simple, entered on a bare
chance. And they'd done only three
quarters. and TenAee. q Apr4nter, wa.
cooked! The two lengths stretched
into three: TenAce was done; past
him came Jeanne a. Arc; she gained
half . length on my horse and then
they were rounding the last turn:
they strAightened out in the sprint Tor
the wire And-bAck, back, back went
Jeanne a. Arc! BACK went the rest 81
the bunch! a sleigh-ride? You
could hear D bells Jingle! Down
the stretch she came and every stride
brought her farther away from the
cooked horses who'd tried TO hold the
Ewfftest pace that ever Wa seen On &
track south of Long Island 81 Ken
lucky! Hold it? Their corka were
pulled; they wobbled;: the racelras !
joke. Six lengths to- the good vi.
yandiere swept beneath the wire! A
race mare!
/ was down the grandstand and
over the fence and out on the track
70 1neet--Vivandiers when Murphy
and brought he asi backk. Pr sfou rs Y,s,
back, Z record-breAker Tor the track,
my own watch told me, lby two "a.
cnds and quarter, ana hardly
..Ali right. s,r.. strinned Murphy.
1There's hfte9n hundred dollar
waiting you the second I cash my
bets,' I AnsWered. Ana than i stfok.
g Vtyandiere'e nose. Al We .pass1d
Miss Leland's box Islooksd up; MiSl
lAIandSwaeg 1ssanins 1ver the Iedss a
esAting : merry tattoo. And I4saw
uAne sn6are And then: I thought 81
What, in tho excitement Of her freai
race, I had foroottenrthA blot!
Where wA1 l?What liad shappAnAas
Had 4 s64en dreaming? HAD An.
agined AL these things? Wvandiere
Juass KssdticJ ~ io5s NJ ~ - :
tnte. aIidsfn his hand III. bAl6Ith lsr6l
naegAplbone athreugh which hA M
eAlledAtbs,nne He abeckon1As "a n.y.
lJelxysrushedsup and 4 gave the ndSft
ana hSrstotkey oversto his hand
dtaw HIN leAd thAsttaf0 toward IN
scalesss Murphy BAinG wstghsl-.
bet ytx1sdssrss euaatSs 49, Al
do6nt 81 sotrsss About
eeoond > third pll1S. b1E Yla6g:ntcfe[
"a latosg4 ND a0dAeAIS h06ol4S Y.
III looked stpN1afAN "a 6Ss,
1he estartns wAtt1sS&S0SdsSfsnKS
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