Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

Every day the sipsies tried out the
norses. They had many fast steeds. but
.ne fastest OF all we're Romany Rye and
gray Prince. With these two the gipsies
were sure they could beat any Of the
norses owned by the town folks.
IN getting ready for the races they
'ook Just as good care of Gray Prince
90 Ned Peter took of Romany Rye, his
laVorite, with the result that when the
sreat DAY came Gray Prince was in
teel as though could run swifter
,nan swallow files whispered Gray
Prince to my parents. sbep the sheep
dog, and Lady Ann, the co,,,es Il viii,
beat Romany Rye in The races at the
ans aa,s to,91ay. and tonight will beat him
s.ie ano III the other gipsy horses in the
M Ui,tkest race of all-the race to carry
mother ''' i"''e'
The dogs of the sipsy, camp were
not expected to go TO the races p,n
shep, Lady Ann and myself crept away
sair "'s srounass peans ,Sre, seen and got into the
fence. '''' !"
AT first there were a lot of small
sa1ss snS .o,,,s some ne, OF the gypsy horses won
sns.a sna some lost, for several Of the town
Homany Rye and Gray Prince did
not go into these small races. They
we were !. being held held for the big race OF
bssea than ali ts. s,Ssr for which we're s,
together. The gypsies expected Romany
Rye to win one Of the two prizes and
Gray Prince the other.
This race was to be tho best two out
OF three. That Is. instead of Just one
race to decide the prize, the winner had
TO win two out OF three races
when the horses were called for the
start of the big race, there were tho
Gray Prince, and three town horses.
These town horses looked very speedy,
indeed, and SO did Romany Rye, but
Gray Prince looked the speediest Of all.
Col! shouted. the Judge az they
went IN a flash. x big bay town horse
dartsd to the front, and Romany Rye.
with Red Peter in his saddle, was sec
ond Then came the other two town
horses. with Gray Prince In the rear.
Lady Ann gave a growl when she
saw Gray Prince In tho rear, but shep
Just barlscd hopefully.
IfeNis waiting for the other horses
to wear themselves out said Shep.
Watch him as they near the flnish.'
sure enough, as the horses dashed
around the circular race track Gray
| Prince passed the last two town horses,
and became the third In the race.
| Romany Rye put all his Bwiftness into
his legs and crept up on the bay town
horse until they were running neck ana
neck. The bay horse was a fighter and
struggled hard, but Ronany Rye fought,
too, and finally he showed his head out In
front Then, as the bay horse fell back
a bit. Romany Rye thought he had won
the race.
"But what was this thunder Of hoofs
behind him? What was this horse com.
ine up to his flank, then to his shoulder,
then to his neck. then running nose ana
nose with him?
! ut was Gray Prince---Grsy Prince
| galloping smoothly. strongly, with Won
| derful speed. Romany Rye spurted. lie
| leaped ahead, but It was only for a
| moment. Out to the front dashed Gray
Prince, a winner by full length.
my. how the crowd did yell My.
| how we dogs did bark! tell you 1t was
| exciting!" and Toddie Pupkins pauseo
to bark to show them how exciting 1t
| was.
I'VE dogs rushed to tell Gray Prince
we were glad he had won. Then Gray
Prince said something very strange to
US.
| " Don't worry II something bad hap
| pens to me- he whispered. I'm going
to do a circus horse trick to fool these
gipsies, and to fix things so tonight III
be sure to win In my race to carry lit
tie Phil back home.
What Gray Princes trick was will be
| told tomorrow.