Evening star., 1921-07-10

cronies In the haunts OF the jockeys
the day before the race. but huddled
about the Parker stalls. Gallagher,
on the other hand. was out among
the boys at every opportunity. In the
forenoon he fen into crap gene and nd
left the game he left with Cracker
johnson. who was bewailing his own
III luck.
"Everything's goin' against me-"
said the Cracker. Had bad winter
down south. and first day 1 light
here lose my money on the bones.
Boss said yesterday II l couldn't win
a race tomorrow, he'd fire me cold.
contract or no contract. he says, I'm
through
What race y in'" asked Gallagher,
Them Kuhnel Stakes. ridin' Ten
Erush." replied the Cracker.
No chance" Gallagher said posi-
lively. I'm In that race on the win
ner. THIS Longboy's in already.
barn for all the good he'll do you"
We'll. on the other hand. 1t might
do you lot OF good II Longboy didn't
win" said Cracker Johnson pointedy,
taking new tack and dropping the
sympathy gag.
Don't interest me a-tal." declared
Gallagher. pulling away.
He reported the incident to Judge
Parker. whose wrath boiled over
nightly. Colonel Taylor was for re-
porting to the stewards Immediately,
but this Judge Parker refused 70 do
Judge. let me tell the stewards Of
this mattuh." begged Colonel Taylor.
THE judges ought to know Il, regahd-
less OF the outcome OF the race I can
handle 1t without embarrassment to
yo'.''
Not To- minute. kuhnel." replied
the judge.
He. declared he would count on
I.onEboy's legs and lungs to beat
Whloushby and Ten Brush He
warned Gallagher to stay away from
the other Jockeys, and especially to
avoid Cracker Johnson and the others
In the Willoughby outfit
gallagher agreed. but that night he
reil from grace. Out among the boys
again. he drank several drinks. more
drinks than he could assimilate. The
next morning his head was pounding
as hard as the wheels of the locked
freight car that YVES carrying him in
the direction Of Norfolk. Va Gala
CHER was kidnapped clean, with no
evidence left behind him.
Pickling and kidnapping a jockey is
one OF the ancient and dishonorable
tricks of the track. Among metro.
politan stables it is not of great effect,
but when worked against a country
owner who in all likelihood has only
one Jockey. 1t usually gets the desired
result. Johnson and the Willoushby
outfit must have thought Judge Park
er had no other jockey They prob
ably thought. too. that no other boy
than Gallagher had ever had a leg
up on the colt LonRhoy.
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|M1HEN 10 o'clock Of the morning Of
the race rolled around, and CAL
lagher had not appeared. old Eub
Shanks became worried. He sent out
scouts to look for the Irish jockey.
They brought back no news. except
that Gallagher had been drinking the
night before. At eleven o'clock Judge
Parker and Colonel Taylor arrived
Old Nub broke the news in the center
of swarm of Parkhurst hangers-on.
agape with excitement and suspense
Judge Parker hit the sky.
by the etuhnal." he exclaimed
wrathfully, they have kidnapped the
boy! I'll make them pay fo' this. pay
tthrough the nose. Damned rasca Is ,
Those people shall be ruled off the
tut. kuhnel. O. I shall withdraw from
| the spot"
1T makes a man wish To- q little
lynch law. suh." replied the colonel.
| ''Why can't we go to the stewa'ds
right now. Judge? Let's lay this mat
| tub befo' them promptly"
| NO. suh." declared the Judge.
We'll lick them fust and make them
! like 1t aftuhwa'ds. Wen win this
| race. kuhnel. IL it's the last thing we
| evuh do
| "Yessuh. yessuh. jedge" interrupted
old Nub. But whut we gwine do
bout somebody to ride ouah colt.
subj
That's the worst paht Of it." snap
ped the judge. ''Mistuh Willoughby' S
! got the best jockey in the land. by all
accounts. in this Crackuh johnson. to
1 ride Ten Brush. Yet they feel they've
got to kidnap ou' po' little Galleguh
lin order to hold an advantage. We
tmust find some one WHO can outride
Ethis Crackuh boy"
l. Little Jud jefferson, on the outer
rim Of the excited circle, turned al
most cream white when Johnson's
Ename was mentioned. A flush swep,