The New York herald., 1921-08-14


marked chestnut gelding King of Comus
was second in the novice class, first in
the ladies class and reserve to the cham
pion. If r. Penn Smith had been the
sole judge the five year old son Of Bour-
Who judges for you? says I. Why. J
hain't picked my judges yet says he
Well. you pick Sam Jones and Bill
Spence. Put Bill at the start and let
Jim Cole turn The Worm Eater, and II
you win the word and get the bulge
1t will be twenty feet clear daylight
stone Won the Word.
"At that up comes Bill Stone. Are
you ready. DAM says he. i will be as
soon as my horse is cupped.' says Dan
Here, let us fling for the track you
toss and I'll call says Dan. I have
nothing but shin-plasters,' says Stone
Spit on a chip and fling 1t up says
Up went the chip. Wet or dry says
Stone. Wet. says DAN 1t was dry
and Stone won the path. He took the
left hand path Toss her up for the
word Up she went again. Dan cried
wet She came down dry side up and
Stone had the word.
looked up the track and saw Jim Cole
leading The Worm Eater. Jim was
stripped to pantaloons and shirt-his
sleeves were rolled UP above his elbows
and his red head was tied up in a
striped cotton handkerchief. Presently
they led up Apple Sas. He was a light
sorrel with white face and legs, one
glass eye and great back and shoulders.
Stones friends gathered round. There
IS a picter, says one Made like Old
VOL. said another: Champions shoul-
der said r. third; "A panther's hind
parts. said a fourth. A likely COW and
calf on Apple Sas, cried a fifth; Dick
Wilson knows the COW and she runs on
the Corny Fork of Stufflng Creek III
bet you my spotted steer that runs over
on the Dry Fork If you'll give me ten
feet cried a lame fellow from the Rae
coon Fork. Damn my soul II l don't
give you ten and risk it., said the mar
with the COW and calf Good, said the
lame fellow. and called up the witnesses
Let's drink, said Apple Sass friend, and
over he went to little old cart stand
ing under a tree with a barrel OF whis-
key In It. Give us a pint of your billed
corn says he and damn the differ
ence-come UP. fellows. and take a
horn
SpnrrinE for Advantage.
1.-THE riders are upv was the cry. l
went up to the head of the paths;
Piney Woods Smith and Bill Spence
were judging the start. Tom Brown and
Sam Jones were at the outcome. The
Worm Eater was quiet as lamb, while
the way Apple Sas fretted was agree
able TO Dan and his friends Come up
says Rube, and let us git a fair start
I know | don't want the advantage Of
you and you look like man that
wouldn't take the advantage of me-
But Jim was wide awake and never
asked the word unless he had the
advantag ge. Rube saw that Jim was
no fool at turning a horse, and after
about forty minutes spent In trying. let
go when Jim asked. Away they went;
the timber was poured on Apple Sas
with a perfect looseness. | saw The
Worm Eater had him at the outcome and
the start was about a foot In his favor,
for l stood right behind Piney Woods
Smith. Well down | went. l meets
Hiram. How was 1t, HiramT I be3t
him out about three lengths. said HI
ram. I raised the shout. Dan Looney's
friends roareA Wait for the Judges
SAYS one fellow. No use of Judging
ty feet start said Bill Hightower.
Fight! FiGhtr
II looked up the track. Rube and
Jim Cole had yoked. The crowd gath
cred round them. To II. Jim i Go TO
II. Rube !" stand back and don't crowd
theml Hurrah, Jimr Hurrah. Rube !
broke from fifty voices. knew there
would be hell to pay. Close on him, Jim.
says /, and Jim grabbed him and flung
him. At that / saw Stone grab Jim s
legs. I pitched right into him. Give
them hell = shouted Dan Looney, and the
fight became general.
Bowie Knivcs In Action.
~ am stabbed. shouted Bill Spence.
rushed to him and found him cut
down. / saw who did II, for he still
had the knife in his hand. You damned
coward. set to met Z says I, az ! drew
my knife. The first lick made clashed
him right across tho face, cutting his
nose In two. Tended Off his lick, and
the next moment Dan Looney was pc
twixt us.
Come. men, this won't do Dan
shouted, put up your knives I'll
have his hearts blood for killing Bill
Spence says I. oh, he ain't much
hurt. says Dan. Well, agreed to drop
Il. BY this time the fight was over
wc had licked them from b--ab 70
crucifix.
"'What do the Judges say?' says
They can't agree says Dan. why not !?
saws i. 'Piney-Woods Smith holds out
FOR draw says Dan. Swear them
says l.
"wc. II was all agreed we should
20 up TO Squire Purns and have the
Judges sworn, Up we went. When we
got there Piney-woods Smith said he
wouldn't swear. That made me mad
sure enough says I: 'Plney. you a-e
perhaps the damndest rascal unhungl
You are liar, MILESTONE says he.
Cherow. I took him! He staggered, and
Dan Looney jumped between us. Pin~'-
Woods r'ared and pitched. l{uhe came
IN and talked with him. and That
ouieted him. well says Rube, in aa
much as the judges can't asTee we are
willing to give up half the bet and drop
the thing, o. else run II right over Dan
agreed to take half.