New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-09

EIpuNO. ne boy reailIeO he must
force the FLY or fail to get up in
time to keep from being dlstanced in
the first heat and shut out Of the
money altogether. On the other
hand, he feared to rush her too
much and throw her into another
break. He chose to drive. Settling
down to work with hand and voice
he coaxed and urged Lovely Lady to
better and better efforts. The game
little FLY responded nobly and, com
forted By the boys soothing, quietlng
voice, lost all her wild desire TO ruu
out If the grounds.
When Fox and White slowed uD
with Mack Toddles and Patchen Dl-
Ion fr the far turn Lovsiy Lady
had cut the ten lengths down to
f-ul ard was gaining rapidly. When
they swung into the homestretch the
lead was down to two lengths. At
this point the gaining ceased. White.
on Che outside, began his drive with
Patchen Dillon. TIE big sorrel colt
pulled ahead for an instant, but only
for an instant. Fox. not to be caught
mapping, started hand driving with
Mack Toddles, and the ljttle bay colt,
Ike a machine, worked ID 10 even
terms. More. he furped ahead.
Here Patcfen Dillon went to pieces
and Junlred int a wild running
break. White pulled HIM out to the
right Of the tract, leaving an open
ing beside Mack Toddles.
YOUNG CHARL1E set sail for this
opening with Lovely Lady. the
FLY answering his call with the best
burst Of speed she had yet shown.
Halfway TO the wire she had thrust
her brown head past Fox's shoulder
and was gaining with every stride.
Young Charlie bali rose in his seat
and fairly flung the little mare along.
Eve lengths from home he had her
head and head with Mack Toddles.
the two fighting like the little thor
onghbreds they were. A roar Of
voices from the grandstanG arose to
urge her On, and a s"taccato burst Of
handclapping greeted the game fight
she was making.
The noise and the sight Of the
great masses Of people suddenly an
nerved the FLY, and she once more
left her feet III a frantic gallon.
Mack Todd.es stuck mechanically to
his trotting, and went under tho
wire a winner. Fox reathed a seh
Of relief. for he had seer first place
melting from his grip. Young
Charlie, o~verwrought from the nerve
racking drive he had made under
such a tremendous handicap, a
boylike, on the verge Of crying. Sure
of second place, he pulled the mare
down slowly, while White was bring
ing Patchen Dillon along in plenty
of time to beat the distance Gag.
Dismounting after coming back 10
the judges stand to salute, Charlie
warmly welcomed by old Harry
Wright. boy, yo' sho' en- drive
said the old darby, bubbling over
with pride. And, boy, this yere III
tilly en- sho' trot. She's got III
mostest foot All evuh see. YAH did
tn fastest half and tn fastest three
quatuhs in at ole race. Heah these
yere folks" waving an arm gran
dloquently at the crowds, rise up
and roah when y'all come down tn
stretch? Wen git EN- next time
Charlie slid off the bike and. SICK
at heart, trudeed along beside the
darky up the track and around the
turn toward their barn.
Sitting in her box. Elizabeth wor-
rled her curly head whether She
should so out to the stall again 70
try and comfort and checr the bow.
She knew she would be in the way.
but she wanted to help if she could.
Something was wrong, she felt sure.
for Lovely Lady was not accustomed
to break and run as she had done
twice in that heat. While she was
to decide what TO do. two
men entered the next box ard sat
down with a MISUNDERSTANDING
business mar seated there. It seemed
that they were friends of Genera
Quarries, the owner of Mack Tod
dies. Elizabeth pricked her ears and
decided to stay where she was.
A N HOUR later the colts came out
again for their second mile.