Evening star., 1921-07-10
1.-The pace out

stop watch" he said. THE pace out
theah is terrific
The real race will begin in a min
ute, when Longboy shakes on TINS
fly." replied Judge Parker. John
Sons a finish rider. He's got yo' colt
up in his lap. kuhnel. and Ten Brush
won't know he's in the race until he
hits the stretch"
Longboy's steady, incessant pound
ing broke the filly's heart on the far
turn, and Lady Friend blew UP. She
had served her purpose, for she had
carried Longboy TO the three quarters in
record breaking time. Pointing into the
stretch toward home, when Longpoy
should have had a breathing spell. Jud
seemed to come to life He got reaay 10
ride. 1t was we'll he did. for Longboy
was a weary. heavy-legged colt by this
time.
Jud frightened his grip on the reins,
slid little farther along the
great colts shoulders and mane. ana
il seemed he must be whispering in
the colts ear. Longboy, under urging
lengthened his stride and swung a
little faster. Coming into the straight ,
away, he was drawing off from the heid
slightly, but the advantage lasted only
There he comes" said Judge Park
er nervousiy to Colonel Taylor.
'Longboy?"
NO, Ten Brush :,
The colt has some speed. judge
And Longboy is tiah'd. John. he
With the rest OF the field raced into
the ground as the last eighth was
reached, and Longboy laboring haro'
Cracker johnson began his ride on
Ten Brush. The sorrel colt shot ou.
from the weary group that trailed
langley in the dust. Under a cut of
the whip. Ten Brush few after the
big black halfway to the wire. ne
needed two lengths to gain even
terms. Four jumps more, and Long
boys lead was down to one iengtn
Little Jud was still sitting tight: he
heard Ten Brush pounding up pehino
Then came a familiar cry.
.Comin' through" screamed Cracker
Johnson. slashing the already franLic
Ten Brush with a barbed whip. "on
the rail, gangway"
Jud Jefferson. cool as a mint julep
gla need quickly over one shoulder 10
make sure It was the rail the Cracker
wanted. Then. with one flick Of
light whip and a word in the faiiins
Longboy's ear. he swung ever so
slightly over toward the fence.
'Gimme room. gimme room. ragged
TITS voice struck no terror In the
IL little fellows heart. Too late
the Cracker pulled to the outside
Jumped on Ten Brush heel and toe
tooth and nail. and iammed the sorrel
out toward the middle of the track
The game Ten Brush took the punish
ment and gave the best he had. His
wild burst of speed gave the Cracker
hone, and he failed the colts ribs In
a last terrific dash.
He reckoned without the little
darky. Jud gave him lesson in fin
ish riding without the whip.
"1.ongboy. Longboy," crooned the
colored lad to the big blacks ear
"C'm along home"
Out on Longboy's neck he cronched
his own kinky head weaving and lift
ing with the colts. Two Jumps from
the wire Ten Brush's red nose showed
side by side with Longboy's black
nostrils. But on the last strides little
Jud seemed fairly to leap from Long
boys shoulders and Jerk him home
Hurtling toward the wire. the boy
freed the weary colt OF his weight fol
an instant. Then with an effor'
worthy a giant. little Jud literally
dragged and flung the faltering Long
boy under the wire, inches to tht
rood. AS little Jud logged the leg
weary black colt back to the Judges
stand before dismounting, the grea
throne rocked the stands. Enthus
iasm over a record-breaking mile. bI
the ungainly colt and the freak
monkeylike rider. broke like thunder
| Almost before the demonstration
| ended, Jockey Cracker johnson jump
ed up the steps to the Judges stand
! Not far behind him was Wilson !
Willoughby. loser Of some thousand
Of dollars, and a very bitter loser.
II want to see the judges" declaret
the Cracker, bursting into the littl
inclosure that housed the officials
please, sir, claim foul. Tha
when 1 was coming up on the rail, SIT
| 1 yelled. You heard me yell, sir. ant
he pulled right IN front and cut m
of. II these niggers are gonna worl
that kind of trieks. I'll get
wait q minute interposed one
| ior. from New Orleans. You'll ge
the white boys together and boycot
the tracks, that IT." He turned t
the other officials, and paid no at
tention to the entrance OF Wilson 7
| Willoughby.
| "Those were the Identical words h
| used at New Orleans, gentlemen"
Cracker gasped in astonishmen,
I Then he remembered the threat h
had made at New orlearns: The othe
judges nodded. Wilson +. Willough
| by sensed another losing situatio
| and stepped to the fore.
| 'Td like to say a word if the Judge
please" he said politely; Il don.
know what the boy here fa claiming
but I protest the award OF q race wo
1 by such riding as that done by tn
little darky. 1t ought to be nlegai I
place q saddle on the wfthers. an
ride with the weight suspenued owe
. horses neck. I profest against suc
The boy did look like . monkey
4 c.ouched IN the colts mare in$$rrSs
4 sAht. cn1n<S rues but, 1ftetuh VII