Evening star., 1938-05-15

candle. OF course, 1t was broad day-
light, even If 1t was cloudy, and, of
course, there were no candles. I
looked hard at both Of them, think
ing that they may have been drink
Ing, but I could smell no liquor on
their breath. sure was thinking
things by then. but I was not posi-
tive as yet. was afraid to talk and
just remained quiet and they didn't
notice. They were CLASSY eyed by
then and plenty excited because the
Preaness was the next race on the
schedule.
Direction Is Plain.
My friends went to bet the Freak
ness, they bet on a horse called
Dauber, and when man footed a
horn and the horses came out asked
them If Dauber was the horse in
front with the master of ceremonies
with the red coat on his back Earl
looked at me suspicious, him, at me,
suspicious Of all things, imagine that.
Then he and Chester looked know
ingly at each other and shook their
heads and didn't say word to me at
all. They began to talk about the
Preakness and said they expected
Menow to show the way from the
beginning. Now was sure they were
crazy-no horse had to show those
other horses the way. 1t was right
around the track in circle.
The horses just couldn't make
any wrong turns. BY then was
in cold sweat, but it was time
for the Preakness and the crowd
roared, They're off,"
Chester and Earl stood there with
big opera glasses staring right at the
horses. After the race was about half
over Earl said, real disguised like,
Chester, he's trailer Listen, you
and I know that only automobiles
have trailers. In just couple of sec
onds, Chester shouted, "Dauber is
picking them up one by one" looked
real close because never heard of one
horse picking up another one in all
my life and just as expected, those
horses were all running very nicely
and no horse was trying to do any
thing like pick another one up. Coming
to the finish, Earl Whooped. "Dauber
is just running away and hiding from
them," and Chester chimed in with,
They never knew which way he
went"
You Can Beat a Race!
My knees went weak. because I knew
for sure that they were both lunatics.
probably due for some nuthouse. be-
cause that horse that won, and it
really was Dauber. was right in front
OF me, everybody saw him 60 by and
ne did not run away and hide. He
came riding back real quiet and was
right IN front of us with the boy on
MS back grinning from ear to ear,
while they were putting the flower;
around his neck and all the men with
cameras were taking his picture.
l sat down real faint and nv
friends asked me didn't I like it
and didn't get a thrill out of
1t and was afraid to disagree
with them and 1 answered, yes,
sure, it was great.
They said that now they were back
IN the money, they could get that baby
IN the sixth race and off they went to
cash their pasteboards on Dauber. I
got an idea, a darned good idea, and
as they went down the steps. I went
up the steps in the opposite direction
and way down to the end of the
stands. and out of the track and
grabbed taxicab and headed for the
railroad station to buy me a ticket
home. Those crazy crackpots didn't
see which way went either, because
l really went off and hid.
got home early, ate a hot simmer
and felt lot better. OF course. I was
nervous expecting those maniacs IN
call me on the phone or something.
but they did not and was glad! Now
that I know what horse racing is all
about, think I will take that 500 6o
l won on War Scare and 20 up to a
place called Charles Town, which is
some place in West Virginia, and see
II can win some more. 1t looks IN
be an easy way to make money
and / might as we'll make it as some
other guy.