New York Clipper (Oct 1894)

OoraHfiiM, MM, b7 Tlia Fnnk Qastn PaMUIUiv Oompwij (UnUltd). Fouhdad by FRANK aUEEN, 1853. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER (5, 1894. (VOLUME XLII.-No. 31 I PriM 10 CMti. LIVING PICTURES. WMTTSN roil TBI NIT touk oupnit,. BT HOMgOE U. R08ENFELD. Upon Uia bioailer euge or lire Wa ue mom diy bj e^j, Tba pulent mottibr and the wire, The daogliiar t»r amy. now iiretr; la the little borne, Tbe motber weeplog Ibere I Now, Ibat'a a LlTlog FUtare We read or everrwbere I A HOD berore tbe Joatlce alem, Hli aomwed ratber plrada, Wblle foDdlf doib bla aplrit jcacn To cover bla mladeeda. Tbe Man fall from bla aged eyea- HU aon'e lo prlaon led I Ab I Ibat'a a Uvlng ricinre To nil tbe Bool wlUi dread I A pallid tbiong of worker) aad, Wltbln a aqualld room, Wbo never aee a algbt that'a glad, Wboae momenta all are gloom; For llUle onea wbo aiarvo at hone Tbej keep tbe ■ aweater't" atora i Bebold tblg Living Pletnro Before na evermore I A wUe wbo ror bar hnabsnd pleada, Tboagb be be wortbleaa qnlte; Wbo gtvea for drink tbe mlt« abe needa To bring ber borne dellgbl. Tbe Jnatlce blda bim oe a man— For ber aake aela blm tree I Ab I tliat's a Living Plouin AIM I too oft we aee I Tbe wcaltbj awlndler and Ibe tiimp, Tbe poor, tbe prond, Ibe meek; The eladent at bla midnlgbt lamp, Tbe atalwan and ibe weak; Tbe conple parted by a word, Tbe man wboae aoni baa down- All, all are Living Plotarea On wblob tbe ann baa abone I THE OLD HORSE'S HANDICAP. WRITTBX POR TB8 NBW TOU OUPrBB, BT W. r. SPUROEON. Fortnoe bad been plajing faat and loose wltb tbe Dine Qraaa SUble. Tbe taot waa olear enongb In tbe mind of Ita proprietor, aa be leaned over tbe paddock fence and watched tbe ronnd mldeamoer moon rtae eeienelj from behind a dark cnrtaln of clonda, abedding lie lomlnooa re;s acroaa tba traak and caatlng a bnndred fltfol abadowa about In the big airoctare from wblcb a mighty throng wonld cheer the winner of the handicap on tbe morrow. To begin wllb, the elaUe'a two year oldt, of which great tbinga bad been eipecied, bad taken 10 cooghing at the very beginning of tbe racing Bcaaco, and their owner bad raefnlly connted aiake after atake aa it waa won by other people'a horaea which anyone wonid UU yon conldn't bold a candle to the Bine Oraaa youngMtra when they were even bait lit. Ila beat three year old, loo, bad broken down In one of his fore lega In hia preparation for tbe Derby, and bad been standing Idly In tbe stall ever since wlthost a word to say In tbe decision of any of the races for which he bad been a prominent candidate. Compared witb tbeae two mlafortnnea nomeions otbere, serlons enough under ordinary circnmatancea, sank Into ntler Inslgnlllcance or had come to be regarded as bleaslnga In dlagnlae. Tbe two or three small pntses that bad been cap- tored tbroDgta tbe lleeuesa of some of the leas Im- pcrtantot the Bine Qrass racers had been eatennp In tbe fonn ot oau for the bon«s, and all sorts of other tbinga for the stable help, and acondllton of llnanolal depreaalon^bid been growing more pro- nounced and alarming each day- Indeed, the point had been reached where tbe troth of tboae old predictions of tamlnga to long lanes, and certain bright llnlnga to dark douda, waa very serlonsly qnesUoned. The proprietor of tbe Blae Grass Sta- ble himself, tbongh, bad never lost hope, and with tbe decision of the big taco tomorrow ho rejoiced In the thongbt that bis depleted coirtrs would be tiled to overllowing, and misfortune forever ban- ished and forgotten. For over ihero In bis stable, Joel at tbe lorn Into the homestretch, waa the old horse. In the very pink of condition, alter bbi skUl- rol preparation, and fairly trembling wItb Impa- tience to ahow a clean pair of heels lo the whole Held In tbe handicap. It was eight years aince bis dam, with motberiy pnde, liod coaxed blm up to the paatore gate lo pasa the crlUcal eye of his mas- ter, who had declared that the lluie fellow waa a iborooghbted, every loch of him. He hod kept Mm ever since, and the old horse bad verllled this good opinion In every contest In which he hod ever been engaged. True, he bad been beaten, bat bis conqueror alwaya bad leaaon to know he had been roclDg, and down In Kcnincky Ibe story of how tbe old bone had run a dead beat wllb the King of the Ton at a mile and a halt, and In tbe run oir had iicaten him a dozen lengths, was better known than that of Danker Dill. Booh speed and aiamlna would make him victor tomorrow beyond a donbt, and his wonderful trial, made Joat at sunrise tbe day before, had given the Blue Oraaa Stable a cU\lm on the big race that oeemed almost beyond dispute, "Mlstor Benry." The figure by Ibe fence tamed in the diraouon of the voice, which belonged to a email colored lad Who a moment before had been lying dat on bli back In the grass listening t« the banjo mnatc which caino, mingled every now and then with boyish laughter, from acme ot tbe near by atablea. "Ain't yon goln't' lemme ride th' ole boas lo- tnoirowp' he aoked In a troubled, halt reptoacbfol tone. "Oneaa ao, Bnip; who'd yon 'spose would ride hint" "1 no'd It, I no'd It all fta' Um«; ole man Uadley 'lowed you'd 'gaged that orock white Jock t' nde, bni I no'd Viramt ao." The words com* out In MCI Ions Intnapened with hrtamphant and de- llRliied chneklea. * "No, Snip, yonH ttde blm; yen know bow to ban dta blm and how to itde to win. The old bone can't loae lomonow, barring aeclrtento, and accl- denta moio't happen, y'ear." Tbe yoong turfman In viUn sought sleep, that sohillo visitor which steah upon ua and aaparolea 03 from Joya and aonowa, and yet elodea ui often whenweaeek It. Ever before hlacloaedeyescame villous of a superb OeM of hones making tbe turn for the goal dash for victory, with Snip In tbe suble colors In front Da could aluoat hear the aoond of their hoofs. Bat somehow tbe llnlBh never came, and at last Jllaler Denry got up. The room he oo- eepled was a aort of aiore room on the end of a row of stalls, fumlthcd aa a sleeping apartment for use when occasion nqulrcd hIa own preaence at the tiack over night. He pushed open tho door and "Say, gimme K hnndred If your horso wins and I'llgoycr; I'm dead brok^or I wouldn't nnderiook the Job." The etiect produced by this ptopoalUoD come very near rcaultlog In the Immcillato cxecauon of one ot the horacnian'a thttale. Tlio look In his tye speedily decided Iha qacsllon for ihe would be poisoner, who took tho pen and aftor kiiwIIuk la- borlooalyaway for some mlnulta handed Ihe reault of bla eAirta to Ulster Denrv. This Is how It read: "Nick: The Job's dun. lie won't run fast cuuiT to keep op with bla own slinddcr. See yon alter It'a over. UiN." The grand atand waa crowded. Thonsanda Not long after old man Hadley, Iha owner ot half a dozen lacera from ibe nine Onua region, poahed hli'way Into the betting ring, A brief oMervallnn allowed him, aa HIaler Henry had piedloted, that the blggeat odda against the old horse wer« olfortd by Nick Feeley, and Diat genueroan waa exlendluf loud and eomeat Invltatlona lo tbe atrugf ling mnl- tliudo to come and liack Ibe Bine nraas entry at all to one. Ulntchlhg tightly the roll of Ave one bun* dnd dollar bills which Ulster Henry hsd Just banded him, with ihe remark that they were the laat In the locker, the old man plnngnl Into the auiiilnK crowd, forced hlmaelf throngb It to Nick Feeley's stand, and after poaalng tbe acrutlnUIng gaae of that genilemAO, who waa much pnailod aa stepped out Into the peacefel night, and at the very Instant caught eight of a dtrk Hgure retreating hastily Into the old borse'a atoll, leaving Ihe door half open behind IL HIater Henry waa there, too. In a moment, and In two or three more ho had planted a couple of stunning blows loll In the In- truder's face, dragged blm out on the greaa and placed one knee across his chest In a manner not calculated to aaslst In the opcnilon of breathing. "What do yon want, yon sneaking cor, and who sent yon," be demanded Oerccly, recognizing In bla rspUve a member ot the olaaa of race tract hangers on whose money making metboda are aa varied aa they are dishonest. "Hold on, gimme a chance and I'll tellyer,"nc gurgled. "NIok Feeley, the bookmaker, promised me a thonaand If your hos lost termoner, that's all; now let DP, will you." Tbe big Bonlhemer allowed the midnlBht prowler lo regain hIa feet, then, uklng a Irm hold on his collar, marched blm over to tbe trainers' qnarteia, and alter waking all tbe Inmates from their uncon- scious slumbers,and directing ibat atilct watch be kept over the old bona for ihe rest of the night, he proceeded with bla unrealaiing prisoner to bis own room. "Bee here," he began at once, "I've caught you breaking Into my stable; I ought to scud you to Jail, but I'll give yon a chance. I want yon to write a little meassge lo a friend of yonra. Just tell him yon'TS attended to everything according lo agree- mentand wUI see him after tbe race Is run, d'year, and when my horae wins to monow I'll he square with him." "And what do I get, nawthtn't" growled the other. "Bay, I'm making terms. What yon get Isn't mnok, bntlfa better than you deaervo. ITomi get off wllb a whole akin after the fourth ra(« tomor- row. If thaidoeantanltyou I'll thnahyou black and Use on Ihe spot, and see that yon spend the next ye« where there are special accommodattona for your Bid. Tben'a pen and Ink; you can take your pick." Uirougod the lawn In front, and down In the belting ring men fought each other for a foothold. Tho track Itself, smooth and soft aa velvet, and the green Held wblch It encircled shone In the dazzling sunllsht like an emerald aot In gold. In half an hour tbe name of Ihe winner of the big handicap would be In ereryhody'a month throughout the land. Jutt removed from the turmoil of the iieltlng ring two men were talking eamcatly. line of them was ahon and atom, wore nollher coal nor liat, and with hIaclosely croppedlialreipoalngan lllahapen bMd, prcaented an appearencecxacily the oppoalta of prepoaraalng. The other waa eilravaganUy attired, wore a profaamn nf diamonds, and, from mklehly poised hat lo brillUni patent Itather ahoea, impoke the ganililcr basking Joat then In the faacl- oailni and Ockle amiles of fortune. ■■Who'll win It, Nick)" he asked. "The favorite, sore. If It bad been nin yeater- da; the Blue Oraaa entry would have woo In a walk. Uc went the dialancn In thirty Ave three daya ago, hot today be won't ha In Ibe Drat three. I Blood to lose ten thonaand If ho waa Oral, liol I've Just Uild aa much more agalnat his chances, and bet a couple of thousand on the favorite iicaldes. I'll gel tbe money, too, aee," and he walked away with a sort of knowing, eager grimace, wblcb night have been meant for a amlle, Just aa a big bay horse fliahed through the bomeattetch In hia "wanning up," dghilng ao hard for his head as to almost drag bla little black rider ooi of the aaddle. The boy polled up bla mount at the next tarn, wbceled him carefnlly and trotted him alowly hack to a gate In Ihe fence far up tbe atrelch, where a tall man In a broad brlnimad, alouch hat waa wall- ing. "Row did he go.BnlpI" he Inquired with a amlle, BO full of conddence aa to Indicate that In bla own mind tba queatlon wu already saiUfaclorlly an- awered. ■■Mlater Itenry, he Jea< like a steam enjin; oooldn't no more hoi' blm than one o' tbem cy- clonaa," ha laoghad, abnoat exploding wllb ohlld- lah delight and aadelpadon. to where the money camo from, and half Inclined not to take It, loft ihe ring with no less dinicnity than he had entered U, having exchanged the greenbacka for a amall card with a plolnre In cnlora, of a race borao at full apeed, and whioh re- corded a wager of three thousand dollan lo are hundred on Uie old hone's chances. Ue had Just found a deaerted corner In which lo rest and recover lila breath when the merry notes of Ihe bugle broke Ihe hum of eager, excited voicea In the grand stand. A momentary bosh followed this reminder that tho great event waa atlll nnarer at band, anda alight rippic of approval, aa Ihe Brsl of tho conteslaola cantered slowly by to the start- ing poat, awellcd Into a wave of applause as threo others appeired and Ihe favorlta, with a popular Jockey In the aaddle, waa recognized, the shinlog ooata of Ihe hones and Ibe bright silks ot their rtdsrs flaahlDg In the snnllght. The old homo came next, tugging at tbe hit aa If chadlng at re- atralnt and eager for the fray. Ills nder sal him Ilka a veteran; the mirth which nsoally phtyed about Ihe childish face was ahaeni and ha appeared grave and determined. And well he might, for, sklllfolly guided, tbe hone beneath blm would bear him with lightning strides to victory In the richest stake ot tbe year and honon enough to mm heada grown gray In Iha aaddle. Ulster Uenry, calm and confldent, watched them go, and a bookmaker with a bullet head iratcbed them, loo, and aa aoon aa they were oppoalls blm lorned and daahed Into the rlog,gnwllog aavagelraa he went, "By 0— tliere ain't nothing the matter with him." There were alx other aiarten and they followed cloee together. When all had gathered at Ihe post tba anapenae of the thirty thonaand walchsn deep enedlniolnlenally. Backenottbetavorllesawhlm oiily,Bnd every movement of this four footed oreoure fed humoB eye* aid mode bnoao heaita beat taaler. Woold he get a good itoit, or wonld tbe naff tsU wlin blm lost of lb* bnicht Dow would b« ran; would h* win or Inaa. T» tboae wbo w*lcb*d th* whole world wa* eentarad Urn* irb*n tba bonaa wan. n*teBilontait«dflnmlnnt«i.Helon*liit(B could have lold wboiher It iras live or dfty. A ka- leidoscopic mingling of moving colnra,a fahie break, more prancing and baoklng,and llien,aa If by maglo or aome alrange aocldent, they were In a perfect line, Mob fnnilo to leap forward at the word. Tho tiny dag In the aiarutr'a haiida whisked Ihnugb tho air, more Hags fell In response; an electric licll in the siau'l where the Judges won broke the sUII- ncaa, a aound like agreat sigh from aomo iiiainnioih orealuro and Ihe big race hsd begun. A thick cloud of (Itiat, Rtlrrcd by Ihe wild oontueinn ot tho surt, a llf toil slowly on iho faint hroeao anil noated la- ally any over the grron tree lopa. The horaea, whichat ilrat had airelobed acroaa the track from rail to rail, now merged Into a more compact bunch on Ihe Inaldo. They swept down to warda the sund on the Qrst half mils of the Journey and the apeclaton airovo hani to oompoao their nervoa long enough to lake a rapid aurvey of Ibe neld oa It aped by. The rumble of many hoof lieata haltmumed In the aotteanh, grew louder aa they appmachod, until the earth aoemed totremlile when they poased, then died away again lo Ihe distanoe. Twoot Ihe light weight* were In from, and Ihe pane they wore setting held ont only dstcat u a reward tor any hoiaa with a heavier liiod In Ihe aaddle ibai ahonid alierapt to diapule II wild thorn. Two lonitha behind, hard held by hIa rliler. In onugo and pur- ple, ran a aplendld black, and next the favorllo with the oh! bun* on hIa Hank. Hiruggling hope- leaaly In the rear were Iwn of tho brilliant Held, oulpocod from the alart. Thoy new around the lure.atntghlened ont for tho long run up the back, alretob, whore one of tho leaden sucoumbod to the pace thai kllhi, and was lost In the mad night Ibat followed, and alreaily Iha spacu hetwuen the lilaok and Ihe aurvlving pacemaker waa growing leas. The favorite wa* third, and at hla soilHlo the old horao held his place, ranning strung and true. Near the poat that marked half way round tho oourae the leader'a alrldo shortened. No human eflbrt could put new llfo and atrenglh Into alnewa atnlned to tlie limit ot endiinncc, ao hla Jockey accepted defeat and waa narrloil rapidly to llio rear, leaving Iho black in show the way. Kaat ai the pace had been It grew faster, and, woll In the lead, Iho lihiok moved like a machine. The favortlo'a Jockey, alsrmeil at the freedom of hla gait, nwved bla mount np nearer the leader, and furtlie Oral lime tbe old horae aaw dayllghtbofore lilin. Kvon HIater Henry became anxloua aa he watoliwl, for Ibey wen making that laat bond and In a iniimant would be In tho horaeatrelch, with Ihe winning goal a atnlghti|uarterofamlle away. The f«vnrlle liad worked hla way up to Uie black's head, and stride for stride they ran, almost aa one horae, each rider watching Ihe other fur Iho lint sign of waning oosiage. The old honuwaatwo longtha behind; perhatn he waa gaining, hut It waa almost Imper- copUlile, forlhe two In front aeomeil lo lly. The tiirrlllo pace forced them wide aa they daahed Into thohomesireloh, and room wa* made for another neil the rail. They liegon to liear Inagain almoat at once to close Ihe spare, hot steadily, carefully Iha llltloblack rider liehind gnldod hla mount, and,once aately around Ihe lorn, oallod on tlie old horse for a mighty elTurt, urging lilni with voloa and handa. Ilo anawand at once, aa the lioy knew he would, like a looacd thiiiidorlHilt. Ills splendid atrlde wa* IrieslatlMa, and with a hound ho waa In the narrow opening, and precious groiiiiil hs<l lieeo saved. Dismayed at the suddon appnannco of a new coDlMlant, Ihe other rlden with whip and apur yet airove lo gain Ihe prize, but, worn with hla long and gsllant straggle, the bisok tell lisok In tho dut of defeat. On, nu sped tho favorllo and hla newly found foe. Tho rlitara leaned tar over their borsea' nocka, one plying ateel and laab In doapentlon, the other aeemlngly pouring wnrda of entreaty Into the old horae'a veryaara. Thoro wore lond oris* of coDslernsilon aa the favorllo. ahrlnking away from tho oruol punlahiiiant that tortured his aide, nsr- rowed Ihe already frlRhlfully narrow apac* where Ihe other waa racing. Thon Iho end came, and they lore acroaa the Onlih line with the old hone'* head In the front. The number of the winner, the old hone'a nninlMr,and the name of hla little rider, wen holaied high In the air for all In aee, hut almnllanoously there wa* a snapping of woodwork hunt asunder, mingled with tbeexnllantahonia of haoken ot the winner and llio alirleka of frightened women, and two horaea with their riders oould lie aean In a alruggltng heap on tba Iraok. Out ot It all a tall man In a alouch hat llfied a limp and Uttered form, and slanad away with It at rapid pace. Homoone alepped haatlly from Iha Jmlgea' atand, and reminded UliKr Henry that the Inexorable rnlea of racing demanded that Ihe Jockey be weighed, or Uie old horae would lie dla- qualineil ami lose the nee. Hliiutr llenrv acsrcely hcsril, and was keeping on with his burden, when thoaiiircring lad opened hla eyes, and aaked feebly: "Ain't I Inon weighed In t He done won Ibe race, and I ain't gnin' In do him out of It Ibat way." Ho Ulaier Henry, though he wonId willingly have fntfelted the alaka tan llmaa over rather than have CAuaed Ihe llllla fellow one additional pang, placed him tenderly on Ihe scale, and to the brave old horae and the yoong hero who rode him wereglven the race ao dearly won, Tbe alory of how the wounded lioy. In all hla anlTarlng, had aloatly In. aisled on lieing weighed that the race mightgo where It belonged, apttad rapidly, and a great crowd fol- lowed a aad proceaslon composed of a slalile bgf leading a horae with an ugly gash In his side, and t strongman bearing In his arms his Jockey, corered with dost and blood. The Blue Oraaa Jockey had ridden hla last race. Aa Ulaier Henry alood bealda a white cot In the hoapllal the night otter the handicap Ihe hoy'a airaggle wa* with deaita and Ihe odda were heavy agalnat him. At Inlerrala he opened hla eyea, and at last apoke. "Ulaier Henry," he sold.os the tiesi friend he bod stooped to catch his word^ "lbs old hoes never swerved; he Jes' run siralghler 'n s siring, hut that otherhosscrowded clean Inter th' fence. Idonemy lK*t U> keep him off, but Iwara'i no nae no bow; aeemed like we wu bona'I'have hard lack. BotAe never swerved." Be did not speak sffsln aid before Ihe day cooM he wa* dead. HIaler II*ni7 bulled him not lor from when the old bona onpa grao* and roama M will In hla Kenlncky paatan, for Ihe handloap waa his laat nea, too.