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They were fresh; the course was open, and smooth as a racetrack, and the impelling chorus of the hounds was in full blast. I gave Satan a loose rein, and he stayed neck and neck with the bay. There was not a log, nor a stone, nor a gully. The hollows grew wider and shallower as we raced along, and presently disappeared altogether.
And that, as you're running for district attorney, you will, with their kind permission, proceed to the subjects that do concern you there the condition of the court calendar of Whitewater County, the prosecution of the racetrack gamblers out at Erie Oval, and so forth, and so forth.
Her sister, Myrtle Montague, was an ingenue in the little stock company at the Central Theatre, and Mrs. Povey kept house for her and Mr. Povey, who spent all his waking hours at the racetrack. George was furious to have this woman, whom he particularly detested, come in upon him thus informally, and find him at so great a disadvantage.
It consists only of 589 men all told, and they are fine, manly looking guardians of the law, always ready to do their duty, always courteous to strangers, answering all questions intelligently. It is claimed, moreover, that the criminal element of the country drifts to San Francisco in the winter on account of the climate and also through the attractions of the racetrack.
Then The Dutchman, with his powerful stride, full of easy motion a tireless gallop that would surely land him the winner, Langdon thought, as he hung with breathless interest on every move of Westley's body. Up in the stand Old Bill was expressing in florid racetrack speech to Mortimer his deductions. "Days a good kid on Larcen. See what he's doin'; he's trailin' 'em.
Beside the course, in attitudes of graceful ease, stood men in very tight trousers and very high stocks and ladies in dresses which pinched in at the waist and flowed out at the shoulders. They leaned upon canes or twirled parasols and they had their backs turned upon the racetrack as if they found their own negligent conversation far more exciting than the breathless, driving finish.
He had been thinking all the time of his "pull" with the racetrack magnates. "We can buy it then," she exclaimed sharply. "You talk easy," he said. "A season family ticket costs one hundred and fifty dollars." "I'll not argue with you," she replied with determination. "I want the ticket and that's all there is to it." She had risen, and now walked angrily out of the room.
The following day, as his trainer was putting Red Rover through his paces around the course, there was a group of Indians on their horses at the racetrack; silent, attentive, watching every move. At dawn, the day after, the sentry reported that a band of mounted Indians were on the racetrack. From his window the Colonel watched them through a telescope.
Reassured by the 'savoir-faire' of his companion, the former winner of the military steeplechase felt revive within himself all his ardor for the conflict, and he hastened to make up the distance he had lost. The two horses, now on the west side of the racetrack, were almost neck-and-neck, and it would have been difficult to prognosticate which had the better chance of victory.
"I am treating you better than you deserve," he taunted. "To-morrow morning at sun-up at Boggs' racetrack!" cried Fentress. The judge bowed with splendid courtesy. "Nothing could please me half so well," he declared. He turned to the others. "Gentlemen, this is a private matter.
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