| Show J I OWNED THE JOCKEY Others Thought ThUg They Bought Sim im II but Were Disappointed Washington Post Poet It surprise me any to read the theer theer II I Jer er day that Lucky Baldwin had hada hadn I a n struck it rich this time in the laSkan la gold fields remarked rem a well I known Californian at one of the hotels the th other evening Baldwin is about abo t the hardest man to be out of I any anything thing he has t st his heart on get getting getting getting ting that tbt I ever met up with A whole lot of people have tried to put it on him hint in business and other sorts ot of dals danis but none of these ever succeeded in catching Lucky Luchy Baldwin asleep to make their plans stick still talk about a funny funDY game in which Baldwin figured on one of the Chicago race tracks nearly a dozen years ago Baldwin had brought his magnificent string of thoroughbreds to Chicago to make an extort to annex the swell stakes that were then on tap tapon tapon tapon on the tracks in the windy town and he got them home first or in the money in many of the biggest events Well Veil he had one of his finest horses entered I in a valuable event and Baldwin Bald wIn was particularly anxious to win vin this race not so fia o much for the purse end of it as for the glory of capturing the stake His horse just about figured I to win too and Baldwin intended to toso togo togo go so down the line Une on the animals chances not only at the track but at atall atall atall all of the big poolrooms in the country He stood to clean up p considerably more than on the horse if the brute got under the wire first Baldwins regular stable jockey was taken ick lck on the morning of the race and the theold old man had to hustle around for an another another another other boy to ride his horse in the th big event From another horseman he I bought for a big round sum the th re ye release lease of a rider who was waa to have taken the mount on a thor thoroughbred thoroughbred thoroughbred that figure to get near the money in the th stake race Babwin gave gaye the jockey his instructions as to I the way he wanted the horse ridden and then when the betting opened his hix commissioners dumped Baldwins money into the ring in such quantities qu I that the horse became an overwhelm overwhelming ins ing in favorite I A quarter of an hour before the horses were due to go ga to the post a bookmaker to whom Bald Baldwin i iwin i iwin win had bad often exhibited kindness in inless inless I Iless less prosperous days ran to where the theold theold I old man was standing chewing a straw In his barn barnI Baldwin said the bookie to the theold theold theold I old man theres b to beat you and andI I youre going to g They wanted I me to go in with em but youve al always I ways been on the level with me and I I forIt The ring rim 4 has I I I I bought t up jock and your our horse is going to be snatched Much obliged for telling me m that replied the old man Ill Til just make a I stab to see that the boy do any snatching though Baldwin borrowed another gun from Ione one of his stable hands In those tho e days he always carried one of his bis own as long as 3 ur arara and with hi his ar artillery artillery tillery he strolled over moer the infield and took up his stand by hY the fence at the turn Into the stretch str He men mentioned mentioned mentioned 1 to anybody what he was going to do and the folks who saw the old man making for the stretch turn sim aim simply simply I ply thought that Baldwin wanted to I watch the race from that point of view I He did for that matter but he hap happened 1 pene to have another end in view I IWen Wen Well the horses got away from the post in an even bunch and then Bald Baldwins Baldwins wins horse went out to make the run running running ning fling The jockeys idea was to race the horses head off and then pull him himin himin in the stretch making it appear as if the animal had tired Baldwin had in I I i l 1 i II I I I 1 the a game and make his bid toward the tha finish The horse simply outclassed hig hi company however and he show any indications of what whatever ever as he rounded the th back stretch on the rail a a couple of lengths In front of his field Baldwin aldwin could see however that the crooked Jock was sawing the horses h head bead off in his effort to take him hint back to the ruck rock When the horses were still feet foOt from him Baldwin let out a Il yell yeli to attract his jockeys at attention attention attention and then be he flashed hit his hIt two guns in the sunlight and bawled at al the jock Leggo that horses borses head you youmon OU mon monkey key ke devil and go on and win r Ill In shoot you so full of holes that tha you ou wont hold molasses mol The jock gave one look at those two guns that Baldwin was 88 pointing straight at t him Then he gave pe Bald Baldwins Baldwins Baldwins wins horse horae his head sat down to ride I for all aU that th t was in him and ana the horse I under him cantered in ten lengths to toI I the good on the bit As A long as Lucky l Baldwin was on the eastern turf after that no jockey ever tried to yank one I of his horses |
