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Show Why the Indian's Horse Won. A man who has traveled cxtcnslvoly in tho West among other anecdotes told this one: "I war. presont nt a horserace In New ilexlco. ono day. whero a horso, belonging to an Indian, has been matched against a i..wirt-footed pony, which was tho proper-Z proper-Z ot '2,cowbJ'- Tho pony was known by the white men to bo a hotter racer thnn the other animal and tho race had been GITa,m'ctl f?r th0 Purpose of fleecing tho redskins. An impromptu course of a mllo had been arranged and tho race was to bo rour times over tho course. The cowboys gavo their rldor instructions to hold the pony back until the finish ao that they could Induc6 tho Indians to mako big bets. Tho Indian's horgo took the lead at the start arid retained it. Tho cowboys of-rored of-rored moro monoy as the raco progressed, and tho Indians seeing their horse in tho lead, tpok tho wagers. So It went until threo and a half miles had been covered and tho Indians had bet all their possessions posses-sions against tho money of the cowboys. Then tho cowboy rider put the spur3 to the pony. Ho passed tho horso in the last quarter and crossed tho lino flvo lentrths ahead. "There were threo Judges. Two of them were Indians and tho othor was a. cowboy. ;Wo win!' cried tho cowboys; and Btarted to collect the bets, when tho Indian Judce3 interposed: " 'Uh, uh they grunted, 'Indian's horso win! " 'How's that? shouted tho cowboys. Didn't tho pony como ln first? " 'But Indian's horso was in front most of tho way. Indians win' camo tho final decision of tho two Indian Judges, and thero was no appeal." Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal. |