| Show GOT PURSE FROM THE BAR winner of race had close call irv r collecting money mars cassidy the starter Is fond of telling the story of an incident which occurred when ho he was racing a a string of horses homes on the unrecognized tracks of the outlaw circuit it was the lust last day of a meeting lu in a tom town it not far from jersey city and it wa was 1 up to cassidy to win a purse or walk alk to the next racing town lie ile had baa a fair slate skate in tilt alic last event of the lay day sod aud had engaged a dare daredevil devIT jockey who lie he knew would take all kinds of cli ances just about a hundred tire yards from the finish on oil this roller conster coaster it biach ach there was a pitch patch holo such as often Is ben on a country load in winter minter there had bad been so eo many falls at this spot that the ho jockeys always alays castol up when hen approaching it cassidy commanded his rider to make his bla roost most desperate move right at this point and bure enough when ihen the others took a wrap beffie reaching the gully cascady a boy dug the spurs into his hl mount and won vion the race the owner oner with a great load off his mind nv went ent into the secretary a office to collect the purse have to bend out for the tahe money paid eald the he secretary I 1 have paid out 4 S everything on hand IN saw cassidy a jaw dropped va with ith a cleckl clack but he managed to say I 1 send out cut tor for it send where tj to the bartender bartend sr said eald the beer tary suavely 14 MH and sure enough says bays cassidy tit misting the story it waa as from fromme he bar till that they dug up my purse purser if the ho r had been closed I 1 ralo be there yet et |
