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one with Hendryx. No one paid much attention to 

 the stoutly made black horse on account of the poise 

 of the Montana contingent. It had come with a 

 ton of money to place on Prodigal and they were 

 anxious to let everybody know it. The big brother 

 to Patron did not require very much introduction 

 to the eastern race goers and where any was wanted 

 Andy McDowell did not hesitate to furnish it. The 

 morning of the race it looked to be all over but the 

 announcement, still the association did not feel dis- 

 posed to pay off until the regulation contest of three 

 or more heats was placed on record. 



The first matter to be settled before the race 

 started was the selection of a driver for a big raw 

 boned bay gelding named Prince M. which a railroad 

 conductor shipped in from Indiana. He wanted Budd 

 Doble to take the mount but that reinsman wanted 

 more money or a greater percentage of the winnings 

 than he was willing to pay. This spht made a 

 difference in the result although no one gave it 

 a moment's thought at the time. 



When the race was called the railroad conductor 

 stopped the negotiations and took the mount him- 

 self. He also led the field of eleven horses to the 

 wire in the first heat. The judges promptly set 

 him back to third place for swerving in the stretch, 

 something that would not have happened with an 

 experienced man in the sulky. 



The heat was awarded to Prodigal but there was 

 no demonstration in the Montana xiamp. An un- 

 known gelding from the tall timber had tamed their 



