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even in tlie far East. I won the heat for Shy and brought 

 him the first pleasant smile he had had for many a day from 

 the fickle goddess. 



I severed my connection with Shy the following year, 

 and when Richard Ten Broeck was organizing a stable to 

 make a tour through Canada I went with him as his chief 

 jockey. We landed at Toronto, and in due course of time 

 the trainer had the horses in shape for active work. 



We swept everything before us and won all the races in 

 which our horses were entered. Finally we came to Quebec 

 at the Queen's course on the Plains of Abraham. There we 

 arranged a killing, and we certainly made it. I was on Sallie 

 Ward (a mare by John R. Grimes) in a three-mile heat race. 

 The only contender was Grace Darling, although there were 

 several others in it. 



I landed the first heat with Sallie Ward, and Grace Dar 

 lino- captured the second ; but I knew all the time that the 

 o-ame little Kentucky mare was the better of the two. Mr. 

 Ten Broeck was anxious to win as much as possible on the 

 race, but, as Grace Darling was a noted mare and had lost 

 but few if any races that year, he was doubtful. In conse- 

 quence, he arranged with me that he was not to make a bet 

 until I showed him conclusively that we had the race well in 



hand. 



Lord Parish owned Grace Darling, and up to that time 

 she had never lost a race where the heats were broken. 

 After I had won the first heat Mr. Ten Broeck asked me 

 what I thought of the prospect for winning. I told him it 

 was good. 



" Well," he said, " if you see you can win lay up the 

 next heat, but raise your cap after two and one-half miles 

 have been run to let me know you are sure of your game." 



In the meantime he was sitting by the side of Lord Par- 

 ish in the grand stand, watching the race. As in the first 

 heat, I laid close behind Grace Darling all the way. At the 

 two miles I shook up my horse a little, and she responded so 

 liberally that I knew she had lots of speed in reserve, and 

 would be there when it was necessary to deliver the goods. 

 On we went around the turn, and at the point agreed upon I 

 again called on her. As before, she was full of run, and I 

 raised my hand to my cap as if it were falling off. 



