go LIFE WITH THE TEOTTEES. 



was a big roan gelding owned by a party of people at the 

 stock-yards, and all Chicago turned out to back Mm. 

 Phin Smith drove Judd, and as he was very sweet on the 

 horse's chances there was a large amount bet on him. The- 

 famous "forty-niner," Uncle Jack Batchelor, was there- 

 with John H., and as the sequel proved, he had him keyed 

 up for this occasion with the intention of putting all the 

 boys under water. When the pool-selling began Batchelor 

 came down with the bank roll and took a stand in front of 

 the auctioneer, telling him he had come to bet all his money, 

 as he might as well get broke there as to go further and 

 meet the same fate. Hattie, another local horse, had some 

 following, and Mollie was there trotting in the interest of 

 the Detroit people, and with Bill McLaughlin in the sulky, 

 and Capt. John DeMass to navigate the currency into the- 

 pool-box, she was not overlooked by many. Phil Sheridan- 

 had some backing from Wisconsin, where he was owned, so' 

 that on the whole, the race was the big betting event of 

 the year thus far, and we knew that if the Chief could win 

 there would be a chance to take down such a pile that we 

 would not have to walk to Cleveland. 



As Mr. Z. E. Simmons could not come himself, his 

 brother William dropped in the night before the race think- 

 ing he might have a chance to buy a few cheap tickets on 

 the Chief. All the talent thought that the race Kansas Chief 

 won at Indianapolis was a scratch, and as at that time I 

 was but a boy, they did not take much stock in his chances, 

 at Chicago. I told Mr. Simmons that Kansas would win, and 

 win sure, and on the strength of my opinion and what he 

 knew personally of the Chief, he began in a quiet way to- 

 lay his money on him. When it came to the race we con- 

 cluded that the best plan would be to do some waiting, as 

 the field was very large, and I have found that in such- 

 cases the unexpected almost always happens — that is to say, 

 some horse that no one is looking for will jump out and go^ 

 a heat fast enough to cork himself and all the rest that try 

 to keep up with him. In this instance Batchelor made a 



