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Ing struggle. In all my life I have never tasted a drop of 

 liquor, and as I do not use tobacco in any form, this stim- 

 ulus is denied me, so that in my case, the only relief in situ- 

 ations of the kind mentioned is that of solid rest to mind 

 and body. I do not mean to say I do not think that there 

 is no time when something of a mild stimulant will do a man 

 good, and I believe there have been occasions after driving 

 a severe heat when a glass of wine has been a good thing, 

 just as it is to celebrated riders of runners. I have given 

 my horses champagne and Seltzer water as a mixed drink, 

 and found it one of the most beneficial things to a tired horse 

 I have ever tried. 



While Jack Phillips with the rubbing cloth and Turner 

 with a sponge and Mace as general director of the work 

 were engaged on Wedgewood, Uncle Ben and Terry Barden 

 and Al Carlisle sat around in the background giving us the 

 latest reports from the pool-box, and the general public 

 looked on, feeling that for once the most noted talent on the 

 turf were in a tight place, and it seemed to me as though 

 they rather enjoyed it. They regarded us with looks which 

 seemed to say, "Well, you have often had us in tight 

 places; how do you like it?" 



When the bell rang for the last heat and the horses 

 showed up in front of the judges' stand, a row of people 

 stood opposite with about as much interest in the expression 

 of their faces as you will often see. I told the judges before 

 getting the word that this was a race in which there was a 

 great deal of money bet on Wedgewood, and as he was a 

 horse that never caused any trouble in scoring or anything 

 of that kind, I could not see why he was not entitled to his 

 position when the word was given, and I asked them as a 

 special favor to have the kindness to see that he had his 

 place when they said "go." Deck Wright rushed away 

 with the lead, but pulled up at the turn and gave his place 

 to Patchen. In doing that he convinced me that it was 

 Patchen to win and Deck Wright to hold me. I concluded 

 that for the safety of my chance, as well as for the safety of 



