There would have been r good
chance for some of the local ad
mirers of horse flesh to have im
poverished themselves if the sus
picion had not gone abroad that
Rotehford's runner was not ridden
to win. Good judges claim that
there is more speed in the Colo
rado horse than has yet been
shown. The criticism is also
made that it was not in good form
on the day of the race.
Bulger had it all his own way
from the time David Hardin, the
starter, sent the pair flying on the
440-ynrdsdash. Ridden by Jockey
Shriver, of Denver, Bulger did
not have to show all that was in
j him for his opponent, ridden by
! Rot eh fort, seemed beaten from
the start and did nut crowd any to
speak of.
Judge Ed Bennett, L. G.
Davis and Jack Alsop had
no difficulty in deciding
Bulger the winner, for the
other horse was distanced badly.
Those who were disappointed
at the uneven race had a surprise
in store for them in the pony race
that followed. “Joe” Bernard’s
bluff that his Sleepy Jim could
beat any pony on the field was
ca}l.*d by a stringer, whojhas been
working placers near Saratoga.
The stakes were small but the fun
whs great.
“Joe mounted his thirteen-year
old nephew, Jimmie Monroe, pn
Sleepy Jim. The lad used his
own saddle and equipped with a
quirt and spurs, was told to put
the pony over the track in the true
cowboy style. “Rowel him deep,
and whip to the finish,” was the
injunction of Uncle “Joe.”
Jimmie did exactly as he was
told. He is a clever rider anyway
bijt he never did better than last
Saturday when astride Sleepy Jim.
