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NEW SELLING RACE STRATEGY. Del Fountain tells of the newest scheme to retain your horse If he happens to be boosted above tbe figure you are ready to bid. "Just jump on the horse and ride him away," is the way to do it. It appears Colonel Bronstou was some horse at an Idaho town, ami when he won a race the second day of the meeting, C. B. Wilson began to boost. The auctioneer asked the owner for his bid, but the owner bad nothing to say. Colonel Bronston was about to be knocked down to Wilson when tbe gypsy owner threw himself into the saddle and flow. The track policemen took up the chase, but found they could not outrun a thoroughbred, even It he had 200 pounds on his back. The last heard of the man and the horse they were fording the Snake River. -
