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JOCKEY KNEW HIS PROPER RATING One day when Mars Cassldy was starting at Fort Erie and making the reputation which resulted In his being offered the same post for the Jockey Club of New York which has drawn several other officials from this cirOult also he recognized an old acquaint ¬ ance among the riders in a big field of twoyear olds He asked If that was Allan Lee and tho grinning colored jockey answered Yes Missah Cassidy this is me this is Allan Lee Yo rcmem bah me Missah Cassidy It was a long time since the starter had previously seen Lee who never was much more than a good exercise rider though not infrequently getting a chance In races He was not a boy but an older man than the starter himself and had dropped out of sight for years Cassidy was naturally surprised at his reappearance and the following dialogue resulted resultedWhy Why Allan I thought you were gone long ago Oh no Jlissah Cassidy Oh no Ahm not gone Allan Lees still bean and yo Bee Ahm still arldin still aridln aridlnWhats Whats that colt youre on Allan V Ah doan know the name of him Missah Cassidy Ah doan know what they call him but Ah know he must be some no count kin of a houn or they woulun hare me rldin him 4 oor Allan was killed a year later by a fall when galloping a horse ofle morning at Latonia Whatever other good qualities he possessed that answer showed that he was endowed with extreme candor and held no Inflated estimate o hla own abilitlee
