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COLT LIFTS WIDOWS MORTGAGE Following the winning of Tuesdays twoyearold race at Tampa 1 J Ortega the Tampa Tribune idluted the following interesting statement When the news trickled into a small town up In Virginia yesterday afternoon that Ortega J T Temples smart twoyearold had won the first race the sun shone for the first time in many months in one humble home Sired by one of the most remark ible horses that ever felt the racing frenzy crowding throuh his veins in a stretch duel this colt ran i wonderful race one well worthy of his illustrious illustrioussjro sjro sidnev Lucas In the running a home was wassaved saved a povertystricken widow was freed from ilebt and in a few days the mortgage that has hung over her one iKX session on earth will be raised The horse was entered in Temples name Before coming to Tampa the animal was turned over to him liv a woman living some distance from his home Heir liichmond Fire had destroyed the sawmill cholera killed the stock and the colt was the last thin left Temple loaned the woman 7 and later ave her additional money and agreed to race the horse for her The colt won at 10 to 1 and there vas a Ming wager down on her in handbooks Temple said last night when asked how much lie cleaned iip with a knowing look Well 1 guess therell lie enough to pay off that mortgage
