CHAPTER XIII.
_THE RACES, AND SOME OTHER THINGS_.
There was some horse-racing over at the Blank course one day last fall, and Butterwick attended to witness it.

On his way home in the cars in the afternoon he encountered Rev.Dr.Dox, a clergyman who knows no more about horse-racing than a Pawnee knows about psychology.
Butterwick, however, took for granted, in his usual way, that the doctor was familiar with the subject; and taking a seat beside him, he remarked loudly--for the doctor is deaf-- "I was out at the Blank course to-day to see Longfellow." "Indeed! Was he there?
Where did you say he was ?" "Why, over here at the course.

I saw him and General Harney, and a lot more of 'em.

He run against General Harney, and it created a big excitement, too; but he beat the general badly, and the way the crowd cheered him was wonderful.

They say that a good deal of money changed hands.