"'Alcibides Tuttle,' I says.
"'Is that all?' says the paddock judge. 'Go get him, Billy!' he says to his assistant. 'You'll likely find him cashin' tickets.'
"When we gets to the paddock, there's Colonel King and the rest of the judges.
"'Take his blanket off,' says the colonel, when we leads in the hoss.
"'He's red-hot, Colonel,' I says.
"'So am I,' says the colonel. 'Who was caretaker for the horse Friendless when he was racing?' he asks some of the ginnies.
"'Duckfoot Johnson,' says the whole bunch at once.
"'Send for him,' says the colonel.
"'I's hyar, boss,' says Duckfoot, from the back of the crowd.
"'Come and look this horse over,' says the colonel.