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JOIINNY BLOSSOM
should be timekeeper at the turning point; and
the time was to be kept strictly, even to the
seconds, exactly as in real races. They all
thought Otto’s idea a fine one, but again they
said to Johnny, "Now don’t go and tattle
about this at home, for then all the fun would
be over."
Oh, no, Johnny would tell nothing. Great
sport this race was going to be for him, because
of course he would ride the swiftest of all, being
the most accustomed to riding. The boys
devoted several days to practising for the great
race v^hich was to come off on Saturday.
The weather that day was damp and close,
and the roads were very muddy because it had
rained hard through the night; but all the
boys were assembled at the big pine tree when
Johnny Blossom rode up. They cast lots to
determine the order in which they should ride.
Otto had a notebook and pencil and wrote the
names. Johnny Blossom’s, to his disgust, came
last of all.
Otto rode first. He snapped the whip and
galloped off, making the mud fly in every
direction. There was much disputing among the
waiting boys as to whether he started at three or
four seconds after eleven.
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