 of the circus those tables on the other side of the racetrack here to keep the horse in the stable there come on gee I sure hope I find it I do too I don't know but don't worry we'll find your dad boy this is sure some fairgrounds isn't it I'll say and I'll bet it some fair I'll bet the best thing will be the Rousseau troop boy can't you ride though I never saw such riding they're real Russian Cossacks the best trick riders in the world I sure get nervous when I see Boris and Nicholas do the Roman chariot range and when they change horses going so fast boy that's I'll say they're nice to work for to get you was nice them to let us go so early so I could look for my dad he here comes a policeman oh mister yes son is that where they keep all the race horses if right over there at the stable you're going to have a look at them well I'm looking for my father and you think he might be over with the race horses yes sir what's his name maybe I can help you well his name is Rogers Jack Rogers right no I don't think I know him you'd best go over there and take a look at yourself okay thanks come on Tom Jerry maybe Colonel Alger was mistaken maybe my dad isn't even a Fordham not quit worrying till it's time we haven't even started to look yet you know they're sure a lot of horses here look at that one Jerry see isn't he a beauty I'll say that's a real race horse alright you think it's okay to pet him a little I guess so why not nice for there's a name being an on that time flash away hello there flash away that's a small name for a race horse huh Jerry come on Tom let's see if we can find someone to ask about your dad okay doesn't seem to be anybody around oh maybe it's too early hey there's a pretty horse in that second stall there for his name is John hello there John you seen anybody around this morning do you expect to get an answer oh no but I thought you asked me oh golly you scared me for a second I didn't know anybody was in there there ain't nobody it's only me didn't you say something well yeah I did I was talking to the horse though well the horse he don't understand no questions that you ask him you better ask over again and ask me this time we were just wondering where everybody is you mean the trainers and the owners and the jockeys and all them kind of folks yeah well they're gonna be here pretty soon they get here right quick now you know any of the owners I know my own boss I know him for a long time what's his name his name Mr. Rollins his name but my name is Hamilton folks all call me him this is Jerry here and my name is Tom I'm powerful glad to meet up with you boys if you'll tell me who you're looking for a special maybe I can help you out something well I'm looking for my father his name is Jack Rogers do you know him Jack Rogers his name huh let me think now let me see he's supposed to own a horse that's going to race in the big handicap tomorrow what you say his name was I forgot already Rogers Jack Rogers yeah that's right that's what you told me now which horse is he the owner of well I don't exactly know that hmm that's funny I don't either haven't you heard anybody around here mentioned the name Rogers you must have well now maybe I did and maybe I didn't maybe I was someplace else when they was talking about him maybe they didn't talk about him when I was here a lot of things could happen try to think now what are the names of some of the horse owners the name you want to know who's got which horse yeah well I guess I can't help you out none on the counter I don't know nobody else except my own boss and his name yeah we know his name is Roland well I say who told you that you did have just a minute ago oh yeah I guess I did come on Tom we better just keep looking no well wait a minute here comes somebody you can find out from him or something what you want to know okay that's this man Jerry all right say do you know this man that's coming him well if he says hello to me then I know him but if you don't say hello to me then I don't know if I know excuse me Mr. we're looking for Jack Rogers you happen to know where we can find him Jack Rogers Jack Rogers boy yeah sure he's down there let's see I think you'll find him down that the far end the stable that is if he saw you you mean the man down to the end with owns the horse that fire horse called Blaine yeah that's him yeah yeah that's right well well he was here a while ago but he's going to get something to eat he said he'd be right back but why didn't you tell us him I didn't know who you was talking about it all thanks mr. okay boy oh yeah but that didn't you know this that his name was Rogers no all I know that he owns the horse folks is making fun of the horses name is blaze well when did he say he'd be back he just went to get something to eat he'd be right back you best stay here now if you don't want to miss him why are people making fun of mr. Rogers horse ham all I know that the horse was once with the fire department and folks just think he ain't much good look Jerry I think that's my dad now come across the track over there really it looks like him all right it is him Jerry there's my dad come on then let's go meet him see you later ham all right I'll see you next time you call to a time well go on and call to a time it's him all right Jerry yeah he sees you now I'm coming I'm right behind you I'm winded oh dad good to see you Tom say there's is a surprise how come you're here in Fordham well it's a long story where's mr. Platte is he with you I'll tell you all about it sure glad to see your son and you're looking fine oh I forgot this is my pal Jerry I might be glad to know you Jerry I'm glad to meet you mr. Rogers let's sit down on these boxes and talk a while okay tell me Tom how did you happen to come here to Fordham and how did you know I was out here at the fair well I'll start right from the first that's the boy well mr. Platte was a crook dad what yeah he was and while he's in jail now he's the real one who held up that train about four years ago and he made it look like another man did it well Jerry here found out all about it and finally had mr. Platte arrested I can't believe my ears well it's true yes go ahead son well when they took mr. Platte to jail I didn't have any place to go and well so I asked Jerry what to do and he got me a job with the circus you're not with the circus that's coming to town today yes sir that is I was well you see mr. Randall he's the owner of the circus yes well he put me on and gave me a job so I could work my way to Fordham to look for you Jerry belongs to the circus well Jerry I sure appreciate what you did for Tom oh that was nothing or it was quite a bit he would have been in a fine fix if you hadn't been able to get him a job with the circus well the reason Jerry is out here is because he's going to help the Russian cosmic riders with their horses that's right there's been quite a bit of talk about them coming out here and putting on a show and it'll be a show all right they're the best riders you ever saw and that's right dad and boy are they good can we go and see your horse now so you know all about my horse huh oh sure we found out from Colonel Alger now who could Colonel Alger be oh he's the advanced man for the circus he's the one who arranged to have the rust off to come out here to the fair oh I see he most likely saw me out here is that it uh-huh and then he came back to the circus and told us all about the fair and well he told us well he said that come on now what is it son out with it well he said that everyone was making fun of your horse yes well I've heard that before but don't let that bother you any I think I know what I'm doing is he a pretty good horse Mr. Rogers you bet he is a good horse Jerry don't you listen to what anyone says can we go see him now well first I'd like to hear some more about plat well that's all there is to tell Tom why didn't you answer my letters I never got any letters what no sir I never got a one and how about the money I sent you I never got any money in fact Mr. Platt said you never wrote to me and then I wanted to write to you and he wouldn't tell me where you were he said he didn't know well that explains it what all the time you were with him I sent him money for your keep oh but we'll talk this over some other time I guess Jerry isn't interested in our troubles I don't mind going to talk no no Tom and I'll have plenty of time to talk later on you're never going to leave me again Tom I'm sorry everything worked out like it did all that's all right now that we're together again it doesn't matter please tell us about the horse now yeah tell us all about blaze oh I see you know his name told us Ham told you huh he's a great one that ham is he really a firehorse like everyone says well yes and no and what do you mean well he was with the fire department all right but he was the captain's horse pulled the captain's buggy well you mean the buggy that goes on ahead of the fire department that's it exactly well that doesn't make him a firehorse well those horses are fast and blaze is fast faster than a lot of folks think well how'd you happen to get him dad well there's a story to that you see I was working for a man and when I got through the job this man couldn't pay me all the money I had coming he was the owner of blaze and well I just took a fancy to the horse I figured he had racing blood in him so I made the man a deal I took blaze for the money he owed me imagine getting a racehorse like that that's just the way it happened then I figured there wasn't any sense in having a racehorse and not being able to race him so I entered him in the big handicap race for tomorrow golly I'm anxious to see him well we'll go over in a minute it took every penny I could scrape up to get the money for the entrance fee and if blaze doesn't win tomorrow I don't know what I'll do I'll be broke I don't care dad as long as we're together again that's nice of you to say that Tom but that blaze just has to win the race is there a big prize you bet there is Jerry a thousand dollars wow a thousand dollars boy that's a lot of money you bet it is who's gonna ride blaze I've got a very fine jockey Jerry one of the best and he's been giving blaze some splendid workouts which reminds me I'd better get over to the stable now and see about giving blaze an early workout this morning I always like to get him out early before the rest of the horses get on the track well come on then let's go I can only wait to see him okay over this way boys we'll cut right across the track here and there's the stable right ahead of us blaze as fast as some of the other horses Mr. Rogers pretty near Jerry pretty near he's been improving every day seems to make faster time each time he gets out on the track you boys are going to watch him work out this morning aren't you you bet we are hot Tom I'll say well there he is there's blaze in person well which one there's three horses head sticking out of the doors well he's the one on the end well that pretty black one with a white forehead that's blaze all right you sure have got a pretty head do you like him uh-huh what I could see well boys you're about to see the winner of tomorrow's big race