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    1 Ahorse called Silver Blaze T must go down Holmes atthe breast table on Thursday morning. “Go? Go where?" asked “To Dartmoor to King’s Pyland.? AR! So that's it,’ I said, "Well, everybody in the is talking about the case at King’s Pyland.” [always know when Holmes is interested in a case, He reads all the newspapers, he walks up and down, up and down the room, and dacs not speak for hows. He did all those things yesterday. He did not answer any of my quest King’s Pyland. “The morning newspapers were on the breakfast table, “What is happening at King’s Pyland? Whereis Silver Blaze? they asked, ‘Who killed John Straker? What are the police doing? Can they find the horse before the big racenext week? ere, Watson. I must said Sherlock os, but knew thatit was the mystery at Silver Blaze was a famous racehorse, and John Straker vas his trainer. One of the biggest horse toes of the year ~ the Wessex Cup — was next week, and Silver Blaze was the favourite to win. But on Monday night at King’s 1 Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kinge A horse called Silver Blaze “Where Str lee” he newspapers asked 2 Pyland two things happened. Someone killed John Seeaker, and Silver Blaze disappeared. rested in this case 100. ‘Do you need my help, Holmes? I asked. ‘I would very much lke to come with “My dear Watson,’ said Holmes, ‘of course you must come with me, We can eatch the twelve oelock from Paddingson, and tak about the ase on the rain” “Two hours later we were on the train to Tavistock. We read all the midday newspapers, bur there was nothing new in them. ‘So, Watson, what do you think about this case?” “Well, the newspapers say— ‘Wh, yes. The newspapers understand nothing, One day they say one thing, the nextday they say another. But we must look at the case more carefully. What did happen on Monday night at King’s Pyland? And what did not happen? That's an important question too.” Do the police have any answers? L asked. ‘Noy’ said Holmes. On Wednesday morning Thad two letters. One was from Mr Ross, the owner of the h and the other was from the Dartmoor police ~ an Inspector Gregory. They ask for my help.” “Wednesday moening! I cried. ‘But this is Thursday worming, Why didn't you go down yesterday?” “Hecause it was an easy case. You can't hide a famous Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings horse for longs I thought. Where can you hide a horse on Dartmoor? There are no buildings, no tres... But Twas ‘wrong, Watson, The case is now two days old, and nobody ean ind the horse~or Sraker’s killer. So here we arc, on the train to Tavistack.? "And what do you think about i all? Isai “Well, Watson, le’s look at the ease. First, we ha ady a racchors, Silver Blaze oly five years old, but li winner in many big races. His owner, Mr Ross, is a happy man ~ and rich, The racegoers are happy e0o. Silver Blaze nearly always wins his races, and so people Pr big bets on him ro win. And when the favourite wins the ace, a lot of people make money on their bets. But what happens when the favourite doesn’ win, Watson? ‘hae chen? “A lot of people lose their money, of course, sad “And people with big bets on a different horse can make much more money, when that other horse wins.” “Right, Watson! So perhaps some people are very interested in Silver Blaze not running in the Wessex Cup. Of course, Me Ross and his tainer, John Straker, know that, and they watch che horse very carefully. ‘Now, e's look at the ppople and the place. The trainer, John Steaker ~ good man and wonderful with horses ~ worked for Mr Ross for twelve years, There are four horses in the training stables, and three boys 4 A bors called Silver Blaze There ave four bores inthe taining stables, ‘od brea boys waking for Saker. 5 ‘Sherlock Holmes andthe Sport of Kings ‘working for Straker. One of them sis up all nigh with the horses, and the other two sleep in a room over the stables. We know nothing bad about any ofthe boys “Straker has a wife, no children, and lives ~ I mean, lived ~ in a house about two hundred metres from the stables. The town of Tavistock is two kilometres to the west, and about ewo kilomecres to the east there is Capleton, another traning seables. The owner there is Lord Backwater, and the trainers Silas Brow, There are ‘80 other houses ~ just che ills of Dartmoor: listened carefully. Ieanted to remember it all because Holmes does nor like to say anything twice. “Now,” he said, ‘whar happened on Monday night? “These papers came with Inspector Gregory's letter. The best things for you to read them, Watson. Then tll me what you think.” Took the papers from him, and began to read. Monday night at King’s Pylan Notes by Inspector Gregory, after talking to Edth Baxter, [Ned Hunter, Mrs John Staker, and Mr Fitzroy Simpson (On Monday evening Straker locked the stables at nine ‘lcloc, the usual time. Two of the boys then walked up to the trainer's house for their dinner, but the third boy, Ned Hunter, atayed in the stables to watch the horses. At five past nine, the Strakers’ servant, a gil called Edith Baxter, carried Ned Hunter's dinner down tothe stables The dinner that night was a hot mest curry. Edith was nearly at the stabios when 8 man called out ta hor. He came up to her, and she saw a tll man in & ‘rey suit and hat and a red and black ser. He carried a big walking stick, and Edith fet afraid of him “Whera am the man asked. ‘What i this place?” “This is King's Pyland training stables, she sai ‘Good!’ said the man. ‘Now, a stable boy sleeps here every night = is that right? And I think you're taking his dinner to him now.’ He took en envelope out of his pocket. ‘Please give the boy ths, and you can have some ‘money for a beautiful new dress.” Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings ee ee EO EE OO Monday night at King’s Phan Ecith didnot take the envelope. She ran past the man to the stables and up to a small open window. She ‘always put the boy's dinner thraugh this window, and Ned Hunter was there, ready to take it “Oh Ned!” Edith cried, but before she could say any ‘more, the stranger came up behind her. Ec an pas the man othe stables 5 “Good evening,’ he said through the window to the boy. "wantto talkto you. “who are you? What do you want? Ned Hunter said “1 want to make you rich, boy, the stranger said, ‘You help me, and help you. You have two horses in for the ‘Wessex Cup ~ Silver Blaze and Bayard. | haar that Bayard Is the better horse, and that you stable boys are putting Yyour bets on him to win, Am cht” ‘Tm not saying anything! ried Ned Hunter. We don't talk about our horses at King's Pyland, so get out! mm getting the dog now!" Ned ran scross the stabes to get the dog, and Ecith began to un back to the house. But she looked back ater bout thirty metres, and saw the man at the lite window, ‘with his head and one erm inside the room. Eaith ran on, and a minute later, Ned came out of the bullding and locked the deor behind him. He tan all ‘ound the stables wth the dag, but the man was gone. [Ned Hunter told the trainer and the other boys about the stranger, but no ane saw him agein. ‘he next thing happened atone o'clock in the morning whan John Straker gat out of bed What's the matter” said his wie, ‘Where 2 going?” "To the stables,’ Straker said. I can't stop thinking ‘bout that stranger. just want to have # look round,” you 9 ‘Sherlock Holmes andthe Spor of Kings ‘But i's raining. Wait until the rain stops,’ she sai. "No, no’ Straker sai.“ want to go nove” He loft tha houes and Mr Straker went back to sleep. {At seven in the morning she woke up, but her husband ‘was not thore, She quickly got up called the servant, Edith, and they ran down tothe stables ‘They found the stebles unlocked. Stra ‘there, and inside, ona chat, Ned Hunter slept like a dead rman. Silver Blaze was gon ‘open, They called the other two boys from the room over the stables. They were good sleepers and heard nothing Inthe night. Nobody could wake Ned Hunter, so the two women and the boys ran out to 100k for the trainer and the horse Five hundred metres from the stables, they saw Straker's coat on smal tre. Down the hil, just past he tre, they found the “There was a long cut in his leg, and his head was broken in three place. In his right hand he had a small ef, with blood all over i, and in his lat hand he had @ red and black scar Edith Bexter knew the scarf at once, and later, so did Ned Hunter. ‘ws the stranger's scar’ hemold us, “When | went to get the dog, that stranger was silat the stable window. He put something in my meat eurry, to make me sleep-1 and his stable door was jner, He was dead 10 Monday night at King’s Pland Just past thee, they found he trainer, le sas dead know he ald, Edith saw him, with his arm through the window. "Ned Hunter was right about his mest curry. There was some of his dinner let, and we found lot of opium int “That's why Ned slept lke a dead man. / ‘What about the horse? We found his tracks in the mud, ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings Monday night at King’s Pyland next to Straker’s dead body. But what happened then? ‘Someone hit Saker onthe head, and killed him. Dia that person taka the horse away? Did the horse run away? Everybody on Dartmoor is looking for Silver Blaze, but there is no news of him, When | began wark on the case on Tuesday, ve looked {for the stranger, He was in Tavistock, and wo found him catily, His name is Fitzroy Simpson. He lives mosty in London, and makes his money at the races, taking bets. We looked in is bettng-book, nd found @ numberof big bets - five thousand pounds ~ against the favourite for the Wessex Cup. ‘These were his answers to my questions. “why did you come down to Dartmoor?” Ym a betting man, Inepecter. I neal to know about the horses for the Wessex Cup ~ Silver Blaze, Bayard, and Desborough, the horse a Silas Brown's stables. Ho's the s200nd favourite forthe race, you sea! ‘Did you go to the King’s Pyland stables late on Monday evening?” "Yes, | did. | just wanted to ask the stable boys some ‘questions. They know the horses better than anyone. "And is this your scar?" "Yes... yo, itis” . “And how did it get into the doad man’s hand, Mr Simpson? Can you tel us that?" . "don't know, Inspector, | don't know! | never saw the ‘man. last my scarf in the dar. It wasn't me, Inspector, We asked?many more questions, but Fitzroy Simpson did not change his story. He was out at King’s Pyland that right, his suit was still wet from the rain, and his big walking stick could break ® mans head open. But there ware no cuts on his body, so where did the blood on Strakor’s knife come from? ‘And where ie the horse? “seao' me, epecor, arae' ml aid Fry Speom 8 a John Straker’s pockets ‘Mmm, very imerestng,” I sad I gave the papers back to Holmes, and he put them away. “So, Watson, what can you tell me2* he asked. | thought for a minute. “This eut on Straker's leg. Pethaps he did it with his own knife, When something. hits you very hard on the head, and you have a knife in your hand... Itcan happen, you know.” ‘Very good, Watson, And that’s bad news for Fitzy Simpson. "So did Simpson do it, do you think? I said, “Pethaps, said Holmes. “Ls look at it. Simpson puts ‘opium in the boy's dinner, He goes away and cames hack later inthe night. He gets into the stables, rakes the horse ‘out, and leaves. But the trainer arrives a ehat moment, sees him, and follows him. The ewo men fight, and ‘Simpson breaks Straker’s head open with his stick. Then Simpson takes the horse ~ but where? Or did the horse ‘run away? Is i still out on the moor? And how did Simpson get into the locked Sables? 1 don't know, ‘Watson, I don’t know. We mast wait and se.” When we arrived at Tavistock station, wo men came Jobw Straker's pockets to meet us. Inspector Gregory was a tall, slow-moving sma with blue eyes, and Mtr Ross was small and quick He was the fist to speak.” "Very pleased to see you, Mr Holmes, The Inspector here is working haed, but we need help. We must find poor Strake’s killer, and I want to find my horse “Is there any news?" asked Holmes, “Les talk on the way,’ the Inspector said.‘ like you to scc everything the daylight We were soon out of the little own and up oa the ‘brown hills ofthe moor We were soon up on the brown il of he moor 1s Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings Inspector Gregory thought that the killer was Fitzoy ‘Simpson. ‘Simpson was out inthe rain that night. His suit ‘was still weton the Tuesday," he sad. ‘He had a big stick, nd his scarf was in the dead man's hand, That looks bad, Me Holmes, very bad.” Holmes smiled. “You need more than that, Inspector ‘The servant, Edith, spoke of an envelope. Did Simpson, say anything about that? “Yes, he said it had money in it~ ten-pound note for the stable boy.” "Whar about this other training stables, at Capleton? asked Holmes, ‘Docs Simpson have f ‘No, we don't chink so. We went to Capleton, of ‘course. Their horse, Desborough, i the second favourite rds there? for the Wessex Cup, and Silas Brown, the trainer, was not friendly with Se ‘When we arrived at ook us into the eaners house ‘Seraker’s body is upstairs,’ he said. ‘Bue we have here the things from his pockets and from the ground next ro his body. Would you like to see them, Me Holmes?” "Very mach, said Holmes ‘We went into the frone room, and the Inspector opened. 4 box and put things on a table. There was a box of matches, a small piece of candle, some money, a watch, some papers, anda small, hin knife 16 ‘The tspector opened «bo and put thing on a abe “This sa srange life,’ Holmes said. He looked at it carefully, andl then gave i to me, ‘What sit, Watson?” san eye knife? [said ‘Doctors use these when they cut into an eye. You don’t usually see them outside @ hospital.” Mm said Holmes. ‘So why did Straker take this knife? I's no good for fighting” “His wife says it was in the bedroom for some days,’ said Inspector Gregory. ‘Perhaps he just rook i because it was thereon the table." “Perhaps, said Holmes, ‘What about these papers?” v Sherlack Holmes and the Sport of Kings “One is a letter from Mr Ross the others are bill, the Inspector said. “Three of them are bills for the horses? food, and this one is bill from a dress-maker in London, for a Mr William Darbyshire. He was a friend of Seraker's, his wife tells us. His leters sometimes came here, and Straker seat thems on, “Mrs William Darbyshire is an expensive lady,’ said Holmes, looking at the bill. “Twenty-five pounds isa lot ‘of money, for just one dress and one hat.’ He put the bill down and moved to the window. “laspecror, an We go ‘out on the moor now, before the light begins to go?" ‘We left the room and at the font door we saw a woman. She eame up to Inspector Gregory and put her hand on his arm. “Ie there any news? she said. ‘No, Mes Straker, but here is Me Holmes, the famous

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