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NARRATOR: "Gunsmoke" with Milburn Stone as Doc,

Amanda Blake as Kitty, Ken Curtis as Festus,

Buck Taylor as Newly, and starring

James Arness as Matt Dillon.

ANNIE: Come on.

Get up higher than that.

CALEB: I'm trying.

ANNIE: Try.

I'm trying.

[giggling]

Come on.

You can get up higher than that.

Come on.

[giggling]

Caleb, Annie, y'all fetch me some water and get washed up.

It's time for dinner.

Yes, Mom.

Come on, Caleb.

OK.

Get the bucket.

[chickens clucking]

[horse whinny]

It's Uncle Festus!

Mommy-- Ma, it's Uncle Festus.

Uncle Festus is coming.

Hi, y'all.

Howdy, young'uns!

Whoa, Ruth.

Well, look at you.

Every see all the likes of you two,

I'll swear you both growed a foot.

And look at you-- if you ain't the looksomest thing

I've ever saw.

And you-- you little fella-- you still ain't nothing

but freckles, warts, and feet.

It's good to see you, Uncle Festus.

CALEB: Have you been hunting, Uncle Festus?

ANNIE: We was just sitting down to eat, Uncle Festus.

Will you eat with us?

Will you, please?

Howdy, Festus.

Well, howdy, Bessie.

Well, you know, I reckon I could eat a bite with ya.

I have been huntin'.

Fact is, I brang you some dinners

and I'll hang 'em up for you in your root cellar.

Well, you shouldn't of, Festus.

FESTUS: Well, Bessie, you know, a farmer--

he's got to get out of town every once in a while--

get away from all that hubbub and hurrah-- just

kind of go off huntin' by himself.

What's in the sack, Uncle Festus?

Oh, that.

Yeah, well, I'll tell you honey--

I've done the same thing I've done before.

I went to work and bought too many

viddles for my huntin' trip.

Oh, Festus.

Reckon you two could take that in the house?

BOTH: Sure, Uncle Festus.

That's the way.

Bessie, give me some help here and we'll

get him in out of the sun.

Festus, I do thank you so.

Aw, fiddle, Bessie.

I get done puttin' away some of them viddles of yourn,

we'll be even on the thanks.

Have you ever saw the likes of this weather?

Why it's hotter than a deep, old stove.

[horse galloping]

[horse snorting]

Well, howdy, Festus.

Tuck.

Where'd you get the deer?

Well, I brang him in for Bessie,

and you, and the young'uns.

He's more than I could eat.

Yeah.

Got a race with Don Carey come Saturday.

Hope you saved enough to make a bet.

Yeah, I heared about that.

What do you think of this, Festus--

350 yards in 21 seconds flat?

Oh, fiddle, Tuck.

I don't know nothing about that.

Of course, that's only a good guess

but that's good enough to beat old Don's horse-- I tell ya.

Yeah, one of these days old Jubilee's

gonna carry me to the end of the rainbow

and the pot that's there.

Ain't ya boy?

Food's ready to serve up, Tuck.

Well, you go ahead and eat without me.

I'm gonna rub him down and cool him off a bit.

I'll tell ya, it's enough to make

a preacher cuss a blue streak.

Well, if you wanna know what I think--

Oh, hush up, Burke.

Festus, gettin' all worked up like this

isn't gonna do a bit of good.

Oh, Miss Kitty, lookin' at them young'uns and seeing

how them and Bessie does without just

works me into a fullman fit.

And Tuck-- he's just lettin' that farm of his go

plum to seed.

Well, it's a crime all right, pure and simple.

That used to be one of the finest

places between here and Hayes.

Well, it still could be.

And it's a crime that Bess and the kids

have to pay for Tuck's self-indulgence.

Well, he don't think of nothing or nobody

except for that blame horse.

Well, that's all I was trying to say.

Well, why didn't you say something before you spoke?

KITTY: I'm sure that if Matt thought it would do any good,

he'd have a talk with him.

That won't do a lick of good, Miss Kitty.

Now, I've done tried that.

He won't listen.

He just as polite told me to mind my own business.

But I'll tell you something-- something has got to be did

and I mean did now.

Well, what are you ogling at?

I thought you went huntin'.

FESTUS: I did.

Why'd you come back?

I got done huntin'.

I was looking forward to a few days peace and quiet.

All right.

Don't start raggin' me, Doc.

I'm in no mood for that.

What's the matter with him?

Oh, you know, ever since those Frye kids got to calling

him Uncle a while back, I guess he's

kind of taking it to heart.

Burke.

And I'll tell you something else-- I think

he's sweet on Bessie Frye.

Well, it's as plain as the nose on your face.

You better watch out.

You might have your nose all over your face.

Well, I certainly wasn't implying

that there's anything going--

I think I need a drink, Sam.

Burke, I'm sure you've got things to do.

Well, Doc, look-- I wasn't trying to say that Festus and--

Sam, you drink it.

[sigh]

[whistle]

Ladies and gentlemen, please.

[excited crowd]

May I have your attention, please?

We want to have a fair race and a good start.

Now, if you gentlemen will take your horses

on past the Carpenter's Cafe and wait for my signal.

When I raise my hat up, come toward me but stay together.

When I drop it, the race is on.

If one of you gets the jump on the other,

I'm gonna have to call you back.

Well, I'll be glad to let Don have

a head start if he needs it.

NEWLY: Good luck, gentlemen.

[excited crowd]

TUCK: Got four bucks down on me, Mr. Wells?

I never miss a sure thing.

TOWNSMEN: Go on with it, baby.

Go on with it, baby.

Go!

Go!

[music playing]

[cheers and yelling]

[whistling]

[cheers and whistles]

[horse whinny]

[applause]

Are you gonna buy me a beer?

Come on.

We'll go get a beer.

You got enough beer iced?

For kegs, Miss Kitty.

Good.

Hi, Doc.

-How are ya? -What's the matter?

Aren't you interested in the horse race?

Oh, I don't know.

I have seen a few of 'em in my time.

Can I have a beer there, Sam?

Yes, sir, Doc.

Sounds like half the town's over on River Street.

Yeah, and they're all gonna be in here after a while.

One thing about these horses matches--

doesn't make any difference who wins-- we do

a bang-up business afterwards.

One thing about a horse race-- sure

puts people in a party mood.

I guess there's not much doubt about who won the race.

Well, there wasn't none the first time old Tuck told

me he was racing Don's horse.

Marshal, Festus, looks like old Tuck just might hit

paydirt on that horse of his.

If I thought there was a chance of that,

I'd be the first one to say hurrah.

Well, it looks like me and Jubilee are gonna run

out of competition around here.

[laughter]

Yeah, how about hot walking that champion of champion of mine

and rub it down, cools it off, and come on in for a beer, huh?

Festus, Marshal, well, a sizable bunch of folks around here

wons a few dollars bettin' on that horse of mine.

Got me more beers offered than I can drink.

Why don't you come on in there and help me drink 'em, huh?

Maybe we'll join you next time.

I wouldn't wish anybody any bad luck but the best

thing that could of happened was for Jubilee

to have lost that race.

And best for Bessie and the kids, too.

Maybe he'd spend some more time working on that farm.

TUCK: Well, I'll tell you all this-- you know,

what you saw out there is nothing more than a warm-up

of what's to come. [laughing]

I'd like to tag along on some of these races.

Yeah, I'll tell ya-- Jubilee and me--

we're going to make more in a month

than most men make in five years.

Let's have a beer, Sam.

Well, Tuck, that was some race.

Yeah, wasn't it though?

I'd like to talk a little business with you.

It ain't no use, Mr. Wells.

I'm prepared to increase my offer.

Oh, well, now-- how much this time?

Oh, Tuck, you know I want that horse.

You and, uh--

[clears throat]

--one or two others.

Now, that's true, Tuck.

True-- but now how many have come up to my price?

Well, nobody but--

Well, I'm prepared to up it.

Well, Mr. Wells, you already got the second fastest horse

in Forge County.

[laughter]

Yeah, I know.

That's a fact I find hard to accept.

Yeah, well, after being first for so long, I can understand.

How 'bout my new offer?

Well, sir?

I'm offering you $500 for Jubilee.

-$500. -$500.

Wow.

What you think?

Still ain't for sale.

Ooh, wow.

You're a tough man, Tuck.

Whoa.

Tuck and Jubilee done it again, Miss Frye.

Right here is the shirts I made for you.

Oh.

Oh, yes.

Fine-- fine, Bess.

And you made mention the fact you'd like some more.

And I'd like to get the material and get right at it.

Well--

[clears throat]

I'm a little overstocked right now.

Oh, is that a fact?

Well, uh, as a matter of fact in a month or two.

Right now is-- business has been kind of slow.

Well, yes.

I'll just, um-- it's just gonna give me some time

to work on those dresses for Miss Russell

she wanted me to alter.

Well, why don't you just come on in now,

and I'll pay you what I owe you, and give a piece of candy

to the children.

Thank you, kindly.

Get down, honey.

You know, Burke, if Jubilee was my horse,

I don't know whether I'd had taken Ed Wells' offer or not.

I know I would, Newly.

What if you saw him going to make a bundle of money?

Well, $500 is an awful lot of money.

Old Tuck-- he's going broke because he ain't got

no thoughts of anything but--

Bess, Caleb, Annie.

Tuck won the race.

I heard already.

Yeah, he come in so far ahead, old

Don got blinded in both eyes.

He sure did.

I wonder if one or the other of you

would go into the Long Branch and fetch

him out for a minute for me?

Well, Bess, you know how Tuck is when he's-- well,

I mean he's-- he's talking business and--

What kind of business?

Well, uh--

I'd appreciate it mighty fine if you'd tell me.

Ed Wells offered him $500 for Jubilee.

$500.

BURKE: Yep.

And what's the rest of it?

Well, he turned it down.

Well, I certainly do thank you all.

You young'uns get in the wagon.

Go on now.

Momma will be right back.

Good afternoon, Miss.

All right, Tuck, I'll tell you what I'll do.

If you'll consider it, I'll raise

the price-- say, uh, $550.

[whistle]

[patrons chatter]

Uh, Mr. Wells, Jubilee ain't for sale at any price.

But I'll tell you what I just might do.

After we win a few races-- why, I might put Jubilee up for

stud-- say, uh, $100 a cover.

[laughter]

All right.

Let me know if you change your mind.

OK.

Who's gonna buy me another beer here?

[cheers]

Get over here and buy me a beer.

Well, if I was to diagnose it, I'd call it horse fever.

Horse fever?

Like gold fever only worse.

Saw a lot of it in '49 and '50-- ruined a lot of men.

[celebratory chatter]

Here you are.

Coming right up.

Give him another beer to that Jubilee run.

Right on the nose.

All these-- and I'll double it, boy.

I'll double it.

Right on.

Here we go.

You know, a man waits a lifetime for something like

Jubilee to come along and--

[glass slams bar]

Thank you, boys.

[inhales]

[door closes]

What are you doing?

I come here to talk to you because I

just heared that you was made a $500 offer for Jubilee.

You tryin' to shame me, woman?

You get out to that farm where you belong.

No, Tuck.

I ain't tryin' to shame you.

I just come here to hear you say yourself that you

turned that money down.

Woman?

-Well, is it true now? -Yes, it's true.

Now--

BESS: With all we need?

With those children of yours over there going for want?

That farm all run down like it is--

are you going to stand there and tell me you turned down $500?

For the last time, woman, you hush and you get back out

to that farm where you belong!

You reckon it'd bring you to your senses

if that horse was to break a leg.

[groan]

Bess?

Bess, I'm sorry.

It's no lying, Tuck.

It was your wish and Jubilee could still up the pennant.

Yes, I know.

I never raised a hand before to ya.

I know that.

You don't understand.

I wish I could find the words.

You don't have to.

You just done said it in front of the whole town.

[commands horse]

[chickens clucking]

Bess?

Yes, Tuck?

A man ain't got time on this earth to waste livin'

the way we have the last few days.

How well I know that.

In 12 years of being married, you never

turned from me once till now.

I'm sorrier for that than you'll ever know.

'Member when we's was courtin'?

Yes.

I told you then there was a heap of things in life

I wanted for myself like getting married,

and I wanted that much more for us.

I 'member.

Well, I never got none of it, Bess--

nothing but achin' muscles and callouses working this farm.

And no matter how long a day I'd put in,

I could never make more than just enough to get by.

And Jubilee come along and I knew it that first day

when he was a colt. I knew he was our ticket

to all we ever wanted, Bess.

Now, just a few more races, Bess, and he'll

be ready for the big one.

Just a little more time, Bess, and I'll give you all a woman

could ever want.

All I ever wanted these past 12 years I've

had-- you and the children.

Well, I want more, Bess!

I want to walk down Front Street,

and I want to have to people look at me not through me.

I want to be more than just a farmer that was

fillin' space in this earth.

I want them to-- I want them to point at me and say,

that's success-- like Ed Wells now.

And it's beginning to happen now, Bess.

It's beginning to happen now.

One day soon I'm going to have all I ever wanted.

[door slams]

And, uh, Tuck won $20 the way I heard it.

$20!

Yeah.

Well, that's more than some folks makes in a whole month.

Who told you that?

Burke did.

He was out in [inaudible] for the race--

says it was the third time Tuck had won in two weeks.

Now, where in the tarnation would

Tuck Frye get a hold of $20 to bet with?

$40-- he gave 2 to 1 odds.

$40.

Put up his spring wagon the way I heard it.

Leavin' Bessie to walk to town if he'd lost, huh?

Suppose so-- I'll tell you, Festus,

when a man takes to gamblin', there's just

not a doggone thing you can do about it-- just nothing at all.

Whoa.

DAVE: Ed? Ed Wells.

Hello, Dave.

I was just on my way up to your room.

When you'd get in? -This morning.

Hey, you're lookin' great.

-Oh, I feel great. -Feel lucky, too?

[chuckles]

I don't have to be lucky when it comes

to beatin' one of your nags.

Wait till you see Gold Rush.

You know, I hear tell there's a horse around here called

Jubilee taking on all comers.

I figured you'd hear about it by now.

And by now, I'm sure that you own him.

Well, I'll tell you what I want to do.

I'll bet you 2 to 1 that Gold Rush can beat him.

I don't own Jubilee-- not that I

hadn't tried to buy him though.

Oh, well, that will take half the fun

out of winning the race.

You know, if there's anything I want,

it's one of my horses to beat one of yours.

Yeah, I know.

Well, give me a few days and I'll

try again to convince Frye to sell him to me.

Let's talk about it over a drink.

Now you're talking.

Dodge City's going to see one of the finest horses this side

of the Old Miss in action.

Look, I've ridden every race track from New York

to St. Louis.

And I've ridden some of the finest horses there is.

But I've never ridden a finer horse than Gold Rush.

You know that's right.

Now, you spread the word, friends.

You tell 'em we're here to race.

And you tell 'em that Billy Banner and Dave Chaney's

Gold Rush is 5 to 1 to win.

Well, according to Mr. Banner, this here Gold Rush

is a real fine racehorse.

Who's this Banner?

Well, he's the jockey.

Mr. Chaney-- he's the one that owns Gold Rush.

A jockey?

Matthew, that there don't sound like no head-to-head horse race

betwixt two ranks ponies to me.

Could be Tuck's in for the first real race he's had.

Festus, I just heard Dave Chaney's in town.

Oh, we done know that.

Yeah, we don't know who he is except he's

got a horse named Gold Rush.

Do you know who he is, Burke?

Well, no.

But the way he and Ed Wells were talking over at the Dodge

House, he's-- well, he's--

He's what?

Well, he's somebody that got Ed Wells anxious to up

his offer to Tuck.

You mean Ed Wells is fixin' to offer Tuck more than $550

for Jubilee?

Well, that's the way I heard it, Festus.

In fact, Ed Wells is on his way out to Tuck's place

right now to make him one more offer on Jubilee.

Whoa.

Is anybody home?

TUCK: Come on in, Festus.

[chickens clucking]

Whoa.

Howdy, Tuck.

Say, Festus, you hear me and Jubilee got a race a day or so

from now?

Mr. Wells believes Jubilee's going

to beat that Gold Rush horse, and he's offered

me $800 for Jubilee right here.

$800?

Well, now, that there is a offer no sensible man

could hardly turn down.

Well, I wouldn't take five times that, Festus.

Besides, I'm gonna win more than that when

I beat old Chaney's horse.

There's a lot of talk around town

that you may have a heap of trouble in doin' that.

I'm so certain I'm going to put up the deed to my farm.

Deed?

Well, supposin' you's to lose it?

I ain't gonna lose.

Let me tell you something-- you're betting a powerful lot

on a horse that a lot of folks, including myself, don't think

can win that race.

[scoffs]

Well, Festus, when it comes to horse flesh,

the opinion of a man who rides a tick-bit, spavin' mule

don't carry much weight with me.

Whoa, whoa.

Now, there ain't no call for you to go insultin' old Ruth.

Well, now Festus-- now, you got to admit,

a mule man don't have the kind of knowledge to judge a horse.

I ain't gonna admit no such a thing.

Now, a good mule has got more heart

and a heap more stayin' bottom than Jubilee here,

or Gold Rush, or any other blamed horse you want to name.

Is that a fact?

That there is a fact.

Mm.

And if Ruth was so mind, he could make old Jubilee here

ashamed to be called a horse.

[scoffs]

Festus, you tellin' me that Ruth could

beat Jubilee here in a race?

Well, betwixt here and town he can.

All right, you're on.

What's your bet?

Well, I was fixin' to bet you six months of workin' for you.

Against the deed to my farm, Festus?

No, I'm willing to bet you six months

of working for you against you taking Mr.

Wells' offer to buy Jubilee.

[whistles]

Well, I'm gonna shake on that before you crawfish out.

-You betcha. -You betcha.

Let's get to her.

All right.

Oh, he puts his boot in his mouth more times--

And I think he's up to something that

just might get me your horse.

Well, don't you count on that, Mr. Wells.

Don't you count on that now.

Well, I'm plum sorry to do this to you old partner,

but it's the onliest thing I could do.

There just wasn't no other way.

Not much of a payoff when you win, Frye.

Six months of work ain't to be sneezed at.

I haven't had much time to do much work around here myself.

Well, give me a little time to get into town

and have the whole town out watching at the finish line.

Oh, don't worry about that.

It's gonna take that mule a while

to get within running distance.

Well, I'll see you in town.

You 'bout ready, Festus?

I will be directly.

Tell me, Festus, you ever do any storybook readin'?

Oh, I forgot, uh, when I was puttin' mind

of a fairy tale about a race between the tortoise

and the hare.

I've heard Bess read it to the young'uns.

Oh, is that so?

Ever hear of it?

No, I can't say I ever have.

Oh, well, I though maybe you had,

or you had something like that in mind.

No, I ain't got nothing like that on my mind.

Onliest thing I got on my mind is winning this here race.

You know, what with Ruth being rode out here 10

miles from town-- another 10 miles back, I figure, um,

I can keep pace with you until we get inside of Dodge.

And then we'll see how it goes.

And I'll tell you what you do, Tuck.

You just run this race anyway you want to and me

and Ruth will do the same thing.

All right.

[horse grunts and whinnies]

You've already let out, Festus?

I'll let you know when I am.

Well, of course, you still got five--

six miles-- to go to town yet.

Don't expect that critter of yours

could run more than a mile.

[chuckles]

Now, you let me to do the frettin' on that, Tuck.

Now, the race ends right smack dab

in front of the Long Branch.

Is that the way it is?

It's all right by me.

Well, unless old Jubilee there is about twice as fast as Ruth,

I figure he's going to have to sprout himself some wings

to keep from losing.

You do, huh?

Well, like you said now, it's about six mile into town

following the road here around the gorge.

Yep.

What you gettin' at?

Well, I'm getting at winning this race

and beatin' you into Dodge like I said I would.

Oh, wait a minute?

We're going through the gorge?

It ain't but a little over a mile of going this way.

Festus, there's no man taking a horse through that gorge!

Well, maybe there ain't but then,

uh, maybe this here tick-bit, bog

spavin' old mule can make it.

We'll see.

You can't.

I mean, even if you-- you went through

there without breaking your neck,

that's-- it's cheatin', Festus.

Oh, it ain't no such a thing.

Now, the bet was that me and Ruth will get to Dodge

before you and Jubilee does.

And we're fixin' to do just that,

and you better get started.

Now, Festus, that's cheatin'.

Now, you-- you come on back here now.

Festus, don't do that.

That's cheatin'. -No, it ain't.

Mr. Wells heared the bet.

I might have known you'd pull something like this, Festus.

Well, it don't make any difference.

Now, I'm gonna get to town before you and I'm gonna--

I'm gonna be waitin' in front of the Long Branch for you.

Well, Ruth, appears like my big mouth's got us

into a whole heap of trouble.

And, here it's gonna be up to you to get us out of it, too.

Let's go.

Stay on your feet, Ruth.

Follow me, boy.

Come on.

Come on.

Easy now, Ruth.

That a boy.

Easy now, Ruth.

Easy now.

Stay steady.

Easy.

Now, we got to get ourselves up the other side.

Come on, Ruth.

Come on.

Come on, boy.

Come on, Ruth.

Come on.

Come on.

That a boy.

That a way, Ruth.

Good boy.

Come on.

Come on.

Whoa.

Good old partner.

I know you's could do it.

Ruth, if ary a man ever says a back handy about you,

I'm gonna get on him like stink on a skunk.

You're the best old boy there ever was.

Now, you get to doing yourself some breathin' 'cause

you got a big run to make.

And I mean a big one.

Come on.

[music playing]

TOWNSMEN: Here they come!

Hey, who's ahead?

Festus to win!

Festus is gonna win.

He's gonna beat Jubilee!

Come on, Festus.

Festus gonna win it!

[cheers]

There's something fishy about that.

[cheers]

I know she could do it.

What's going on, Festus?

Ruth here beat Jubilee in a race.

He didn't neither.

He cheated me.

It wasn't a fair race.

No, he-- you-- you tricked me.

Let-- let me tell ya.

The bet was that Ruth would get to Dodge

before you and Jubilee did.

You didn't say how and he beat ya.

He knew I wouldn't take my horse through the gorge.

That's why!

TOWNSMEN: The gorge?

You mean, you took Ruth through the gorge, Festus?

All right.

All right. Hold it down now.

I want to see you two in my office.

I was there when they made the bet.

I couldn't believe it.

And you'd never think he could do it.

What happened?

Festus won.

That's right.

Festus and that mule beat your husband in a race, Mrs. Frye.

And I'm the new owner of Jubilee.

I still say you tricked me, Festus.

And all those people out there know you tricked me.

No, they don't.

Now, I'm going to be waiting for you.

I promise you.

I'm going to settle with you for what you've done to me.

Well, outside of riding through that gorge

and just about killing himself, what has he

done-- except maybe saving you from gambling your farm away?

What I do with my farm is my business!

All right, that's enough, Tuck.

Mr. Frye, I believe you and I have some business to discuss.

-Tuck? -Oh, what you doing here?

You gonna congratulate him?

Go on!

Oh, Tuck.

Let's settle.

Tuck-- 7-- $800.

Hold on there, brother.

Don't put that money away.

Save some for me.

If you're talking about a bet, Dave, you're liable to get one.

Let's say, uh, 1,000 green dollars?

You're on.

Where and when?

How about the day after tomorrow right here?

I'll be looking forward.

You haven't got a prayer.

[laughs]

Matthew, you'd ought to of saw the look on Tuck's face.

You know, something I never actually figured on,

he loved old Jubilee.

You did what you thought was right.

There's a lot of people who would agree with you.

Matthew, do you think there's a chance that Jubilee can

beat Gold Rush in that race?

I just don't know Festus.

All or part of this $800 and the deed to my farm

says that Jubilee is gonna beat Gold Rush.

Tuck, why don't you put that in the bank?

Because I believe in Jubilee and I'm willing to back up what

I believe in with all I got.

Well, you're going to look a long way

before you find anybody in Dodge that'll bet against you.

Pour me another drink.

Don't you figure you've had enough?

No, I don't figure I've had enough.

KITTY: Well, I do.

I think you better get on home before you

get yourself in trouble.

Why is everybody so on fire concerned about me anyway, huh?

That's a good question-- the way you've been piling abuses

on your friends the last couple of days--

that's a mighty good question.

Friends, huh?

You mean like, uh, Festus there, huh?

Starting with Festus-- starting with the one person

that didn't have anything to gain from this except to see

that you didn't lose your farm.

Jubilee is gonna beat Gold Rush.

Hey, they're bringing Gold Rush out by the depot!

Come on!

Well, Wes, I wonder what old shady's got

up his sleeve this time.

Billy boy, I've waited a long time for this day.

Don't worry, Mr. Chaney, Gold Rush

will beat this horse hands down.

All right.

I'll cover any bet you want to put down says Jubilee win.

Hey, look, Mister--

Now, you stay wide.

This is him and me here.

Now, I got the deed to my farm and $800

says Jubilee beats Gold Rush.

The farm's not what this is all about.

But if you wanna bet, I'm your man.

Well, would you look at that.

Well, Festus, when a man's mind is made up,

there's not much you can do.

I know you can do it.

I let you down but you can beat anything on four legs.

I know you can.

Do it.

Open up, Bill.

Oh, come on.

Come on over.

I'm coming.

Wow.

Look at that.

[oohs and awes]

That's gonna win.

Outstanding.

Show him off, Bill.

[applause]

He's beautiful!

[chuckles]

You dog.

NEWLY: Gentlemen, the startin' line's up at this side of town.

[horse whinny]

Watch for my signal.

Go!

[cheers and yells]

[horse snorts]

Nice ride, [inaudible].

[horse whinny]

Took me five years to beat you.

I know.

It took an import to do it though.

I told you Gold Rush was some horse.

Next time I'll surprise you.

Mr. Chaney?

Lucky for you, Mister, I wasn't in the market for a farm.

TUCK: I guess I'm lucky in more ways than one.

Now, the best thing for you to do,

son, is to put the rest of that money in the bank.

DAVE: That's good advice, Ed.

Next time I come through here, you get yourself a real horse,

and we'll have us another race.

Come on, winner buys.

Right.

Nice going there, Billy boy.

[inaudible].

He's a beauty, isn't he?

I guess I owe you an apology, Festus.

Nah, you don't either, Tuck.

It is me is wrong.

I had no right to been a meddlin' in your business.

It takes someone who cares to meddle, Festus.

I thank you.

Well, maybe we was both a little bit wrong.

Why don't we go over to Long Branch and have us a beer.

I'll buy.

You go on along.

I'll join you in a minute.

[horse whinny]

Where are the children?

I left them over at the Calloways.

What are you doing here?

Well, I figured whichever way the race went,

I ought to be here with you.

I near lost the farm.

BESS: I know it.

But near lost half the money that Ed Wells paid me.

I would've lost it all but Mr. Chaney wouldn't

bet me more than half of it.

I know that, too.

You can use the rest of it for things we need.

You're all I ever need, Tuck.

That's all I ever needed.

Let's go on home.

Well, first let's go have a talk, maybe, with Mr. Wells.

What for?

Well, see how much he wants for a racehorse

that's just been beatin'.

[laughs]

You mean-- you mean to buy Jubilee back from him?

Well, he want the horse to beat that Mr.

Chaney fellow's and that's all Mr. Wells wanted him for.

He'd be awful good buggy horse once he's broke to harness.

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