The Champ Page #3

T. T. 's Baby is No. 3.

Small Virtue is No. 4, | with Sunday's Child No. 5.

No. 6 horse is Man Stopper.

No. 7, Perdition, | and Billy Bee is the No. 8 horse.

She's a Lady, the No. 1 horse | being led into the gate.

And now, here comes Dolly's Chance.

-He's in the starting gate. | -See the way he's got him? Perfect.

-He's in the starting gate. | -He's reaxed.

-He's in goood shape, see? | -Yeah.

The flag is up!

Let's be ready.

-All right, Jeffie, hold him right there! | -Yeah.

..in front of Perdition.

Around the turn, Dolly's Chance | head and head with Sunday's Child.

She's a Lady, She's a Lady, coome on!

Sunday's Child and She's a Lady.

Man Stopper is the sixth horse | and T. T. 's Baby, Small Virtue.

Come on. Hold him right there, Jeffie. | Just don't let him make his move yet.

But She's a Lady is burning up that track! | She's a Lady is flying! She's a Lady....

She's a Lady, come on!

Stop that, Annie! | Who are you rooting for, anyway?.

But, Dolly, look at her!

Man Stopper making a run now, | and She's a Lady!

Man Stopper's trying | to get up there, but....

She's a Lady and Man Stopper.

She's a Lady. | And now, turning for home....

She's in secoond.

Sunday's Child trying to hold on for third.

She's a Lady's down!

She's died!

It's the boy's horse.

Man Stopper got up for show....

There's a photo performed, | ladies and gentlemen. Hold all tickets.

What a frightening finish | at the Flamingo Stakes today!

Dolly's Chance is the winner.

Sunday's Child was second | and Perdition was third.

It's Billy!

That's Billy down there with that boy.

Well, Dolly's Chance | is coming back up the traack...

..heading for the winner's circle | for the traditional photographic session...

..and they're racing up | to the steward's enclosure.

However, they must wait | forthe official findings.

The next post is in 30 minutes.

Is T.J. him?

Man, the horse was going to win that race. | "She's the winner," I said.

I'll keep her, no matter what, | even if she can't run no more.

I'll brush her and I'll feed her every day.

What are you doing here?

How's the horse? s it all right?.

The horse isjust fine. | In five minutes, they'll probably shoot her.

Stop it! Stop it!

It doesn't work anymore, Billy.

-What do you mean? | -It doesn't work....

Just like old times, honey.

What are you doing here now?

No smoking in the barn area. | What do you want?.

T.J.'s Timmy, isn't he?

Yeah, T.J. is Timmy.

So you figured it out, so what? | Even a dumb horsse knows her own foal.

One of us should be with him right now. | If he's out--

One of us should....

One of us is, but one of us wasn't. | For seven years, I was with him.

Bily!

You dropped your purse.

Billy, will you stop it, please!

After seven years you want to come back. | You want to hold his hand?

Do you know what I told him?

I told him that you died, | that you were killed in a car wreck.

That you were a tramp | and we're better off without you.

You're dead! Do you undersstaand that?

You're dead! The kid's got no mother!

-I am his mother. | -You're dead! He's got no mother!

I'm here. I am his mother.

You gave me custody, didn't you? | And you got what you wanted.

-Get the hell out of here! | -Billy, please!

I'd like to see him. | I'd like to know what he's like.

You want to know?. Look!

He's a one-in-a-million kid | you dream about.

But you are never going to see him. | Come on, et's get out of here.

-Get out of here! | -Billy! Stop it!

Do you want me to get a lawyer?.

-Do you want to do that?. | -No!

No, I don't want to do that!

You know as well as I do that no coourt | would deny me the right to see him.

Superficial wound, nothing more.

Is she going to be all right?

Champ!

Champ! Where's the Champ?

Champ, where are you?

-She's okay! She's okay! | -That's wonderful!

The doctor said it's a superficial wound.

-Great! | -Got that? Asuperficial wound.

-Let's go. | -She's going to be okay.

T.J., I'm glad. I saw herfrom the stands. | I was worried.

Come on.

T.J.!

We have this other matter to discuss.

I bet on her.

You owe me a flat $10.

The name's Annie.

You know, it's nicee to meet you, Annie.

Maybe I'll take you up | on that invitation sometime.

-Aren't you happy, Champ? | -Yeah, 'm happy. I'm happy.

Why do we have to go?

Because it's fun.

You know, people....

People inviting other people over.

Why do we have to be dressed up?

Because these people are rich people. | You want to look nice, don't you?

You look nicee. You look real nicee.

What if she asks me about the $10?

Hey, what is this, question day?.

I told you about that. | She didn't mean nothing by that.

It's just her little sense of humor.

Some sense of humor.

Okay, come on, let's go.

I forgot! I got to make a phone caall.

Hey, look. | Here, I want you to go up there, see.

Let's see if your hair is nice.

Good. Okay, that's it. Go ahead.

-Go ahead. I'll see you in 20 minutes. | -See you in 20 minutes.

Hey, hold it. Wait. Just a second.

That'd be beautiful walking in | with $37.50 on your sleeve.

Al right. Go ahead.

Go ahead. Come on.

Have a good time.

Be back!

Yeah, I'll be back in 20 minutes.

Mrs. Philips is waiting for you down there.

-Thank you. | -You're welcoome.

-Hi, T.J. | -Hi, Annie.

Where's your father going?

He had to make a telephone call. | He'll be right back in 20 minutes.

Okay.

-How's the filly?. | -She's okay.

She's getting better every day.

-Is she really?. | -Yep.

When do you think | you'll be able to start working her out?.

We'll be working her out | in a couple of weeks.

In two weeks?

That's amazing, T.J. It's wonderful.

We'll staet entering a couple of races.

Then we're going to start | collecting the dough.

Mrs. Phillips, you have a phone cal.

Will you take a message? | I'll call them back.

He said it was an emergency.

All right, Bob.

Do you know what an emergency is, T.J.? | It's anything that they caan't handle.

Mike, T.J., | I'd like you to meet my husband.

This is Mike. Mike, this is T.J.

-Hello, T.J. | -Hi.

Would you two keep each other company | for a few minutes?

-There's a phone call. | -Okay.

Sit down.

-So, yourfilly's going to be all right?. | -She's going to be fine.

-The vet said she didn't even swell up. | -Good.

Excuse me.

Can I taak to you honest?

Sure.

Annie don't understand.

When you lose a bet, you lose a bet!

You mean, she wants the money back?

Exactly.

You want me to talk to her?.

Don't you think you should talk to her?.

I guess so.

Who's he?

His name was Thomas Parr, | and he was an English farmer.

He was very famous | because he lived to be 153.

The oldest man who ever lived.

No kidding!

And he might've lived | who knows how long...

..only they took him to London | to show him to the king.

What happened in London?

He ate and drank himself to death.

-How can you live to be 153? | -That's what I try to figure out.

Why people get old.

Why some people like Thomas Parr | live so long and other peope don't.

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