Bonanza (1959–1973): Season 8, Episode 2 - Horse of a Different Hue - full transcript
Charlie Ruggles is an old friend of the Cartwright clan and a member of a gang of con artists out to swindle the Cartwrights in a crooked horse race.
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MAN: Hey! Hold up!
Come on! You see me!
Hold up there, you
dang no-gooder, you!
Why, what seems
to be the matter, sir?
You know dang well
what the matter is.
I've been chasin' you
and that highfalutin
granddaughter of yours
with that warrant and them
bills through three counties.
Now, you're going
to pay every penny
of them bills you left behind,
or you're going to spend
the next 50 years
in the calaboose.
Sir, Colonel Robert Fairchild
is not accustomed
to being addressed
as a vagrant and a lackey.
I find your gross insinuations
a little bit more
than I can bear.
I am a member of the
Southern aristocracy-cy-cy.
Mister, I don't care if
you're Stonewall Jackson.
You're going to pay them bills
you and your
granddaughter ran up,
or you're going
straight to jail.
Grandfather, I believe
I'm going to faint.
- Here.
- (hoofbeats approaching)
Well, what seems
to be the trouble?
Who might you be?
Well, I happen to be a friend
of Colonel Fairchild
and his granddaughter.
Well, let's hope you're a good
enough friend to bail them out.
Because if you ain't,
they're going with me to jail.
Um, what's the amount?
$122.68 exactly.
I believe that
this will cover it.
Oh?
And, uh...
here's a bit more to,
uh, cover your expenses.
Oh, well.
(laughs)
Yeah, I reckon so, mister.
Hey, Colonel, you've got
some mighty good friends.
Yeah, and rich, too.
Well, I thank you a lot, mister,
and so long.
So long.
Whoa.
(man grunts)
I thought I told you
to keep out of trouble.
Geller, it's not all
Grandpa's fault.
- I...
- Shut up.
Oh, come on, now, Jack, my boy.
You can't possibly be inferring
that Colonel Robert
Fairchild is, uh...
Don't try that cornpone
charm on me, you old fraud.
You just shut up and listen.
Now, I'm on to something.
Something pretty big this time.
There's a horse named
Clancy that's owned
by some hot-shot
kid on a big spread
just the other side
of Virginia City.
Now, I've been
watching him work out,
and the horse and
the kid are pretty good,
but I think we can take 'em
for plenty if we work it right.
Magnificent.
Splendid, my boy. Splendid.
Yeah, well, there's only one
hitch, though, uh, Fairchild.
I think maybe you
know the kid's father.
Yeah? Uh, what's
his name? Who is he?
His name's Cartwright.
Cartwright? I don't...
Ben Cartwright?
Yes.
Why, of course I know him.
Hot dog.
BEN: Well, that was
sure a good ride, Joe.
Real good ride.
Fastest mile I ever
saw a horse run, Joe.
Well, if I could just get
something to run him against,
I think this horse
could beat anybody.
(Ben chuckles)
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Yes, sir.
Two fine kids, and
two beautiful horses.
Yeah, they surely are.
Hey, I thought you were gonna
let him out there for a minute.
Not on your life, Little Joe.
You'll see Jeff Davis run
when we race and not before.
Oh. Tires out easy, huh?
That why you got that pancake
on his back instead of a saddle?
(Little Joe laughs)
That saddle is the latest
thing in racing equipment.
Standard in all
Eastern races now.
That may be,
but I still don't see
how you ride with your
knees up around your chin.
You'll see when we race.
That is, if you'll ever get the
gumption to race your Clancy
against my Jeff Davis.
What do you think, Clance? Hmm?
Come on.
You know that, uh, horse
of Little Joe's, Clancy...
He's out of the Truxton strain.
That's Andy Jackson's champion.
Oh? Well, I bow to Andy,
but Jeff Davis has
bloodlines, too, you know.
- Oh, he's a good-looking horse.
- Yeah.
You know, Patty Lou is
just dying to match him.
And maybe Clancy there
might be just the horse
to find out how good
Jeff Davis really is.
Well, we could find
out that way, I'll tell you.
Yeah, a race between
them mightn't be a bad idea.
Yeah.
Hey, that's a good horse.
Thank you.
He's going pretty good.
Just pat it up there.
- Yes.
- All right.
Um... (clears throat)
I do believe it's,
uh, mint-julep time.
(Patty Lou clears
throat, Ben chuckles)
Um, yes, sir.
A horse race is
a thing of beauty.
- Surely is.
- Mm-hmm.
Hey, Patty Lou?
Better pull that blanket
up over his ears.
You don't want that old
crow bait to catch cold.
Little Joe...
go walk under a snake's belly.
(giggles)
(whining)
Dear me, is it bad, Hoss?
No, it's just a little case
of the wolly globbles.
Yeah?
(dog whines)
Turpentine, lemon
extract and honey.
Nothing better to cure the...
Wobbledy globbles.
Hey, uh, how'd the
workout go anyhow?
Fine.
Little Joe says he'll race his
Clancy against my Jeff Davis.
Ain't that just
like that Little Joe.
Whomp up a race first thing.
He's liable to be
surprised this time, though.
We ain't had a gal around here
that could set a
saddle like you.
Well, I do thank you.
As a matter of fact,
we ain't had many around
here as pretty as you, either.
Hoss Cartwright,
I do believe you're
sweet-talking me.
Would you mind if I was?
I'd be disappointed
if you didn't.
(dog whines)
MAN: Sorry, fellas, it
looks like another winner.
(chuckling)
I keep telling you,
poker is not my game.
Will you excuse me, gentlemen?
Yeah, sure.
One thing I like
is a good loser.
You'll never find a better one.
Geller never won a
hand or anything else.
MAN: Hey, come to
think of it, you're right.
I'm starting to feel real
bad, taking his money.
Geller?
There's enough food
in there for a week.
Is everything
shaping up, governor?
Just keep this
horse in condition.
When the time
comes, I'll let you know.
I was just gonna give
him his morning workout.
- Give me a leg up, will you, governor?
- All right.
(sighs)
(smacking lips)
Oh, thank you.
Yeah. How did, uh... how
did Clancy do today, son?
Oh, he's getting better
every day, Colonel.
There's no horse
around that can beat him.
Oh, now, wait a minute. (laughs)
Yeah, Patty Lou has
a horse, too, you know.
I reckon we'll just have to
set a date for that race, Ben.
Don't you think?
What do you say, Mr. Cartwright?
I'm sure for it, Pa.
Come on, Pa. The whole
town's excited about it.
Wait a minute, now. Don't...
don't all come at me at once.
I didn't say no.
Set your date, have your race.
Oh, thank you, Mr. Cartwright.
Um... it-it is all right with
you, isn't it, Grandfather?
Why, of course, my dear.
Yeah, what harm can
come of good, clean fun?
(clears throat) Well, Hoss,
shall we go and have a look
at that ailing dog of yours?
Any time you're ready, Colonel.
Yeah. I promised, uh, Hoss
that I'd give him
a little assistance.
Daughter, will you join us?
Love to, Grandfather.
Oh, that colonel.
Racehorses, sick dogs.
I guess he's an authority
on just about everything.
(Ben chuckles)
Yes, he's quite a man.
He had a lovely
wife, big plantation,
acres of the most
beautiful blue grass.
So what happened?
I don't know. I don't
know if anything happened.
I don't like to ask him. I...
just have a feeling
he's lost it all.
Hi.
Where's your granddaughter?
Uh, well, she's
tending Jeff Davis.
Didn't I tell you I want both of
you here when we have a meeting?
Well, now, we must be
circumspect, you know.
Those Cartwrights are no fools.
What have you
done about the race?
Well, we're working on it.
Patty Lou and I
are working on it.
Well, what's taking so long?
Well, now, don't
you worry, Geller.
The race will be soon.
Ben Cartwright is
arranging the whole thing.
Good.
I've got the yokels
primed and ready.
I've been playing cards with
them, dropping a few hundred.
They don't believe I
could win a two-horse race
if I owned both horses.
(chuckles)
And don't you
forget your promise.
The Cartwrights
are not to be hurt.
Well, you just
remember your end of it.
I don't want any more
slipups like El Paso.
Oh, but now, that
was an accident.
You were drunk, Fairchild.
And your granddaughter was
mixed up with some bronc-buster.
Well, the child is
entitled to be in love.
Don't give me any excuses.
I'm telling you...
Another slipup like that,
it's going to be your last one.
Yeah... some people you like,
and there's some
people you don't like.
(mutters, clears throat)
- Did you have him all out?
- (dog barking)
He doesn't train too well.
This horse is gonna
take a whole lot more work
before he's ready for Clancy.
Just you watch him in the race.
Yeah, well, don't you go
underestimating Clancy
or Little Joe.
I'm not underestimating them.
But Jeff Davis here, now,
he's just born to win, that's all.
(barks, growls)
(dog whines)
Looks like you've
made a friend there.
We did help her to get
well, didn't we, Hoss?
Yeah.
Patty Lou, about this race.
Sure wouldn't want
to see you get hurt.
Hoss, that's the sweetest thing.
You know, you and
your brother and your pa,
you've become very
dear to me, you know that?
Well, I'll tell you, we...
we sort of took a fancy to
you and your grandpa, too.
Yes, sir.
Salubrious.
That's just the very
word for this climate.
(laughs) That's a good word.
Yes, sir, it's a fine healthy
place, that's for sure.
Yeah, you made a fine
spot for yourself here, Ben.
I'm right proud of you.
Mmm.
Yeah, it's pretty.
Colonel, how much
do you like it here?
Well, I'll say I like it
just about as much
as any place I've ever seen.
Well, you know, I, uh...
I... I don't mean to
pry, you know that.
Had a thought
occur to me last night.
Well, let's hear it,
Ben, let's hear it.
How would you like
to settle down here?
Here?
On the Ponderosa?
Well, why not?
There's all the room in
the world for everybody,
and then some.
Got a fine cabin the other
side of the northeast pasture.
Why, you could settle down there
and raise your
thoroughbred horses
and make yourself a good life.
A fine life.
Well, Ben, that's-that's...
that's right kind of you.
To offer us a home and
a place to settle down.
Well, I've never forgotten
what you did for
Hoss's mother and me.
When we were on
our way out here,
she was so sick.
Had no money, no friends,
until you and your wife...
Yes, I remember.
Uh, but, Ben, uh...
I think maybe I ought to
talk it over with Patty Lou first.
You see, we were
considering San Francisco
and forgetting all
about the horse racing.
Well, Ben, I-I just don't
know how to thank you.
Well, I do know how
you can thank me.
By accepting the offer.
And, anyway, you're not gonna
wiggle out of that horse race.
Little Joe would race you
from here to San Francisco.
Colonel.
Talk to Patty Lou.
Yes, I'll do that, Ben.
I'll do that.
Queens.
- LITTLE JOE: Let me have a beer.
- Queens.
I don't know why I
can't win just one hand!
I'm sorry, fellas.
You're lucky, O'Leary.
I've sat here all day
with second best hands.
All day long.
Gentlemen.
- How you doing, Joe?
- How you doing, Joe?
Ah, not too bad.
How about you?
Hey, you all going to the race?
Wouldn't miss it.
You, uh, wouldn't care to
lay a little bet, would you?
You gonna daylight
that Tennessee horse,
or you want to lay
some odds, or what?
Did you say a Tennessee horse?
Yeah, a Tennessee running horse.
Does that horse got a name?
Mm-hmm. Name's Jeff Davis.
From Tennessee, with
a name like Jeff Davis?
(laughs)
Well, I don't think I'd mind
putting a few dollars on him.
Well, wh-what do you
call "a few dollars," mister?
How about a hundred?
- You got yourself a bet.
- Good.
By George, I've never seen
you guess right yet, Geller.
If Geller's backing Jeff Davis,
I'm going along with Little Joe.
Hey, that's for me, too.
I'll take some of that
money, say $250.
I got $200 Clancy
will outrun Jeff Davis.
Well, you're all covered.
I'll take any amount
on Jeff Davis.
As a matter of fact, I, uh,
might even raise my bet.
But then I don't figure you
got much, uh, cash behind you.
Yeah, well, I got enough
to take you on, mister.
How about $5,000?
(gulps)
Well?
Hmm? Oh.
(clears throat) Sure.
Sure, you got yourself a bet.
Sure.
(clears throat)
Well, deal.
Oh, what's the matter, sonny?
You, uh, want to
back out of the bet?
Huh?
(stammering): No. No, I just...
(clears throat) I was, uh...
just gonna pay for my beer.
(mutters)
$5,000? $5,000?
Is that what you call
a friendly horse race?
Well, now... you listen,
now, for a minute, Pa.
Now, you'd have done
exactly the same thing
if you'd have been in my place.
This Geller was so
cocksure of himself...
I don't care how cocksure
of himself anybody is!
Call off that bet!
- I can't do that.
- Call it off!
Call it off right
now, right now.
Where are you gonna
get $5,000? $5,000...
Well, I-I have some
of the money saved.
- I've saved a little...
- Oh, really?
You got some of the money?
How much of the money
have you got saved?
I got about, uh, $200.
$200? Isn't that
wonderful, Little Joe?
You've got $200.
That means you've only
got to get about $4,800.
Well, I-I thought you could give
me a little advance on my wages.
Look, Pa, I put a
clock on that Jeff Davis,
and there ain't no way
he can outrun old Clancy.
Clancy'll outrun him every day
of the week and twice on Sunday.
What's that got to do with
what we're talking about?
Tell you what it's
got to do with it.
There ain't no way Little
Joe can lose, that's what.
I'll tell you what, Joe, I'll
put all my money in with you.
Oh, fine, how much
money have you got?
I've got, uh... $180.
$180, well, that's...
that's quite remarkable.
You've got $180, you've
got $200, that makes $380.
Where you gonna get the
r...? Cut! Call this thing off.
Well, now, look, it's
not just Hoss and I.
I mean, there's a lot
of upstanding people.
- There's Fairly, O'Leary.
- Wait a minute, wait a minute.
What have Fairly and
O'Leary got to do with this?
Well, they're... they're
betting on Clancy.
They have about $500 bet on him.
Oh, well, that's wonderful.
Now you've got the whole
town betting on this race!
(laughs incredulously)
Just great.
Howdy, Ben, Little Joe.
- LITTLE JOE: How you doing?
- BEN: Hi, Clem.
Uh...
Uh, Clem, uh,
come along with us.
BEN: Excuse me, fellas.
Hey, Ben, good to see you.
This here's Jack Geller.
Geller.
Mr. Cartwright.
Maybe now we can
do some real business.
I think the business you
have is with my son here.
He doesn't back out
of things, does he?
No, he doesn't
back out of things.
There's $5,000 here. You
can count it and hold the bet.
The other party's
ready to put up?
Here's my $5,000.
Well, O'Leary, I understand
you and the boys are
backing Clancy and Little Joe.
Is that right?
Well, we just wanted
to get in on a good thing.
We figure Little Joe
will win by a mile.
Yeah, I think he
can just do that.
If you feel that way, how
about doubling the bet?
Well, a $5,000 bet is
fine with me, thank you.
Well, what's the matter?
Don't you think the
horse is any good?
All right, we'll double
that bet, Sheriff.
You come with us to the bank,
I'll get you the other $5,000.
Let that be a lesson to you.
It'll be a lesson to me.
Patty Lou, this horse
is gonna look great.
Yes, I know.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong?
I wish I'd never gotten
Little Joe into this.
You, uh, you heard about
all the betting in town, huh?
It's all my fault.
No, it ain't.
Little Joe and Pa
are both big boys.
Besides, Little Joe figures
he's gonna beat you anyhow.
But he hasn't got a chance.
I wouldn't be too sure about
that unless you got some idea
of making old Jeff Davis
sprout wings or something.
Uh, did your grandpa
mention to you the proposition
that Pa made him about
you two staying here
on the Ponderosa with us?
Yes.
Oh, Hoss, you're the nicest
person in the whole world.
You all are.
Well, we'd...
we'd like to see
you stay if you could.
Can you?
If only we could.
If only it were possible.
Patty Lou, you coming with me?
Yes, Grandpa.
I promised Grandpa I'd
ride up to the lake with him.
Well, you go right ahead.
We'll finish this
little talk later.
Later, yes.
Bye for now, Hoss.
So long, Colonel.
It's no wonder they call
him Lightning, governor.
He was great today.
Well, just so he's that
way tomorrow for the race.
He will be.
All right, let's get
back to the barn.
Give that dye time to set up.
Whoa.
Is anybody there, Patty Lou?
No. They must be
running Lightning.
Now, remember, Grandpa,
I'm to do the talking.
Well, now, Patty Lou,
I think it'd be much better
if you let me do the talking.
You know how you two clash.
We have to stand up to him.
We have to make
him listen this once.
Yes, yes. We do indeed.
And I have every intention
of doing that very thing.
It means our future, our lives
and our happiness, Grandpa.
I know that. I know that.
Larcher, get the dye.
I want you to put the dye
on that horse now, Fairchild,
so it'll look more
natural by tomorrow.
Now, just a minute, Geller.
My granddaughter and I
wish to consult with you.
Hey, Snowden, get a blanket
on that horse and cool him off.
Sure, governor.
Grandfather and I have
something to discuss with you.
Yes.
Well, now, the only
thing we've got to discuss
is that dye job on Lightning.
You better make sure it's a good
one, 'cause I don't want anybody
to suspect that
he's not Jeff Davis.
Yes, well, I'll do
that, of course, but...
And you, Patty Lou, you
get up on top tomorrow
and you stay there.
Grandfather and I
want to call off the race.
You want to what?
You can call off the bets.
You wouldn't lose anything.
Well, you've already
lost something...
Your silly Southern
cracker mind.
Now, hold on, Geller.
We've got a bit of news.
PATTY LOU: The
Cartwrights have asked us
to stay at the Ponderosa.
That's right.
They want us to settle down
and maybe raise a few
colts out of Jeff Davis
and earn an honest living.
An honest living?
You two?!
Why, she's nothing but a...
Mind what you say
about my granddaughter.
Oh, I am sorry.
I forgot I was
talking to a lady.
A real Southern lady.
Geller, don't you see?
It's another chance for us.
I'm begging you
to let us have it.
Well, you only get
one chance in this life,
and you had yours
a long time ago.
One more chance, please.
Before...
Before it's too late.
Listen.
You and him, you
had your plantation
and you had your mint juleps
and you had your
big society balls.
You had them all and
you threw them away.
Well, now it's my turn.
I'm top dog.
Everything I got is bet
on that race tomorrow,
and if you think I'm
going to throw that away
for a couple of silly frauds
trying to go straight...
Geller, I'm warning you...
You can't make me race.
Oh, I can't, can't I?
There have been too
many races, Patty Lou.
Too many towns you've
been thrown out of.
What do you think
is going to happen
when the Cartwrights discover
the truth about the old colonel
and dear, sweet Patty Lou?
Come, Grandfather.
The dye, let's get at it.
And there's one more thing.
If you two try
anything tomorrow,
I'll see to it that there
isn't one live Cartwright left
to collect a bet.
Is that clear?
- (knocking)
- PATTY LOU: Grandfather?
Oh, Grandpa.
I couldn't help it,
honey. I couldn't help it.
They were asking
for you earlier.
Well, you tell them that
the colonel is indisposed.
Yes, Grandfather, I will.
Oh, Patty Lou.
What happened to us?
Now, now.
Everything's going
to be all right, darling.
I could've killed Geller
for talking to you like that.
I could have killed him.
Now, now, don't you fret
about what Geller says.
I don't even listen to him.
I was lacking the courage,
or I sure would have killed him.
(groans)
Our time will come, Grandpa.
Patty Lou, it's all my fault.
- Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
- Now, now.
My drinking.
My gambling.
- Now...
- It lost the plantation.
Killed your mother, it did.
Don't talk like that.
It's as much my
fault as it is yours.
- No, no.
- We're two of a kind, Grandpa.
- No, no, no, no, no.
- I found Geller.
- Now, don't talk like that.
- I wanted...
I wanted excitement and
beautiful clothes and travel...
I know.
H-How could I ever be
so selfish and... (sniffles)
foolish to think that I... I
could love a man like Geller?
I know, child. I know.
(sobs): Oh, Grandpa.
Oh, now, now, now, now, now.
Don't cry, honey. Don't cry.
You try and get
some sleep, Grandpa.
Just go to sleep.
Yeah.
I'll get some sleep.
Night, Gramps.
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Please, honey.
Honey, don't look so unhappy.
But, Grandpa, what if I lose?
What if something happens
to the Cartwrights because...
Now, you leave that to me.
But I want you to
ride Lightning today
as you've never ridden before.
Grandpa, what are
you going to do?
(stammers)
Don't worry none.
But I will if you don't tell me.
Yeah, I assure you,
it'll be nothing rash.
You're very dear to me, Grandpa.
Uh, well, the feeling is mutual.
(chuckles)
Now, you've got to win
this race for Patty Lou.
This is your race
today, Lightning.
Don't forget that, huh?
About time, boys.
Take care of the
bets, Clem, huh?
Getting mighty heavy.
Uh, say there.
I've got a lot of money
bet on that horse.
Mind if I come through
the ropes for a closer look?
I, uh, just want to point
something out to you two.
You see Snowden down
the street there by the buggy?
Well, he's got a rifle.
And if Joe is first
over that finish line,
he is going to drop him
right under that banner.
Now, you see Hoss there?
Well, Larcher there...
is going to drop him
in the excitement.
The crowd noise ought
to cover up the gunshot.
And I'm going to take
care of Papa Cartwright.
You'll never get away with this.
Oh, yes, I will.
We are going to grab the money
and get out of here before
the excitement dies down.
We're going to leave you and
the colonel to face the mob,
and I think just possibly
they're liable to be
in a hanging mood.
So think it over.
Good luck, Cartwright.
Thanks.
You're gonna need it.
My, all that fancy breeding
sure does change the
appearance of a horse, don't it?
Leg me up, Hoss.
(mutters)
Come on, Hoss.
They're waiting for me.
You really think she
can daylight me, Hoss?
(sighs) I don't know, Joe.
It's... it's gonna be a
race, I can tell you that.
Well, don't look
so worried, brother.
I hate to beat a pretty
girl like Patty Lou,
but I just don't
have any choice.
Neither do I, Little Joe.
I'm afraid I'm really
gonna have to daylight you.
Good luck.
Good luck to you, Little Joe.
(sighs) Yeah, good
luck to both of you.
Are you all set?
- You bet.
- All set.
Now.
(cheering)
- Cheer him on.
- Come on, Joe.
- Come on!
- Come on, Joe!
Come on, Joe!
(cheering, shouting continue)
Boy.
That was a fast start.
Yeah. Sure was.
Pa, did you... did you notice
how Patty Lou was acting sort
of funny, not like her old self?
- Patty Lou?
- Yeah.
She was nervous with the
beginning of the race and all.
I think there's
more to it than that.
Huh? What do you mean?
(sighs) That horse she's riding.
He ain't Jeff Davis.
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about a ringer.
That's what I'm talking about.
That horse is a lot longer
between the stifle and the hock.
He's a lot faster; I can
tell the way he took off.
Well, you couldn't believe
that they'd-they'd
run a ringer in on us.
I ain't saying they did.
But I ain't saying
they didn't, neither.
Dad-burnit.
Patty Lou would
have to know about it.
She wouldn't let nobody
near that horse but me.
I'm the only one that
ever did take a real good
close look at him.
Where's the colonel?
- He was here just a minute ago.
- I don't know.
I'll-I'll take this side,
you take this side.
We got to find him.
Geller, I must talk with you.
Not now, you old fool.
Right now.
What is this, Fairchild?
We can't talk here.
Around there.
Have you gone out of your mind?
Now, Geller,
I want you to get out of
town before this race is over
and take your men with you.
I can't go through with it.
You're in this up to your ears.
Do you want to see your
granddaughter go to jail?
You know dang well I don't.
But I don't want to see
the Cartwrights hurt, either.
So make up your
mind pretty quick.
All right, Colonel.
You win.
Colonel.
Ben. Ben.
If Patty Lou loses,
they'll take all the money,
and they'll kill you
and Hoss and Little Joe.
Who are you talking
about, Colonel?
Who?
Geller.
And the... the others.
Colonel?
MAN: Come on, Joe!
(people shout encouragements)
(people chattering quietly)
Hey, Clem.
You seen Pa or the colonel?
No, I haven't seen them, Hoss.
Hurry up, Doc. Hurry.
They're coming home.
The gray is still
leading by one length.
(people shout encouragements)
The black is making
his move now.
Little Joe, please!
You mustn't win.
You don't understand!
You mustn't win!
So long, Patty Lou!
See you in town!
Come on, boy.
You mustn't, Joe!
Joe, you mustn't.
Please.
The black is
passing the gray now.
He's in the lead.
(people cheer)
Here, they're coming into town.
The black is still
leading! Here they come!
(people cheer)
Geller!
Come on, Joe! Come on, Joe!
Look out, Hoss!
(people screaming)
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Oh, uh, Colonel, uh...
this is a draft in a
San Francisco bank
in full payment for Jeff
Davis and Lightning.
Are you sure, now, Ben?
Well, I'll tell you the
way I look at it now.
Clancy needs a
couple of stable mates.
And you never know when
one of the family may want
to start a whole
string of racing horses.
Well, they'll sure
have a good start.
(Ben laughs)
Well, Ben...
what is there left to say for
two old friends like you and me?
Something I've wanted
to say and haven't.
It's been good to see you.
I abused your hospitality, Ben.
No, now.
It won't do for me to
ask your forgiveness.
Now, we've known each other
too long for that kind of talk.
We're friends.
Good friendship.
And I thank you for that, Ben.
I thank you kindly.
Hoss? Hoss?
Weren't you even going
to come and say good-bye?
Why, sure, I was,
Patty Lou, but I was...
I was looking for your
going-away present.
And... and I found her.
Over there under a bench.
And she said she'd
sure like to go with you.
(dog whimpering)
Don't you want her?
Oh, do I!
- Little Joe?
- Yeah, Patty Lou?
I wouldn't be surprised
if you don't turn
into a fair riding man someday.
Well, thank you.
That's very kind.
Of course, you
got a lot to learn.
But with a little bit
of perseverance,
there's no telling
what might happen.
Take good care
of him, Jeff Davis.
Bye, Lightning.
BEN: Well, what's this?
I didn't steal him,
Mr. Cartwright.
- Hoss gave her to me.
- (Ben laughs)
Well, Hazel, you're
going on a long trip.
There we are.
- Well.
- Thank you.
Well, you know, Hazel,
you look like an
intelligent little one.
Yes, sir, you look like you
got a lot of sense, yeah.
I wonder if we could
teach her to talk.
Grandfather!
(clears throat) Giddyap.
Good-bye.
So long.
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MAN: Hey! Hold up!
Come on! You see me!
Hold up there, you
dang no-gooder, you!
Why, what seems
to be the matter, sir?
You know dang well
what the matter is.
I've been chasin' you
and that highfalutin
granddaughter of yours
with that warrant and them
bills through three counties.
Now, you're going
to pay every penny
of them bills you left behind,
or you're going to spend
the next 50 years
in the calaboose.
Sir, Colonel Robert Fairchild
is not accustomed
to being addressed
as a vagrant and a lackey.
I find your gross insinuations
a little bit more
than I can bear.
I am a member of the
Southern aristocracy-cy-cy.
Mister, I don't care if
you're Stonewall Jackson.
You're going to pay them bills
you and your
granddaughter ran up,
or you're going
straight to jail.
Grandfather, I believe
I'm going to faint.
- Here.
- (hoofbeats approaching)
Well, what seems
to be the trouble?
Who might you be?
Well, I happen to be a friend
of Colonel Fairchild
and his granddaughter.
Well, let's hope you're a good
enough friend to bail them out.
Because if you ain't,
they're going with me to jail.
Um, what's the amount?
$122.68 exactly.
I believe that
this will cover it.
Oh?
And, uh...
here's a bit more to,
uh, cover your expenses.
Oh, well.
(laughs)
Yeah, I reckon so, mister.
Hey, Colonel, you've got
some mighty good friends.
Yeah, and rich, too.
Well, I thank you a lot, mister,
and so long.
So long.
Whoa.
(man grunts)
I thought I told you
to keep out of trouble.
Geller, it's not all
Grandpa's fault.
- I...
- Shut up.
Oh, come on, now, Jack, my boy.
You can't possibly be inferring
that Colonel Robert
Fairchild is, uh...
Don't try that cornpone
charm on me, you old fraud.
You just shut up and listen.
Now, I'm on to something.
Something pretty big this time.
There's a horse named
Clancy that's owned
by some hot-shot
kid on a big spread
just the other side
of Virginia City.
Now, I've been
watching him work out,
and the horse and
the kid are pretty good,
but I think we can take 'em
for plenty if we work it right.
Magnificent.
Splendid, my boy. Splendid.
Yeah, well, there's only one
hitch, though, uh, Fairchild.
I think maybe you
know the kid's father.
Yeah? Uh, what's
his name? Who is he?
His name's Cartwright.
Cartwright? I don't...
Ben Cartwright?
Yes.
Why, of course I know him.
Hot dog.
BEN: Well, that was
sure a good ride, Joe.
Real good ride.
Fastest mile I ever
saw a horse run, Joe.
Well, if I could just get
something to run him against,
I think this horse
could beat anybody.
(Ben chuckles)
(theme song playing)
♪♪
Yes, sir.
Two fine kids, and
two beautiful horses.
Yeah, they surely are.
Hey, I thought you were gonna
let him out there for a minute.
Not on your life, Little Joe.
You'll see Jeff Davis run
when we race and not before.
Oh. Tires out easy, huh?
That why you got that pancake
on his back instead of a saddle?
(Little Joe laughs)
That saddle is the latest
thing in racing equipment.
Standard in all
Eastern races now.
That may be,
but I still don't see
how you ride with your
knees up around your chin.
You'll see when we race.
That is, if you'll ever get the
gumption to race your Clancy
against my Jeff Davis.
What do you think, Clance? Hmm?
Come on.
You know that, uh, horse
of Little Joe's, Clancy...
He's out of the Truxton strain.
That's Andy Jackson's champion.
Oh? Well, I bow to Andy,
but Jeff Davis has
bloodlines, too, you know.
- Oh, he's a good-looking horse.
- Yeah.
You know, Patty Lou is
just dying to match him.
And maybe Clancy there
might be just the horse
to find out how good
Jeff Davis really is.
Well, we could find
out that way, I'll tell you.
Yeah, a race between
them mightn't be a bad idea.
Yeah.
Hey, that's a good horse.
Thank you.
He's going pretty good.
Just pat it up there.
- Yes.
- All right.
Um... (clears throat)
I do believe it's,
uh, mint-julep time.
(Patty Lou clears
throat, Ben chuckles)
Um, yes, sir.
A horse race is
a thing of beauty.
- Surely is.
- Mm-hmm.
Hey, Patty Lou?
Better pull that blanket
up over his ears.
You don't want that old
crow bait to catch cold.
Little Joe...
go walk under a snake's belly.
(giggles)
(whining)
Dear me, is it bad, Hoss?
No, it's just a little case
of the wolly globbles.
Yeah?
(dog whines)
Turpentine, lemon
extract and honey.
Nothing better to cure the...
Wobbledy globbles.
Hey, uh, how'd the
workout go anyhow?
Fine.
Little Joe says he'll race his
Clancy against my Jeff Davis.
Ain't that just
like that Little Joe.
Whomp up a race first thing.
He's liable to be
surprised this time, though.
We ain't had a gal around here
that could set a
saddle like you.
Well, I do thank you.
As a matter of fact,
we ain't had many around
here as pretty as you, either.
Hoss Cartwright,
I do believe you're
sweet-talking me.
Would you mind if I was?
I'd be disappointed
if you didn't.
(dog whines)
MAN: Sorry, fellas, it
looks like another winner.
(chuckling)
I keep telling you,
poker is not my game.
Will you excuse me, gentlemen?
Yeah, sure.
One thing I like
is a good loser.
You'll never find a better one.
Geller never won a
hand or anything else.
MAN: Hey, come to
think of it, you're right.
I'm starting to feel real
bad, taking his money.
Geller?
There's enough food
in there for a week.
Is everything
shaping up, governor?
Just keep this
horse in condition.
When the time
comes, I'll let you know.
I was just gonna give
him his morning workout.
- Give me a leg up, will you, governor?
- All right.
(sighs)
(smacking lips)
Oh, thank you.
Yeah. How did, uh... how
did Clancy do today, son?
Oh, he's getting better
every day, Colonel.
There's no horse
around that can beat him.
Oh, now, wait a minute. (laughs)
Yeah, Patty Lou has
a horse, too, you know.
I reckon we'll just have to
set a date for that race, Ben.
Don't you think?
What do you say, Mr. Cartwright?
I'm sure for it, Pa.
Come on, Pa. The whole
town's excited about it.
Wait a minute, now. Don't...
don't all come at me at once.
I didn't say no.
Set your date, have your race.
Oh, thank you, Mr. Cartwright.
Um... it-it is all right with
you, isn't it, Grandfather?
Why, of course, my dear.
Yeah, what harm can
come of good, clean fun?
(clears throat) Well, Hoss,
shall we go and have a look
at that ailing dog of yours?
Any time you're ready, Colonel.
Yeah. I promised, uh, Hoss
that I'd give him
a little assistance.
Daughter, will you join us?
Love to, Grandfather.
Oh, that colonel.
Racehorses, sick dogs.
I guess he's an authority
on just about everything.
(Ben chuckles)
Yes, he's quite a man.
He had a lovely
wife, big plantation,
acres of the most
beautiful blue grass.
So what happened?
I don't know. I don't
know if anything happened.
I don't like to ask him. I...
just have a feeling
he's lost it all.
Hi.
Where's your granddaughter?
Uh, well, she's
tending Jeff Davis.
Didn't I tell you I want both of
you here when we have a meeting?
Well, now, we must be
circumspect, you know.
Those Cartwrights are no fools.
What have you
done about the race?
Well, we're working on it.
Patty Lou and I
are working on it.
Well, what's taking so long?
Well, now, don't
you worry, Geller.
The race will be soon.
Ben Cartwright is
arranging the whole thing.
Good.
I've got the yokels
primed and ready.
I've been playing cards with
them, dropping a few hundred.
They don't believe I
could win a two-horse race
if I owned both horses.
(chuckles)
And don't you
forget your promise.
The Cartwrights
are not to be hurt.
Well, you just
remember your end of it.
I don't want any more
slipups like El Paso.
Oh, but now, that
was an accident.
You were drunk, Fairchild.
And your granddaughter was
mixed up with some bronc-buster.
Well, the child is
entitled to be in love.
Don't give me any excuses.
I'm telling you...
Another slipup like that,
it's going to be your last one.
Yeah... some people you like,
and there's some
people you don't like.
(mutters, clears throat)
- Did you have him all out?
- (dog barking)
He doesn't train too well.
This horse is gonna
take a whole lot more work
before he's ready for Clancy.
Just you watch him in the race.
Yeah, well, don't you go
underestimating Clancy
or Little Joe.
I'm not underestimating them.
But Jeff Davis here, now,
he's just born to win, that's all.
(barks, growls)
(dog whines)
Looks like you've
made a friend there.
We did help her to get
well, didn't we, Hoss?
Yeah.
Patty Lou, about this race.
Sure wouldn't want
to see you get hurt.
Hoss, that's the sweetest thing.
You know, you and
your brother and your pa,
you've become very
dear to me, you know that?
Well, I'll tell you, we...
we sort of took a fancy to
you and your grandpa, too.
Yes, sir.
Salubrious.
That's just the very
word for this climate.
(laughs) That's a good word.
Yes, sir, it's a fine healthy
place, that's for sure.
Yeah, you made a fine
spot for yourself here, Ben.
I'm right proud of you.
Mmm.
Yeah, it's pretty.
Colonel, how much
do you like it here?
Well, I'll say I like it
just about as much
as any place I've ever seen.
Well, you know, I, uh...
I... I don't mean to
pry, you know that.
Had a thought
occur to me last night.
Well, let's hear it,
Ben, let's hear it.
How would you like
to settle down here?
Here?
On the Ponderosa?
Well, why not?
There's all the room in
the world for everybody,
and then some.
Got a fine cabin the other
side of the northeast pasture.
Why, you could settle down there
and raise your
thoroughbred horses
and make yourself a good life.
A fine life.
Well, Ben, that's-that's...
that's right kind of you.
To offer us a home and
a place to settle down.
Well, I've never forgotten
what you did for
Hoss's mother and me.
When we were on
our way out here,
she was so sick.
Had no money, no friends,
until you and your wife...
Yes, I remember.
Uh, but, Ben, uh...
I think maybe I ought to
talk it over with Patty Lou first.
You see, we were
considering San Francisco
and forgetting all
about the horse racing.
Well, Ben, I-I just don't
know how to thank you.
Well, I do know how
you can thank me.
By accepting the offer.
And, anyway, you're not gonna
wiggle out of that horse race.
Little Joe would race you
from here to San Francisco.
Colonel.
Talk to Patty Lou.
Yes, I'll do that, Ben.
I'll do that.
Queens.
- LITTLE JOE: Let me have a beer.
- Queens.
I don't know why I
can't win just one hand!
I'm sorry, fellas.
You're lucky, O'Leary.
I've sat here all day
with second best hands.
All day long.
Gentlemen.
- How you doing, Joe?
- How you doing, Joe?
Ah, not too bad.
How about you?
Hey, you all going to the race?
Wouldn't miss it.
You, uh, wouldn't care to
lay a little bet, would you?
You gonna daylight
that Tennessee horse,
or you want to lay
some odds, or what?
Did you say a Tennessee horse?
Yeah, a Tennessee running horse.
Does that horse got a name?
Mm-hmm. Name's Jeff Davis.
From Tennessee, with
a name like Jeff Davis?
(laughs)
Well, I don't think I'd mind
putting a few dollars on him.
Well, wh-what do you
call "a few dollars," mister?
How about a hundred?
- You got yourself a bet.
- Good.
By George, I've never seen
you guess right yet, Geller.
If Geller's backing Jeff Davis,
I'm going along with Little Joe.
Hey, that's for me, too.
I'll take some of that
money, say $250.
I got $200 Clancy
will outrun Jeff Davis.
Well, you're all covered.
I'll take any amount
on Jeff Davis.
As a matter of fact, I, uh,
might even raise my bet.
But then I don't figure you
got much, uh, cash behind you.
Yeah, well, I got enough
to take you on, mister.
How about $5,000?
(gulps)
Well?
Hmm? Oh.
(clears throat) Sure.
Sure, you got yourself a bet.
Sure.
(clears throat)
Well, deal.
Oh, what's the matter, sonny?
You, uh, want to
back out of the bet?
Huh?
(stammering): No. No, I just...
(clears throat) I was, uh...
just gonna pay for my beer.
(mutters)
$5,000? $5,000?
Is that what you call
a friendly horse race?
Well, now... you listen,
now, for a minute, Pa.
Now, you'd have done
exactly the same thing
if you'd have been in my place.
This Geller was so
cocksure of himself...
I don't care how cocksure
of himself anybody is!
Call off that bet!
- I can't do that.
- Call it off!
Call it off right
now, right now.
Where are you gonna
get $5,000? $5,000...
Well, I-I have some
of the money saved.
- I've saved a little...
- Oh, really?
You got some of the money?
How much of the money
have you got saved?
I got about, uh, $200.
$200? Isn't that
wonderful, Little Joe?
You've got $200.
That means you've only
got to get about $4,800.
Well, I-I thought you could give
me a little advance on my wages.
Look, Pa, I put a
clock on that Jeff Davis,
and there ain't no way
he can outrun old Clancy.
Clancy'll outrun him every day
of the week and twice on Sunday.
What's that got to do with
what we're talking about?
Tell you what it's
got to do with it.
There ain't no way Little
Joe can lose, that's what.
I'll tell you what, Joe, I'll
put all my money in with you.
Oh, fine, how much
money have you got?
I've got, uh... $180.
$180, well, that's...
that's quite remarkable.
You've got $180, you've
got $200, that makes $380.
Where you gonna get the
r...? Cut! Call this thing off.
Well, now, look, it's
not just Hoss and I.
I mean, there's a lot
of upstanding people.
- There's Fairly, O'Leary.
- Wait a minute, wait a minute.
What have Fairly and
O'Leary got to do with this?
Well, they're... they're
betting on Clancy.
They have about $500 bet on him.
Oh, well, that's wonderful.
Now you've got the whole
town betting on this race!
(laughs incredulously)
Just great.
Howdy, Ben, Little Joe.
- LITTLE JOE: How you doing?
- BEN: Hi, Clem.
Uh...
Uh, Clem, uh,
come along with us.
BEN: Excuse me, fellas.
Hey, Ben, good to see you.
This here's Jack Geller.
Geller.
Mr. Cartwright.
Maybe now we can
do some real business.
I think the business you
have is with my son here.
He doesn't back out
of things, does he?
No, he doesn't
back out of things.
There's $5,000 here. You
can count it and hold the bet.
The other party's
ready to put up?
Here's my $5,000.
Well, O'Leary, I understand
you and the boys are
backing Clancy and Little Joe.
Is that right?
Well, we just wanted
to get in on a good thing.
We figure Little Joe
will win by a mile.
Yeah, I think he
can just do that.
If you feel that way, how
about doubling the bet?
Well, a $5,000 bet is
fine with me, thank you.
Well, what's the matter?
Don't you think the
horse is any good?
All right, we'll double
that bet, Sheriff.
You come with us to the bank,
I'll get you the other $5,000.
Let that be a lesson to you.
It'll be a lesson to me.
Patty Lou, this horse
is gonna look great.
Yes, I know.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong?
I wish I'd never gotten
Little Joe into this.
You, uh, you heard about
all the betting in town, huh?
It's all my fault.
No, it ain't.
Little Joe and Pa
are both big boys.
Besides, Little Joe figures
he's gonna beat you anyhow.
But he hasn't got a chance.
I wouldn't be too sure about
that unless you got some idea
of making old Jeff Davis
sprout wings or something.
Uh, did your grandpa
mention to you the proposition
that Pa made him about
you two staying here
on the Ponderosa with us?
Yes.
Oh, Hoss, you're the nicest
person in the whole world.
You all are.
Well, we'd...
we'd like to see
you stay if you could.
Can you?
If only we could.
If only it were possible.
Patty Lou, you coming with me?
Yes, Grandpa.
I promised Grandpa I'd
ride up to the lake with him.
Well, you go right ahead.
We'll finish this
little talk later.
Later, yes.
Bye for now, Hoss.
So long, Colonel.
It's no wonder they call
him Lightning, governor.
He was great today.
Well, just so he's that
way tomorrow for the race.
He will be.
All right, let's get
back to the barn.
Give that dye time to set up.
Whoa.
Is anybody there, Patty Lou?
No. They must be
running Lightning.
Now, remember, Grandpa,
I'm to do the talking.
Well, now, Patty Lou,
I think it'd be much better
if you let me do the talking.
You know how you two clash.
We have to stand up to him.
We have to make
him listen this once.
Yes, yes. We do indeed.
And I have every intention
of doing that very thing.
It means our future, our lives
and our happiness, Grandpa.
I know that. I know that.
Larcher, get the dye.
I want you to put the dye
on that horse now, Fairchild,
so it'll look more
natural by tomorrow.
Now, just a minute, Geller.
My granddaughter and I
wish to consult with you.
Hey, Snowden, get a blanket
on that horse and cool him off.
Sure, governor.
Grandfather and I have
something to discuss with you.
Yes.
Well, now, the only
thing we've got to discuss
is that dye job on Lightning.
You better make sure it's a good
one, 'cause I don't want anybody
to suspect that
he's not Jeff Davis.
Yes, well, I'll do
that, of course, but...
And you, Patty Lou, you
get up on top tomorrow
and you stay there.
Grandfather and I
want to call off the race.
You want to what?
You can call off the bets.
You wouldn't lose anything.
Well, you've already
lost something...
Your silly Southern
cracker mind.
Now, hold on, Geller.
We've got a bit of news.
PATTY LOU: The
Cartwrights have asked us
to stay at the Ponderosa.
That's right.
They want us to settle down
and maybe raise a few
colts out of Jeff Davis
and earn an honest living.
An honest living?
You two?!
Why, she's nothing but a...
Mind what you say
about my granddaughter.
Oh, I am sorry.
I forgot I was
talking to a lady.
A real Southern lady.
Geller, don't you see?
It's another chance for us.
I'm begging you
to let us have it.
Well, you only get
one chance in this life,
and you had yours
a long time ago.
One more chance, please.
Before...
Before it's too late.
Listen.
You and him, you
had your plantation
and you had your mint juleps
and you had your
big society balls.
You had them all and
you threw them away.
Well, now it's my turn.
I'm top dog.
Everything I got is bet
on that race tomorrow,
and if you think I'm
going to throw that away
for a couple of silly frauds
trying to go straight...
Geller, I'm warning you...
You can't make me race.
Oh, I can't, can't I?
There have been too
many races, Patty Lou.
Too many towns you've
been thrown out of.
What do you think
is going to happen
when the Cartwrights discover
the truth about the old colonel
and dear, sweet Patty Lou?
Come, Grandfather.
The dye, let's get at it.
And there's one more thing.
If you two try
anything tomorrow,
I'll see to it that there
isn't one live Cartwright left
to collect a bet.
Is that clear?
- (knocking)
- PATTY LOU: Grandfather?
Oh, Grandpa.
I couldn't help it,
honey. I couldn't help it.
They were asking
for you earlier.
Well, you tell them that
the colonel is indisposed.
Yes, Grandfather, I will.
Oh, Patty Lou.
What happened to us?
Now, now.
Everything's going
to be all right, darling.
I could've killed Geller
for talking to you like that.
I could have killed him.
Now, now, don't you fret
about what Geller says.
I don't even listen to him.
I was lacking the courage,
or I sure would have killed him.
(groans)
Our time will come, Grandpa.
Patty Lou, it's all my fault.
- Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
- Now, now.
My drinking.
My gambling.
- Now...
- It lost the plantation.
Killed your mother, it did.
Don't talk like that.
It's as much my
fault as it is yours.
- No, no.
- We're two of a kind, Grandpa.
- No, no, no, no, no.
- I found Geller.
- Now, don't talk like that.
- I wanted...
I wanted excitement and
beautiful clothes and travel...
I know.
H-How could I ever be
so selfish and... (sniffles)
foolish to think that I... I
could love a man like Geller?
I know, child. I know.
(sobs): Oh, Grandpa.
Oh, now, now, now, now, now.
Don't cry, honey. Don't cry.
You try and get
some sleep, Grandpa.
Just go to sleep.
Yeah.
I'll get some sleep.
Night, Gramps.
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Please, honey.
Honey, don't look so unhappy.
But, Grandpa, what if I lose?
What if something happens
to the Cartwrights because...
Now, you leave that to me.
But I want you to
ride Lightning today
as you've never ridden before.
Grandpa, what are
you going to do?
(stammers)
Don't worry none.
But I will if you don't tell me.
Yeah, I assure you,
it'll be nothing rash.
You're very dear to me, Grandpa.
Uh, well, the feeling is mutual.
(chuckles)
Now, you've got to win
this race for Patty Lou.
This is your race
today, Lightning.
Don't forget that, huh?
About time, boys.
Take care of the
bets, Clem, huh?
Getting mighty heavy.
Uh, say there.
I've got a lot of money
bet on that horse.
Mind if I come through
the ropes for a closer look?
I, uh, just want to point
something out to you two.
You see Snowden down
the street there by the buggy?
Well, he's got a rifle.
And if Joe is first
over that finish line,
he is going to drop him
right under that banner.
Now, you see Hoss there?
Well, Larcher there...
is going to drop him
in the excitement.
The crowd noise ought
to cover up the gunshot.
And I'm going to take
care of Papa Cartwright.
You'll never get away with this.
Oh, yes, I will.
We are going to grab the money
and get out of here before
the excitement dies down.
We're going to leave you and
the colonel to face the mob,
and I think just possibly
they're liable to be
in a hanging mood.
So think it over.
Good luck, Cartwright.
Thanks.
You're gonna need it.
My, all that fancy breeding
sure does change the
appearance of a horse, don't it?
Leg me up, Hoss.
(mutters)
Come on, Hoss.
They're waiting for me.
You really think she
can daylight me, Hoss?
(sighs) I don't know, Joe.
It's... it's gonna be a
race, I can tell you that.
Well, don't look
so worried, brother.
I hate to beat a pretty
girl like Patty Lou,
but I just don't
have any choice.
Neither do I, Little Joe.
I'm afraid I'm really
gonna have to daylight you.
Good luck.
Good luck to you, Little Joe.
(sighs) Yeah, good
luck to both of you.
Are you all set?
- You bet.
- All set.
Now.
(cheering)
- Cheer him on.
- Come on, Joe.
- Come on!
- Come on, Joe!
Come on, Joe!
(cheering, shouting continue)
Boy.
That was a fast start.
Yeah. Sure was.
Pa, did you... did you notice
how Patty Lou was acting sort
of funny, not like her old self?
- Patty Lou?
- Yeah.
She was nervous with the
beginning of the race and all.
I think there's
more to it than that.
Huh? What do you mean?
(sighs) That horse she's riding.
He ain't Jeff Davis.
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about a ringer.
That's what I'm talking about.
That horse is a lot longer
between the stifle and the hock.
He's a lot faster; I can
tell the way he took off.
Well, you couldn't believe
that they'd-they'd
run a ringer in on us.
I ain't saying they did.
But I ain't saying
they didn't, neither.
Dad-burnit.
Patty Lou would
have to know about it.
She wouldn't let nobody
near that horse but me.
I'm the only one that
ever did take a real good
close look at him.
Where's the colonel?
- He was here just a minute ago.
- I don't know.
I'll-I'll take this side,
you take this side.
We got to find him.
Geller, I must talk with you.
Not now, you old fool.
Right now.
What is this, Fairchild?
We can't talk here.
Around there.
Have you gone out of your mind?
Now, Geller,
I want you to get out of
town before this race is over
and take your men with you.
I can't go through with it.
You're in this up to your ears.
Do you want to see your
granddaughter go to jail?
You know dang well I don't.
But I don't want to see
the Cartwrights hurt, either.
So make up your
mind pretty quick.
All right, Colonel.
You win.
Colonel.
Ben. Ben.
If Patty Lou loses,
they'll take all the money,
and they'll kill you
and Hoss and Little Joe.
Who are you talking
about, Colonel?
Who?
Geller.
And the... the others.
Colonel?
MAN: Come on, Joe!
(people shout encouragements)
(people chattering quietly)
Hey, Clem.
You seen Pa or the colonel?
No, I haven't seen them, Hoss.
Hurry up, Doc. Hurry.
They're coming home.
The gray is still
leading by one length.
(people shout encouragements)
The black is making
his move now.
Little Joe, please!
You mustn't win.
You don't understand!
You mustn't win!
So long, Patty Lou!
See you in town!
Come on, boy.
You mustn't, Joe!
Joe, you mustn't.
Please.
The black is
passing the gray now.
He's in the lead.
(people cheer)
Here, they're coming into town.
The black is still
leading! Here they come!
(people cheer)
Geller!
Come on, Joe! Come on, Joe!
Look out, Hoss!
(people screaming)
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Oh, uh, Colonel, uh...
this is a draft in a
San Francisco bank
in full payment for Jeff
Davis and Lightning.
Are you sure, now, Ben?
Well, I'll tell you the
way I look at it now.
Clancy needs a
couple of stable mates.
And you never know when
one of the family may want
to start a whole
string of racing horses.
Well, they'll sure
have a good start.
(Ben laughs)
Well, Ben...
what is there left to say for
two old friends like you and me?
Something I've wanted
to say and haven't.
It's been good to see you.
I abused your hospitality, Ben.
No, now.
It won't do for me to
ask your forgiveness.
Now, we've known each other
too long for that kind of talk.
We're friends.
Good friendship.
And I thank you for that, Ben.
I thank you kindly.
Hoss? Hoss?
Weren't you even going
to come and say good-bye?
Why, sure, I was,
Patty Lou, but I was...
I was looking for your
going-away present.
And... and I found her.
Over there under a bench.
And she said she'd
sure like to go with you.
(dog whimpering)
Don't you want her?
Oh, do I!
- Little Joe?
- Yeah, Patty Lou?
I wouldn't be surprised
if you don't turn
into a fair riding man someday.
Well, thank you.
That's very kind.
Of course, you
got a lot to learn.
But with a little bit
of perseverance,
there's no telling
what might happen.
Take good care
of him, Jeff Davis.
Bye, Lightning.
BEN: Well, what's this?
I didn't steal him,
Mr. Cartwright.
- Hoss gave her to me.
- (Ben laughs)
Well, Hazel, you're
going on a long trip.
There we are.
- Well.
- Thank you.
Well, you know, Hazel,
you look like an
intelligent little one.
Yes, sir, you look like you
got a lot of sense, yeah.
I wonder if we could
teach her to talk.
Grandfather!
(clears throat) Giddyap.
Good-bye.
So long.
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