- Rita Hackett's father has unscrupulously gained possession of an old southern mansion. The owner, Randolph Manners, is evicted and takes up residence in the training quarters on the estate. It is there when Rita meets Randolph and learns of her father's deeds. Rita disguises herself as a jockey and enters a a race, determined to help Randolph reclaim what is his.—scsu1975
- While Daniel Hackett, millionaire broker and turfman, with his daughter Rita was on a tour of the South their machine broke down near an old Southern mansion. Rita expressed a desire of owning a home like it. Hackett became angered when told by the owner, Randolph Manners, that it was not for sale, and informed him that he usually got what he went after. Hackett, learning that the young Southerner was heavily interested in the tobacco market forced him, through his Wall Street manipulations, to sell the estate and everything else he owned. The new owners took possession. Rita found an old crinoline dress which she put on. Thus garbed she accidentally ran into young Manners and his servant, Mose. Recognizing the dress as his dead mother's wedding gown, he ignored her. Realizing what she had done, Rita determined to see Randolph and explain. Learning that he had taken a temporary residence in the old training quarters, Rita feigned a fall from her horse near the place. Randolph ran to her assistance and took her to his cabin. Rita burst out laughing and Ranolph, realizing the trick she had played on him, became angered. Mose left them alone. When Rita learned how her father had forced the estate from him she determined to regain it for him. Upon returning to the mansion, her father presented her with the deed to the estate, which she refused, explaining that she had learned how he had obtained it. He was dumbfounded, but instead gave her a black horse, Satan, which he had entered in the coming race, explaining that another one of his horses, Wasp, would win but that Satan would take second place. Rita found Randolph worried over the fact that his horse, Vixen, had gone lame and could not be entered in the race, but consoled him by telling of her scheme to paint Satan up with white feet and enter him in the race against Wasp, she to be the jockey. Despite Randolph's protests, Rita made him accept a bill of sale for Satan. Rita won the race and also Randolph. Hackett, upon trying to purchase Satan, was told that the mansion would be the only consideration, and agreed. Upon learning that the horse was Satan and the jockey Rita, he became indignant, but after noting the very apparent interest between Rita and Randolph, decided that he hadn't lost anything, anyway.
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