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IRVING is a black groom who works in the stables. His friends call him "Red." He has an uncle-whom he calls "Unkie"-who has worked on the track most of his life. Unkie started out to be a jockey but got too heavy and had to quit...
...afternoon we get 'em ready. Then we wash 'em and walk 'em after each race. Feeding time might go up till 7:00 or 8:00. This is no life on the backside." Irving opened a bottle of whiskey and took a swig. "Then they wonder why the groom gets drunk...
...groom has to be real trustworthy to the trainer. There're a lotta secrets around a track. A groom has to be half a doctor, half nurse, and a babysitter too. You have to love the animal first; he comes before you. When a mother loses her child, she's sad; when a man loses his horse, he's hurting' too," he added, echoing the old cowboy ethic. "A horse comes to us all ugly and with long hair. We're the ones who make him beautiful enough for you to bet your money...
...bride wears Navaho earrings and a rayon huipil embroidered with paste pearls. In her hands she carries Steppenwolf. The groom looks dashing in a white manta shirt with brass buttons and a red sash to hold up his droopy drawers...
Then grotesquely, the groom escorted his bride to the familiar Tonight guest couch. Johnny, looking mighty puffed up in his tuxedo, greeted them from behind his accustomed desk. There followed a commercial and a champagne toast (the couple drank milk and honey). Tiny serenaded his bride and read plugs for the florist who had supplied 8,000 tulips, his hairdresser, and several other generous purveyors. After sign-off, the couple held an unruly press conference in which Tiny estimated that their kiss during the ceremony had been "about our fifth," but then proceeded to buss Miss Vicki 100 more times...