The jockey
By Carson McCullers, first published in The New Yorker
A jockey becomes heated after a big race and disrespects those around him.
Author
Published in
Year
Words
Genres
Availability
Collections
Plot Summary
A jockey named Bitsy finished a big race and gazes upon his team--the horse's owner, the bookie, and his trainer. Much to the dismay of the bookie (who believes Bitsy is not all the way there), Bitsy is invited to dinner by the owner of the horse. Upon his arrival, he is already angry and extremely rude to the other guests. They began discussing a friend of Bitsy's who was recently injured on the track pretty severely. Bitsy's trainer responds with empathy that is seemingly sarcastic, which angers Bitsy even more. He continues to get drink after drink and get more and more rude with the guests. They treat him like a child and eventually he storms away from the table.