Wildfire (1915)

John Keefe a gambler shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game Keefe steals Barringtons papers and forges a bill of sale to himself for Barringtons stable of race horses back east The stable includes the prize filly Wildfire Meanwhile Barringtons daughters Henrietta and Myrtle are becoming worried about their fathers long absence in the West John Garrison the sheriff of the town in which Barrington was killed goes East to investigate He suspects Keefe now called John Duffy and begins to build a case causing Henrietta to become suspicious Keefe realizing that the game is almost up tries to get Wildfires jockey to throw the big race but Henrietta saves the day and Wildfire wins