The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02

Where Pool se,Iing Gave Zest to n steepie-
chnse-The Jndge InNcsts.

So you arc in favor of pool-selling on
horse racos ?" said horsoman 10 Judge Porty
the other evening.
Yes" replied tho Judge. 81 think tho life
Is taken out OF race when the spectators are
prevented from investing money. in large or
small sums. on their favortes. What would the
Derby be without tho universal betting which
prevails in Englnnd2 Take our jerome Park
and Long Branch races. for instance. Last
summon visited Jerome Park with my wife to
see the races. Pool tickets were not alloyed TO
be sold. the assombaRe was small. and there
was not so much excitement IA have seen over
n scrub race on a country track Subsequently
we attended the Long Branch races. Pools
were sold there. Almost every person felt Jolly
Even young ladies' bought tickets ON the horses.
and the groups in which they worc the central
attraction on the grand stand were made merry
by their Elecful urtion when they won. or their
luguhrious fnces when thcir favOrtoe wcrc
PrHtcn. ! shall never forget the last investment
You know" continued the Judge. never
feel much interest in horse unless nave
something stakcd ON him. Mywfe was brought
up n Presbyterian; still she likes 80 have her
favcrite horse win, and seldom objects to a little
Investment; We had vcnturcd on scvcral flyers
recommended by an old hors"mun, who said
that they werc pretty sure To win; but. ~ Will
sometimes happen. they lost. The last rQce
was stcepeclasc Of about two miles and n
half Six horses ran. Five of thcm were sleek
young, bluoded bays. and the other an old gray
nng that rcscmblcd n cross between carriage
horse md livery hack. Only a few Tickets
wore sold ON the gray /, ono Of them WIS inside
~ my vest pocket returned to my wife Just rs
the horses started. Away swoopcd the bays
like ilock of pigeons before hawk. The old
grnv dropped behind rs though hr had no bltri-
meas with flyers. At the first jump he had
lost 50 much ground that on straight irVk
horse are you betting on7 inquired my wife.
The OLD gray | replied, Good-by To that
money. Judge said she | thought 50. too, but
quietly remarked that the race was not finished.
leS, but sec, the bays are at the second Jump
and the gray is further OF than he WIS ut tho
nr-t hurdle. | saw the bays sprinEing over tho
b9rs IKE pack of fox hounds wei together.
while old gray galopcd upand plunged over
Ike n runaway cart-horse. nearly knocking the
hurdle down. As he landed on the turf. how
over he seemed TO be infused with now life.
stretching out his mock, hn struck tremendous
gait. clearing twenty feet ut bound. A. the
horses nearea the third Jump OIL gray = nose
was clos" 60 the tail 81 the hlndmo-t bay. lie
made the Jump in better style than before. but
still he lost ground in getting towork again. but
was quickly after the bays with gaining strides.
On reaching the watcr jump, his head ncarly
bounded over like g'H'les, Old gray succeeded
IN securing footing after his bound with dos
p"rate struggle The bays skinned over tho
sod i'm a bunch amend OF him. and II looked ~
though he would De- nowhere AT the tiuirh. Ny
VITO ppkel me- in tho ribs, oXclaiming. Judge,
you ARE nice man 90 pick out horse. ! snid
nothing hut kept my eyes fixed on the old
horse. Alter rosainlng ms feet nc shot out X"
/ a thund"rh1lt. and u- the horses hurst into the
homesir'trh heard Il voice ~ my side say. !
do believe the gray II croWiiug into the bays.
All could -se wAs hcap ~ dark horses, with
"a gray streak ~aulwichpi I'M somewhere near
the cud " tho bunch. They came along in a
Whrlwind Of dust. ana spmchOw as they passed
under the wire, the old gray was neck ahead.
some one whispered in my car. Judge, you are
sound on the horse question. after all And
tht j. The reason why am IN favor Of pool