The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-06-04
BLANK HORSE. BRACES


/ by RIFLE,
Blank a man that bets on horse-race,
anyway, ~" said Gen. Householder, as he rested his
elbow on osekamp's counter last Monday and viewed
an empty glass which rested between his thumb and
fingers and drew the undivided attention OF several
conylvialists who had boon discussing the OF tho
| running meeting ended on Saturday previous.
"Why, General, - said Governor Kickovcr, "your
fayorlte must have gone wrong
"Wrong, sir, did You sayY Yes sir; had the
blank blankedest luck that any equine student ever
experienced since n four footed beast came ont tho
| earth. IN tell You all about IT, gentlemen. Whom
found the National Jockey Club meant business, |
went to my library for advice the horse, but hoIc
found nothing satisfactory the subject. subscribed
ten dolarsfor work edited Ivy gentleman after whom
= celebrated race horse Is named. was delighted
when received two volumes OF tho work, which
showed all the acs about running horses last year
and gave lots OF data for to figure For exam
pies III during last summer n certain horse carrying
100 pounds ran mile In i;i3, and another certain
horse, carrying the same weight ia miles In 1850,
then which one VI these two would win this spring In
quarter dash with 81 pounds each You sec II
simple matter Of arithmetic to reach the correct
answer In the comparison Of two moro animals and
you must know that the name aud description ofovcry
flyer the turf In these books. had II all down
fine, and wondered that these arhmotical principles
had never been discovered or applied tiy myself TO
nnd tho sure winners at any meeting.
Taking all the entries tot tho races, hired bank
clerk who was and Is n lightning calculator, aud
we set up OF nights and figured out the winners Tor
day, and we bet accordingly. On the FIRST day the
track was very heavy, and were tho horses bet
on, because hcy were fat, and that beat us. On the
second day the track was improved, and that boat
everybody save three men, who won 1900 FOR % ON
the third day we went contrary to our figures which
all marked the winners. ON the last day we went ac-
COdng 10 figures, and they all lost. lhad "tlpsn
points non the last day, but would not adopt them
Blue Lodge let on that mare2 No. sir; the book
did not justify II. had faith In her rs against
ohio Boy and Oden with the weights, especially at
this season OF the year.
Sweet Home? OH yes | had her ON my slate for
first choice, aud attending pome friends on tho
grand stand when sent young man with shecklcs
TO buy three mutual tickets her Ito returned, and
when all hands had applaudod sweet Homes victory
and all was over went down aud found my tickets
were "Clydc lil +" and were otherwise N. q.
on the mile-hcat race, where there were four good
starters, bought an auction pool where Valparaiso
sold for s35. took the field for sIs, had mind
to buy all four horses In the pOolbox so as to BE- sure
Of holding winning ticket ont of the twenty two
races during tho four days meeting, hut considered
three horses against good bet especially that
looked like he had been fed on barrels and
the hoops undgestcd In that lace on tho first
round, Valparaiso and Helen Wallace had dead heats
hlu VII lnc btCOnU Valparaiso WON. lncn,
having SIS on Helen, with chance to win
S35 II she came In ahead on the next heat, hedgcd
by taking two mutual tickets $40 WORTH Valpn-
raise for the thirlheat, which he won Including aud
concluding the race. My tickets last bought were
worth So so each and when cashcd would have left mo
sii. 10 out that went to get tho cash. hut
found such crowd at the ticket hole aud such arge
discount among scalpcrs that pocketed my tickets
Till after awhile The fourth race was on the boards
MO mi yhnIn
of race, and the book comparisons led to an Idea
that &c Emily F.'' would come In first. took seat
on the grand stand To witness the race, when my
friend, Capt Skipoycr, held up ticket 49, TO say,
"Thc only one on Emily F. called him 10y put
ting M another. We went down aud mutually looked |
through glasses for luck, and then returned to
places and Emily F.come under the wire nose aud
nose with Chickadcc. We went down and looked
through the glasses again, feeling that each had won
over si60 for IS on the " old girl but directly fell
low came along-l could have mashed him-and said
the judges had given the race TO ChiCkadce: and SO
they had My friend and passed out, feeling like \
two wet chicks.
ON the last race ca steeplechase) we went around /
and took look at old Derby, great favcrc In the
pools and elsewhere. We heard au autocrat In silk L
whisper that Derby would fail, and we purchased /
mutual tickets on Kitty CLARK and GIFT One of these
was away ahead and already TO win, wheu Mt a L
water jump, the horse and jockey went down. They
splritedly righted aud came home, with Judge Muir
ray half length ahead. Then everybody except
Judge Murray ticketholders came busting back to
the city. In the evening started to the National
where the sportsmen all talk OF horses, and
on the way l mechanically drew from my pockets |
lot of Frence mutual tickets and tore them into little
bits. After reaching the hotel where they were
paying oil " l became weary and retired carly.
Yesterday morning, In "reminiscences OF the week
resting on the seventh day you knowI found that