The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-08-02
THE MARE WON.
"Reminiscences of a Gambler Who
Has Sworn OFF.
Harrford Times

man said ut the trotting park, as he
stood watching the pool-selling.
GLOW is that? his friend asked.
alt don't pay unless yon are on
the inside, and even then one Is
liable to be caught tripping.
"a burnt child breads the fire,
vcntured the other.
"No, not that. / am ahead on
gambling-way ahead. But it isn't
good way to get your money.
Easy come, easy 90. Gamblers are
sometimes flush, but Oftener broke.
One dosen't know the value OF
money when he scoops it in by
gambling"
81 suppose you have had a taste
of both good and bad luck in your
gambling experience ?" the friend
asked.
Eyes, both kinds. ! remember a
case where had a little of both.
"Perhaps youremember, he con-
tinued, the race some years ago in
Boston between John Morgan and
Blackstone Belle The Belle was a
Boston horse, while the other was
owned in New York. A friend told
me that Morgan was bound to win,
and advised me to back him. The
day the race was to come off a
couple of Hartford friends and my
self went to Boston with well-filled
pocketbOOk, intending to back Nor
gan. When we reached the park
we found the odds were 100 to 30
on Morgan, and we di Int care to in
vest on the favorite at the odds. A
heat was trotted and the mare acted
so badly that it was evident that
Morgan could have shut her out if
he had not been pulled by the driv-
err. Then the betting was wild.
Ten to one on MorganI a hun
dred to ten on Morgan! A thous-
and to hundred on Morgan!
"These odds were so big that,
although we came down from Hart
ford to back Morgan, we agreed to
take the odds, and each of pooled in
$500, and | went forward with my
1900 to put it up on the mare. II
luything should happen. that she
should win we could rake in 3d.,
OOO-a snug little pile. l sang out
400 to 900 on the mare !" My
friend who gave me the betting
point. and who L had not before
seen that day, heard my voice and
came up and excitedly said: "1OU
are a fool. Didn't | tell you to back
Morgan? lie is backed to win, sure.
| "This bluffed me off 1t took nj
the pluck out of me, and l wen
back to the boys and told them OF 1t
With no money up we lost all IN
terest i'm the race, and started fol-
the CITY. Before we got there We
saw crowd gathered around
suburban hotel, and soon Learned
that a second heat had been trotteC
and that the favorite had hurt him
self and came near being distanced
And the result was that the mare
had won the race, and we blankeC
our luck ut not being in on the SO,
600 pot That was bad luck, bu
we had gone to Boston to make
something. and so we went to buck
ing the tiger. We lost all the money
we had except about 50 each, anC
we put this together and CHANGED il
on a card aud won. From this
point our luck turned. One Of the
party did all the playing, but We
were all in for an equal share OF the
winnings When we left for Hart
ford we had doubled our pile, but
for all this we felt sick to thing thai
we didn't scoop in the $4,000. Blu
such is the luck of a gambler! AS
said at the start, gambling doesnt
pay"
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