The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-07

New York printers OF whom there
arc but few remaining. One day,
While be was working on . weekly
Newspaper, the continued-story man
went the way Of many geniuses and
disappeared in fog. The proprietor
said Mr.. Smith. why don't you
vrits q storyi Mr.. Smith wrote
story, the circulation rolled up. and
now the writer 10 enabled to indulge
bis love for picking out the winners
to his hearts delight.
Standing near each other are two
id-looking citizens one is young
and handsome, the other had the ap-
pearance of . good-natured man who
knows how to keep q hotel. The Lot.
ter IL . celebrated oyster caterer, and
the other Is famous for the choice
meats he furnishes to uptown resi-
dents. Both favor auction pools. and
both have blazing diamonds.
There sits man with the head Of .
patriarch. Forty-one years ago he
bet on the Boston and Fashion race
on the old union course. He put his
money on Boston. His winnings that
day have cost him $40, 900 eiuce. No
man has had. more tips given him in
genuine good faith, and still be says
it Is impossible to heat the game.
Eagerly watching the horses as
they dash towards the finish is q young
lawyer from Brooklyn. His face has
the troubled look which says: If l
could only get even, l would quit.
Cropping his way along the rails
close to the quarter-stretch is shat
tered, miserable man. A horse has
been set back for fouling and the man
is looking for winning tickets that
may have been thrown away under
the supposltion that they were of no
account. Five years ago the man
was worth a quarter of a million.
His friends now support him.
A fat. cheerful looking young man,
who graduated with honors and was q
college champion sculler. exhibits
with great glee card which entities
him to 500 for $50 placed on winner.
He bets on every race, and always
shows his winning cards. They are
few and far between. He is the hope
of fond. wealthy, widowed mother.
By Jove! he remarked to an &C.
quaintance the other day, here it is
only July, and I've a bare thousand
remaining of my yearly allowance Of
S25, 900.
Here comes q man Of commanding
stature followed closely by q slim
young man. They are father and son.
The father lie one Of the most success
full theatrical managers in the United
States, and one of fhe most popular
men in Brooklyn. He does not make
as many hits on the turf as he does in
the theater.
Near the front row in the grand
stand, surrounded by pretty and VI
vacious actresses, is the handsome
proprietor of the most gorgeous place
of Amusement in New York. Although
q good Judge of race horses, the colon
ell does not win as often as the Ladies'.
Like well-known southern turfman
he lost on thirty-three horses in sue
cession.
Among those who make regular
trips to and from the gambling arens
are three Brooklyn office-nolders
One is tall and grum, resembling
deacon in Talmageis tabernacle. an
other is medium-sized, pleasant-facet
gentleman, and the third has the ap-
pearance of hitter from the shout
der. The pleasant man wins more fire
quently than either of his companions
Three famous billiard experts-Slos
son, Schaefer and Sexton-are familiar
figures on the green. Slosson car
romed on five winners in succession
recently. and then offered to discount
the Plunger. Schaefrr said they
could all beat him at the pool game
there was too much pocketiDg on thu
wrong side of the table. Sexton played
Pizarro up to the reverse English
which he missed. Then he though
it was time to draw. Billiard runs
are uncertain, and so are horse races
Women are the most persistant bet
tiers at the races when the fever once
takes a strong hold. Among the
many regular attendants, no MATES
how stormy the weather may be-
there are three groups at least tina
follow the races from course to course
from the opening to the closing Of thu
season. They pick their seats at the
beginning of meeting as nearly OPP
posite the winning post as possible
occupying the same position each day
They are enabled to do this by reach
ing the grounds long before the crowd
begins to pour through the gates
They are genteel, wel!-behaved per