Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-27
TREY OUGHT NOT TO, BUT THEY DO,
sQUBAL,

Whenever you get left, don't squeal," i
one of Davy Crockett's sayings. This doel
not. however, seem to apply to a certain Sac
ramento newspaper man who bets on " DE- &C
thingH." A week ago last Sunday, a few Sac
ramento sports. not representative men oil
Sacramento by any means, went to Hawks
] Corners, in San Joaquin county, to rob few
grangers on premeditsted and prearranged
steal. "They got left, as they should, and
now they are squealing, not only on the pub
! lie streets, but through certain weekly
paper. As they went out to Hawks Corners
| to rob the ranchers, got heeced at their own
game, and now complain, it reminds one OF the
adage, 1T depends on whose bull is gored.
The Gait Gazette says: Last Saturday q
match race of ssyeDty.fige yards for $500 was
arranged between William Gilpin and @. y.
| Gibson, TO coma off at Hawks Corners on the
| following day, between the hours OF two and
three o'clock in the afternoon. Gilpin sad
Gibson aye both professional foot-ractrs, the
latter, by far the fastest man, has the best
record Of any ranner on the coast for either
long or short distances, with the exception of
the feet. footed Harmon, who is said can beat
him in distances less than one hundred yards.
Gilpin has been in Sacramento for several
weeks past and became thoroughly acquainted
with several Of the sports of that cisy, and
made known to them his expertness in run
ring After giving several private trials Of
his heetness against time in the city, while q
well-known Tenth and K saloon keeper held
g stop-wstch on him, the flyer convinced his
new acquaintance that they had dead
thing " if they backed him, and that hs YVES
the fastest runner on the coast. During all
this time Mr. Gibson was Willing away the
sultrY days quietly as best he could
within the classic precincts of Calf,
occasionally dispatching and receiving H.
formation from his friend Gilpin in Sacrs-
mento as TO progress. However, the Sacra-
mento boys, worked up TO fever heat, were
bound to have race last Sunday, and sent
two Of their number to Elliott on Saturday to
put up the money, draw up the papers and
make the race. La the meantime Gibson had
the Elliott bloods pretty well matured for the
race. aud on the arrival of the Sacramentans
not Ten minutes elapsed until fnal arrange.
menls were perfected. Bright and early Sun
Day morning five of the Sacramento sports,
imbue1 with the idea that % the early bird
catches the worm," passed quietly through
the suburbs of Cali IN a double rig, and not
even "smiled." Oh, nol Il was resolved
tc give Gait and ths Gait boys slip, lest
they might get on TO the racke5" and
cover some Of the Elliott money, which they
themselves intsnGed winning and bagging
home. On the noon train there arrived a sec.
ond delegation from the Capital City, who i'm
mediately drove out TO the Corners, just in
time to bet $500 or $500 apiece. Gibson was
backed principally by Bob Misener, an Elliott
farmer, in the first place; but when the Sac
ramentaus displayed their plethoIio purses
and willingness to bet, Gilson's solid
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money was Immediately forthcoming to cover
all advances made by the Capital city sports,
with q surplus lett untouched. The scheme
was first arranged TO salt the farmer, who
would probably bet an amount not to exceed
$500 to 5000. But the SacrameDtans foolish
IL spoiled their own game, and thereby 81
lowed the foot racers and one or two on the
"iuside to throw them down" The pre-
arranged scheme wss disposed Of and new
one perfected, By which Gibson was to win
the rsce, and for these reasons: Some
nine persons were interested on the
side Of the Sacramentans, and 81, $50 odd
was the total amount bet by them, while
tha Same amount Of money was bet
by three Individuals on the other side. 1t
was transparent to the runners that larger
" diVy" could possibly be obtained from
the less than the greater number inter
ested, and their proposition was en-.
tirely satisfactory to the Elliott boys
and the race was run, resulting detrimental
TO the Sacramento folks, who took in the sit
uation at glsncs and declared they were
cold. Sunday evening the city gents came to
Gait feeling sore and wearing long faces. and
mum" was the word. On their arrival
home, however. some of the "sickly" ones
swore to q eonplsint charging Gilpin with
recsiying money under false preteoses, and
had warrant issued for his arrest. Gilpin
remained in Gait Sunday night, purchased
ticket for Stockton in the morning, and left
or tie o'clock train for that city, and has
not been heard of since. The Sacramento
boys left Gait for homo about shutdown, and
when they reached the Hickville Arno Tav-
ERR, after considerable psrley they finally
agreed to wait long enough to water their
horses. The proprietor of the tavern was on
the qui vive to have his bar in readiness to
refresh the returning sports. but to his sur
prise not a single man got out, and when they
started to drive away he invited them to have
something, but they would not indulge. and
modestly excused themselves by saying they
had enough for one day.