Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-27
WOMEN BETTERS.
Winning and Losing With The
B0Okmaksrs.
Hired Escorts ard Boys Who Attend Them
How They lake Their Earnings
and lOsses-0eaIirg
in Autuals.
Nsp Ymk Sun.

As a Sun reporter stood on the plat
form of a Sixth avenue station, the
other day, waiting for a train which
would get him down in time to the
sTecial for the Monmouth Park race
track, rather a pretty young woman Of
about 20 dropped her ticket in to the
box. She boarded the same train and
entered the same ear, taking a seat
next to the reporter \ pair of small,
high-heeled Newport ties protruded
from beneath a brown foulerd skirt with
white pOlka.duts. A low waist of the
same material was gathered across the
front and back in the Kate Greenaway
style, with white open work yoke and
sleeyeS-a quiet and cool costume. Her
bonnet was of black straw with trim
mings Of the same material as Der dress.
When she had settled herself comfOrta
bly, in her seat she opened small black
aimOnier and took out a morning paper
For some time sue appeared To be- study
ing the announcement OF the days
races Then she folded the paper and
put il back in the almOuier, taking out
be fore she closed it again the latest e1i-
ton Of "Kirk's.n She consulted the in
dex, and then turned to several pages
IN the body of the guide as if she were
looking for the record ola particular
hOIse/Aiter she had thought mo-
meBt she wrote on a slip of paper: Bat
tledOre. Then she consulted the guide
again, thought again, and wrote:
Greenbush. BY the time the train
reached Park place, Carnation, Drake
Carter, and NoluSia were on the slip.
She was deep in the guide when the
brakeman called out: "Cordandt
slreetw
She closed the book hastily, put it
back into the almOnier, and LETT the
car. The reporter saw her again at the
races at Monmouth park. She took
a seat right back Ofthe reporters stand.
She got up soon and looked around ua-
I'll her eS es rested on boy who was
seated on the rail some distrance Oft,
and talking to group OF women. She
caught his eye and beckO ned To him.
He n dded as much as To say, ain a
moment" aud after one of the women
to " HON he hal been talking had hand
I'd him a roll of money he came over.
"WhO's the favOrite" she asked.
"BattledOre.n
80 much of a favorite that he
wouldn't pay much in the mutuals"
"NO. There's pretty lively betting
on Freeland. guess mutuals on Bat
tlrdore might fetch between SIS and
SIG"
well, guess you can get me two
tickets on BlttledOre.u
"Do you want to bet in the pools or
on the book"
What are you Offeringm
Eight to five against Freeland, two
to one against BattledOre."
IL think Tn just take the two mu-
tuals this time. Whom are they bet
ting on over there where you've just
come from"
"Freeland."
"Heavily~
mo; five tickets between them" He
caught the eye of an old woman in
black, and hurried toward her. She
handed him some money and he went
in the direction of the betting stands.
1t was a three-quarterS of q mile race
and the young woman held her field
glas< es in the direction Of the quarter
pert rs the horses gathered there. As
the horses got oil with Hickory Jim
first, Freeland second, Battledore
third, Vibrator fourth, and went do Hn
the back stretch in that order, she
c utched the rail nervously with her
left hand. When Battledoreat the half
mile post fell behind Vibrator, she bit
her LID, but when he began pushing
ahead down the turn she sprang to her
feet, and as he took the lead on the
home stretch and won, 1t seemed all
could do to refrain from clapping. AS
1t was, she breathed quickly with ex-
tement when she sat down.
The boy returned from the betting
stand E, han led the old woman in black
some money, and then came to her.
GLOW much?" she asked.
"Sixteen even on each ticket" he re-
Piled. GLOW are you going to bet this
time?'
Il was going to bet on Greenbush,
but guess Pll take couple on Thack-
eray.n
He started of for the group Of women
for whom he had bought tickets on the
first race, but another boy was already
receiving money from the head of the
party, a middle.aged woman, dressed
in pale pink cashmere with white lace
woke and sleeves, pink buttons and rib
bOns, and crowned by large white
null hat with pulled crown and pink
ribbons to match. The reporter glanced
over the stand and saw several groups
of women, on whom boys and young
men i'm their shirt. sleeves were in at
tendance. He noticed also some women
who handed their money to WELL
dressed men. One Of these women was
seated near the reporters stand. She
bet on Aella in the fourth race. AS
Aella fell back at the tSrn and Drake
Carter came to the front the reporter
turned around. The woman's face WAS
distorted with rage.
After one of the races the reporter
walked in front OF the grand stand and
observed the various groups OF women
who had been betting. Some were
silent and glum, and others wore q
nervous, worried expression, while some
were jubilant. One party had just or
dered up bottle Of champagne, and
woman with bleached blonde hair, 3
big chip hat with ostrich plumes, and 3
bright peacOcS. blue satin broclded
drpss studded with buff flowers, white
lace mitts showing fingers covered
with rings, was offering the young man
who had attended to the buying OF
mutuals glass of sparkling wine, -,
"How have you made out to-day
we asked. N
pretty well. l got about S. from all
the women. You see it wasn't 3 very
great day for them. No big scoops on
the mutusls."
I.Did the young woman right back oil
the reporters' stand do well?"
"First-rate for to-day. She cleared
$50. and that's doing well day like
mis-. when favorites are winning and
mutuals not paying high. But In
connie of races she dropped fayorites