The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-02
MONMOUTH PARK.
What New York Sun Reporter
Saw at the Races at This
Famous Place.


station. the other day, waiting for q
train which would get him down in
time to the special for the Monmouth |
Park race track, rather a pretty |
young woman of about 20 dropped
her ticket into the box. She bosrded |
the same train and entered the same
car, taking seat next TO the reporter. |
A pair OF small, high-heeled Newport |
ties protruded from beeath a brown
foulard skirt with white polka-dots. |
A low waist of the same material was
gathered across the front and back
in the Kate Greenaway style. with
white openwork yoke and sleeves-a
quiet and cool costume. Her bonnet
was of black straw with trimmings of
the same material as her dress. When
she had settled herself comfortably in
her seat she opened small black
almonier and took out morning pa
per. For some time she appeared to
be studying the announcement of the
days races. Then she folded the
paper and put it back in the almonier,
taking out before she CLOSED it again
the latest edition of Kinks" she
consulted the index. an: ilirn turned
to several pages III re boIy ii the
guide as if she we:e looking for the
record of particular horse. After
she had thought moment she wrote
on a slip of paper Battledore. Then
she consulted the guide again, thong hit
again, and wrote Greenbush. BY
the time the train reached Park
place. Carnation. Drake Carter,
and Volusia were on the slip. She
was deepin the guide when the brake
man called out Cortlandt street.
She closed the book hastily, put it
back into the almonier, and left the
car. The reporter saw her again at
the races at Monmouth park. She
took seat right back of the reporters
stand. She got up soon and looked
around until her eyes rested on a boy
who was seated on the rail some dis
lance off, and talking to a group of
women. She caught his eye and
beckoned TO him. He nod led as
much as TO say. In moment, and
after one OF the women to whom he
bad been talking had handed him a
roll of money he came over.
Who's the favorite she asked.
Battlednre.
So much of a favorite that he
wouldn't pay much in the mutuals-
No. There's pretty lively betting
on Freeiand. | guess mutuals on
Battledore might fetch between SIS
and SIG.
Well, l gueess you can get me two
tickets on Battledore.
Do you want to bet in the pools OF
on the book.
What are you offering
Eight to FIVE against Freeland, two
to one against Battletdore.
I think I'll Just take the two mutual
this time. Whom are they betting
on over there where you've Just CONF
from
Freeland.
Heavily
No; FIVE tickets between them. HI
caught the eye Of an old woman
in black, and hurried towar'
her. She banded him some none,
and he went in the direction Of tn
betting stands.
It was q three-guarters of mil
race, and the young woman held he
field. glasses in the direction Of tn
auarter.post as the horses gathere'
there. As the horses got of wit
Hickory Jim first. Freeland second
Rattledore third, Vibrator fourth, am
went down the back stretch in tina
order, she clutched the rail >hervousl
with her left hand. When Battledor
at the haIf:mile post fell behind Viii
rator, she bit her lip, but when he bt
gan pushing ahead down the turn sh
sprang to her feet, as he took the lead
on the home-stretch and won, ii SCENE
all she could do to refrain from claE
ping. AS it was, she hreathed quickl
with excitement when she sat down.
The boy returned from the bettin
stands, handed the old woman in blac
some money, and then came TO her.
How much ?" she asksd.
Sixteen even on each ticket" h
replied. "How are You going to b.
this time?
was going to bet on Greenbusl
but l guess I'll take couple G
Thackeray.
He started of for the group {
women for whom he had bougl
tickets on the first race, but anOth'
boy was already receiving money fro
the head of the party, a middle-age
woman, dressed in pale pink cashmel