Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-26
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A Race That Did Not Resu,, as Intended.


WhirlwInd in Saturdays trot, ana
that there was am interesting story
connected with IL, GAZETTE man
onproached him Saturday night and
elected from him a statement, IN sun
stance as below: ,
ii don't DENY said Mr.. Holland,
"that was in for making money on
the races. At Dallas ] put In my PIE
against the gang and lost IL. When
the races came here | determined not
to be sucker any longer and so
fried TO ret on the inside track, ana
Ind better success. Friday night
Frank Van Ness, the owner and driver
of Isaac, came to me and calling me
aside down here on the street, said To
me, Holland, we have determined
not to win this race tomorrow lnefe
are several of us to divide among,
however, and there's not enough IN
the pot. I drive Isaac and IL Is WIN
me whether or not he wins. l don't
intend to win, but to let Whirlwind
come In. You go in with me and BUY
Whirlwind, and we'll make big
pile, | went to the room and laid
about 500 on Whirlwind and the held
against Isaac. Saturday morning l
met Van Ness and he said to me,
Look here, George, I've got to win on
Isaac. The other fellows have put their
money on him, and can't ailord Togo
back on them now. You had better
90 and hedge said to him, That's
d. fine remark TO make after my
money is up. | went to the room to
see what / could do, and found that
Isaac was selling so big g favoiite that
would have to put up big money TO
save myself. | made up, my mind to
beat the crowd If | could. so went
to Mozart and Woods, the president
aud secretary, and said to them mat
| the other horses were to be pulled III
order to have Isaac win, that knew
| Whirlwind could win fair race, ana
wanted them to put up an
other driver. They told me they
did not think they could get man,
but for me to see what ] could do.
went to Ed. Gcers. who | thought was
a pretty straight man, and one OF the
best of drivers, and had II long talk
with him. He said he would like To
drive for me, but he knew the other
trotting men would never forgive INN
for it. He finally agreed to drive, and
| gave him 500, and told him To keep
quiet. ] then went and put more
money on Whirlwind and against
Isaac, Van Ness and his crowd heard
that there was going to be change oil
| drivers, and they came To me ana
| begged me not to have ii done They
then tried to get the judges not to
make change and sent men
to them and these said that the change
in drivers did not mean that Whirl-
wind was TO win, but that he was To
| lose. WhirIwind's owner went To
| them and showed them two pools he
had on his horse and told them lie
wanted his horse TO win, but that II
lob was being put up They asked
| that the driver should not bc changed
| the first heat anyhow, but that he be
allowed to show what he could do. |
| told them that this was only to get II
chance to have my horse shut out of
the race completely. but that If they
would agree to waive distance |
would not insist on Il change
then. as it was not II
deciding heat. So no change was then
made But il was seen that Whirl-
winds driver made no effort to win
the heat, rs Whirlwind was made to
start OFF last and kept his place nearly
all the way, ending fourth. The
| Judges now consented TO the change.
| Nou noticed how Just after this heat
! Whirlwind sprang TO be Il tavorite,
| The gang knew the game was up and
were hedging SO recklessly that Whirl-
wind stock went up tremendously.
They tried to buy Geers, but did not
succeed. / saw their agents coming
around, and | said to him, Look here,
Geers, | have paid you TO drive this
race, and ! want it won, ia like TO
be around when these parties appronch
you?' Geors said All right come right
up and listen to anything you choose
So whenever any one approached him
! went up to his side and listened to
all that was said. paid boys $50 to
rub or Whirlwind, and watched to
see that he was properly hitched.
| Blue Jay wass,ivCn the next heat on
account of Whirlwind running, but he
took the race in the next two heats,
having taken one Friday afternoon.
There was quietness that came over
the crowd when the race was won. 1t
looked rs If something had dropped.
The gang looked sick, and the pool
box was uneasy. You see it held tick
cts on Isaac to big tune. The
buyers were not In condition to pay
for them, and the BOOKSELLER hustled
or tonight TO the officers of the assC-
citation and had the payment of purse
money due the parties stopped, to
make the box safe. Nearly every trot-
ting and pacing man was backing
Isuac. The boys have come around
every night to see me OF My Theater
on complimentary tickets gave them,
but tonight there was no one there
except the correspondent from Chica'
go.n
"Who do you mean?n
"Why, that chunky little fellow"
"The gray-haired young man." sug.
gestcd n listener.
"Oh, you mean Curley, the Upper"
: said the GAZETTE.
"Yes. He came in and seemed to
be in very good humor. They had
: treated him badly, having given him
dirt in the middle Of the week. ex.
pect he was glad TO see them so discom.
fitted. They will never forget me, OF
certainly not soon. They are mighty
sore. / understand they got away
with Sam Ecker, too. He came down
here to lease the I'll Paso but didn't