The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-22
WOMEN BETTING At THE RACES.
Piu Money Melting Like Wet sugar-Fenals
Gambling Parties - Feature.
From ne Hour.

One OF the most striking features Of gath
erings on the race COURSE Is the enormous hold
sex. The days Of wagering boxes Of gloves or
bnnbons are practically over. and the keenness
With which women pursue the mighty dollar in
the merely casual race goer. Time was whom
ladies' did not attend races save III the company
OF their husbands. brothers. or intimats male
friends. Now Tor II great number OF women
who 90 racing male escort Is superfluous; in
fact; he is1in tho way. There are msssenser:
tickets and Al so the cnshing in for small p.r-
centnge ind do it much more quickly and re-
Tho eonseIu,rnee Is that regular hon rnrties
are now made NJ for the rnc.s, and pin money
Way x 70 GShod to tho unSo
In its mlldnr stage the betting fever among
women is rather amusing. and providing the
ance OF common sence. II will lend to no par
ticuar harm. The writer numbers among his
ncHuain.nnees Indy whom her nnsb,nd has
threeo or four years. io never bpts iiInsolf. but
he allows her from $40 to s25 day. to invest.
siasm 10 bet nationally and carefully. so as to
make enough money to buy liberal presents for
n%sGn s a. ana ,r sna Snt sr sr 'I bus
ginning this year ut Sh.epshrnd Bay. and i'm
parted to the writer in condolences that shs,
i"r her husband with the proceeds OF her C"ney
Island Investments. The IL st three DAYS She
wMs out D", last Tp".d"s shs got fresh
blazing July sun. Finally sha began To grow
demorali8eI. and bought one OF the twenty; i've
ties. Dear mo. she said sadly. on tho why
home. such lucl. Alter tho second race
Emit Eu ss hope hope Of nsE MnSa I'm
sufficient tn purchase IL conrls Of tides. Now.
even !hsy have flown To tho y i'm distance"
While this Indy was uniuckv. however. thero
WINS n bcvy OF fnir, ones, netting immediately
heh ind her who picked" winners with start
llngiy uniform succrss. There We're four Of them.
a Ili, a ri p,is on
the card. They were adopts in tho uso Of racing
slang They knew all a"mt and jndS;;
and condemned Mclaughlin for having ridden
War Eagle 81 all ovcr tho place" Altogether.
ably had paid dearly iorii,s,r experience. they
excitement OF betting had az much attraction
for them rs the nero gambling part OF tho
Al Brighton Beach ono sees the worst side OF
shine one " can SEQ The same nces sf ut he uwUr
end Of the stand. all outwardly Indifferent. but
at tho same time intensely Interested In form.
itself docs not interest them. They do not even
take the trouble Of looking at the contests. A
TO- sne whether the horse that they have back
most philosophical! outward Indifference. An
fully shows to what nm extent women
betting, 1t was the race which yocalic won at
Shespshend Bay last Saturday. The finish be.
tween him and Miss Brewster was very close
one and from that part Of the stand where tho
writer sRt 1t looked vary much ~ II tho lilly
had won by nose Immediately behind thu
writer snt midile-nged woman, OF mntronly
white with suppressed sxcitsment. In fact. she
was so nervous that, she did not trust herself to
look at !he race. When Miss Brewster chal.
l.ngod Eocnlic in the stretch she arose how
! ever. and big beads Of psrspiration started on
her forrheai!. Al the horses shot past the posi-
| sh" clutchcd tho writer's arm and hoHrssly In.
alired: What DO op,th!ns won. slrY" MIS-.
God" sho exclaimed, "don't tell me that!
| have backed the other ono" A few minutes
| after. Nocatc's humber went up. The woman
almost cried with loy. That saved me-" she
| said. forgetting her reserve In her delight u
was away out On tho Meeting. and to gat eysn
| took $40. which my husband had laid ~ lue &c
pay the interest on II loan. Twenty-Five dollar
went on tho other races, nnl. attracted by No.
| calic's light weight, | determined to risk al
that was left ~ IN. Hal Vocalic lost. I an
afraid that could not hay. faced my husband
| Now. hoaevcr. win $3.50, which puts Inc near
| ly $50 10 tn. good on the meeting"
| Occurrences ike this make even the mos
| enthusiastic mal" plnngor look rather qucerl,
| at his ftvorits amusement or mode OF specuR
tion. whatever he chooses 70 call It