The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-20
TIPS FROM THE STABLE BOYS.

Novel Methods of Ascertaining Which
Horses Are Destined to Win.
do you see that negro" asked promi-
nent business man pointing to a brawny
black leading horse up and down the street
for exercise. He came to me some time
ago and asked for work and told him had
all the help l wanted.
"How many coOns you's had ter wuk for
yOus in de past yeah!" he asked. -Four or
five, l replied 'Dey's all done left, amt
deyH said he. l admitted that they had.
When he asked me if L knew why, said no.
80 Cos dey's all rich, now he said. 'Yous
got lucky stable dts private stable, you
know-nO racing horses, an you's lucky
man When yous come to de stable in de
mornin' dey'd ak de time Now spose you
said 1880 well, dey'd go to de policy shop
an play 10, 80 and 6i, an dey got de OR by
tackin thirteen onto de last fgger an dey
allus winned
But that is not horse-racing," 1 said
"I'u call the negro here, and you can see
what he says himself Zack,' when the
negro lad had responded to the call, tell
this gentleman how you buy pools on the
horse racep
lack grinned from ear to ear, and ra-
piled: DE ting am done in dis way, sah
kin read de papers 'nuf SOS L know to
night what de entries am TO- de races to-
-
name ebbery wheel an blanket an harness
an stanshun in de place after one OBJ de
bosses in tomOrrer's race Bimeby Dir.
- comes out to de barn, an goes 'roun'
lOOkin at tings, an mebbe he takes hole dis
wheel, an shakes il to see if it is tight;
spose de wheel am named 'Balthazer' Che
pronounced it 'BallteazerO I buy him
straight den mebbe the boss Il lean agin
stanshun, an dat'll be Cooling Goblin;
buys him fo' place, COS it's de second one
Mr.. - touched see3 Presently he picks up
a halter an says it wants mendin r
suffin and OATS His Grace Now l hab
two straight an one TO- place. De fourth
one touched is TO place an de fit is TO
straight again an den play de fust, third
and fit for combine combination. Eff he
touches two in de same race, l play de fust
one straight and de ODER one for straight
and place bofe, see. An dat busts up my
combine, TO- l knows l wouldn't win a com
bine den, eff played it. Does 1 make any
money? Well, 1 has to, cose 1 won't take
any wages, TO- dat wud break my luck, see'
Las week made 81, de week afore dat l
made ober $50 and Use done pretty web dis
week Dere's annoder ting, too; eft Mr.. --
Swears, play the plugs horses dats no &C
count-et he stubs his toe comm in de barn,
1 don't play anything, cose then of 1 got
winner he'd throw de jockey or stumble or
do suffin to lose III glib 20 a straight tip
fo tomorrow eff yo want it-no! Yah!
Some folks don't want ter get rich, nohow"
New York Mail and Express.
Shrewd Boy.
A jar of preserves had effected a very nlys-
FERROUS disappearance during the night, and
the fact was mentioned at the breakfast table
next morning. Denials of guilt came from
every side, but it was noticed that one partiC-
ular yOungSter was silent.
And what have you to say, Georgie"
finally said his aunt, turning toward him.
And then very honestly and solemnly came
the response:
MY pa don't allow me to talk at the table"