Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-31
HOW RICH TURFMEN BET
They Wager Piles OF Money and
Don't Mind When They
Lose.

L AOhts
Some Employ Comnaisslonere 20 Negotiate
a Price with tho Bookmakert-- Thou
sands Placed ON n single Horse.
The season Of horse racing Is now at It's
height, and owners Of fast thoroughbreds
are winning all the stakes aud races they
possibly can, says the New York Mali
and Express. There are very few men,
though. who own racing stable who do
not bet on their horses chances OF win
ming. Among those whose money has a
large influence on the betting market are
Pierre Lorillard--wheu no had racing
stable-Dwyer Brothers, "Luoky' Bald
win, Commodore Kittson, r. Z. Ashe,
Green Morris, j b Haggin, s, S. Brown,
j. It. Williams, II. T. Walton, Ed CORR.
gan and Congressman Scott. They place
their money IN variety OF ways. Some
go personally into the ring and deal
with the bookmakers, and some employ
commissioners to place their money on
for them. When their money has been
put on and they are waiting for the race
To decide whether they have won or lost
several thousands OF dollars, some act
nervously, some appear TO be totally
Indifferent about the result. Before MIR.
Lorillard disposed OF his stable OF race
horses he was one OF the best supporters
OF the turf. lie had some very fast ami.
mails, and used to back them well to WIN
him large sum Of money, When there
was racing at Jerome park Mr.. Lorillard
used to sit In the timers stand He
never entered the betting ring, but en-.
ployed u commissioner to place his
money at the best possible advantage.
This was done as quietly as possible.
When the horses went to the post Mr.,
, Lorillard would look critically at his
| representative, and, appearing TO feel
, satisfied at the colts condition,
= would glance az the other horses
! engaged. AS the horses got into position
e TO start, the master OF Raucoca would
g hold his watch In one hand and his field
O glasses In the other. When they started,
5 Mr. Lorillard's eyes were riveted on his
@ one horse Every move of the colt and
e his rider was known to him from the start
!, TO the finish. When he won pleasant
@ smile stole over his face as the horses
shot passed the winning post, aud imme-
diately, as II II were an everyday occur.
renee, he would turn and talk to the
l. other gentlemen on the stand with him.
IF When the horses came back TO the
< jockeys stand he would again examine
"a his colt, and occasionally would go down
r, and speak to Matt Byrnes, his trainer,
10 about him. Sometimes he would take
A. out his pockethook aud see how much he
A had won, but this was very seldom, II
l. he lost, the closest observer would moi
Q know IL, except that instead of examin
ing his colt he would look over the ont
that beat his.
The Dwyer Brothers, the owners of tn,
We Brooklyn stable, are two OF the pluckles
Inc sportsmen on the turf. They are aiwayl
a. ready to match their horses against any
g. body's and are willing to back their repre-
~ sentative heavily. They can take success
without what u commonly termed "get
ting a swt He'd head, and can take defea
without murmur. They usually com,
down to the track with their minds full,
made up as to what they win back, ant
lie they keep their opinion to themselves
on They are both very quiet men and do no
M push themselves into any prominence
bo They usually occupy seats at the lowe
"a end of the stand, and chat pleasant
~, with the owners or their friends VIII
ro may be around them, Their money
,o, placed on by commissioners, and til
e brothers seem rather to be two visitor
90 to the race course than the owners of tn
", largest racing stable In the country
M When the horses go 20 the post the
~, seem TO mechanically take their watche
a., from their pockets, and while the race /
being run seem TO watch It without IN
terest being conferred on any one horse
When the horses pass the winning pos
they look at their Watches and then q
l.. ON talking TO those about them; not
sign is visible to any one whether the,
"a have won or lost.
Ils PLENTY or MONEY.
tnus. Il a tla tFfs aa
1t horse owners on the turf, and backs hi
err stock like lord. lie lays his none,
IN with Il freedom and confidence that i'm
ne parts the same qualities to his friends
Mt who, like him, do not know what fear {
e. when one Of the Corrlgan stables Is to b.
10 backed. He enters the ring himself an'
ut puts on his five hundreds and thousand
lie with all the bookmakers During u,
k race he usually stands In the field nea
OF the winning post, watch In hand ant
after the race, whether he wins or loses
pays no more attention TO his bets thar
II II were only a question of Sb instead
" Of more than Thousand times tina
4 amount.
to j. d. lIaggin, the California millionaire
es Is sportsman natural born and bred
he HI has love for his horses that know
as no bounds, and mis- extensive wealth VI
10 lows him 10 give them all the luxury tha
10 a horse could be supposed to enjoy. Tn,
b, love for the royal sport, which constitutes
II part OF his nature, is inherited from d
lie Celtic ancestry. He was born and raised
IN in Woodford county, Ky, BY shrewd
III speculation In mining stocks he has &C.
I'd cumulated fortune aggregating Sl6,'
III 100000. Among his horses is the great
ne colt Ban Fox, supposed by many TO be the
best three-year old colt In the country
Mr. Haggin, when at the Sheepshead Bay
meeting, usually sat In the club house
:, and talked and joked freely with the
d. other members Only his closest friends