Daily Republican., 1886-07-31
HIS EXPERIENCE AT THE RACES

his pocket, but 1t had the dali sound of
penny Jostling . nickel There were
several things on his mind. His
troussrs--the ones he got with his only
spring suit-vere bagging at the knees,
and he wanted y patent stretcher-e2.6 90.
His black silk hat--the one he paid 90
for last fall-weighed, to his aching
brain, about ten pounds, and penny
and q nickel would not get q white tile
nor Mackinaw. What was he to do?
The magazines, 1t 10 true, had been
good enough to return him the several
stories be permitted the sub editors to
read the headings of the week before,
but that did not help him Q bit; the
| newspapers declined to accept the arti-
clos Of secondhand. They were good
enough, OF course, but "from the crowd
Cd state OF our columns we are obliged'
and so forth, and so fifth and no on.
he had desk full OF just sach stories
which he was saving until that day
| when his fame would give them value,
and editors regret that they had over
looked his Eenius).
This "he" was young man and such
were his circumstances that he was
prepared for any thing that might turn
up. DO he WAS ready for an "old
spsrt," who did turn up with:
How're you, jim. Look DOWN
mouth. What's up?"
dead broke, old fellow. Want 500.
Cant you lend IL to me?''
II can make 1t for you. Come along
TO the races. Well borrow hundred
OF the boekmakers."
BAT I've nothing TO start on"
Pawn ynur watch"
1t was done rs the tempter seid and
the two were soon at Monmouth Park,
Old Sport full Of experience, the young
man anxious to buy $25 worth. The un
sophisticated young soul had never
backed horse before In his life, but tho
faith within him WAS strong indeed.
The commission business was full of
mysteries. but when he saw 4 to
against Portland, 9 to Q against Grena-
der, 10 to against Hopeful, Is TO /
against Letritia, his mind went back to
. tailor shop In Brosdws and ordered
| 700 suit OF clothes; he almost felt O
new hat on his head, and In his waist
Q ut pockes were two tickets for
l"Falka" st wallaok's. The magazines
might go to thunder. He would do the
rAoes after this.
swell, whad jew goin' to put your
money on?" Old Sport asked. You
can't bat less'n S5, you know"
who'll win she rnce?"
~ think Refrain will. Odds z to l.
that ia, you put up your t5 and they
pay you back $40 +"
Suppose you put 1t up for me. Ia
don't know tho ropes yet"
Up it went. Around went nine
horses Refrain came in fourth. Five
from S25 left $50.
20, wouldn't mind that" Old
Sport said quietly. tits better to lose
At first than win. Not 30 apt to lose
your head. Make 1t all back on the
next race"
/ Miss Bassett Ally, Ittilsla, Rlsaliad,
Costello, Belladonns, Strideaway, Nil
Desperandum, La Farandole.
| Ordinarily I'd back the Miss Bassett
Ally, but So and-6o tells me privately
that the Dryers are backing Rosalind
to win. guess we'll do as the Dwy-
ers do"
SO said experience, and So followed
its advice, going up on the bay Ally
from tho forest OF Arden at odds of 10
to l. fit had been q contest for Or
lando poor Rosalind would mover have
won him, for she came under the wire
No. 8 The Miss Bassett hlly was the
winner.
"Didp,t say the Mis- Baesett Ally
would win ?" cried Old Sport, exult
lingly. Hereafter I'll always follow
my own judgment. No, don't take
Rock and Rye In the next race. He's
played out. Hasn't done anything de.
cent this season. Bandala's the nag.
| wish l had something to risk on
lher."
"I'll lend you S." said the young
one. Then he soliloquizAd thus:
"Twenty Ave dollars minus SIS leaves
$40, Five on Bandals leaves So"
Visions OF new clothes, hat, "Falka,"
BE- gan to grow dim, and wi 81 Rock
and Rye won the race and paid $50 for
S5 they had vanished entirely. Old
Sport grew weak In the stomach and
disappeared to take "brscer." The
young one, with desperation worthy
OF a better cause put his all on Ten
Booker In the fourth race. Why :?
He remembered that Ten Booker had
somewhere, sometime, won race, and
Tom Martin had lost several. With
fear and trembling he asked the COM
mission man In the politest tone to give
him ticket on Ten Book er-6 to l.
Ten minutes later he went bshind
corner; tore the ticket up, recollected
that he had an engagement in town
and left the track before tho fifth race.
He had been wise enough to buy an ex.
cursion ticket to Monmouth Park and
that landed him at the foot of Cortland
stroet.
Not having any aequAintano 70 among
the restaurant keepers he walked up 10
his boarding house, In Invent, first
street, FOR dinner and spent the evening
In his room writing down his expert
ences, which he hoped " sell to some
newspaper. There's little evidence that
he ever sold them. They are too CON-
mon. He has been timing himself
since that eventful day by clocks iu
jewelry shop windows and tho state of
his appetite. Twenty times has he
sworn that he will make back that $25,
but something always turns mp TO keep
him from the races. Say races to him
AID he gets mad and goes on in this
wire:
"Hsrss-rscing is not Republican in
ssitInon; horse trotting is, Everybody
knows that raes-horses are kept merely
~ gambling implements, and main
tain that gambling on great scale Is
mot republican. Horse racing Is the
most public way of gsmb bling and with
all its immense attr actions to the ser SEES
and the feelings the disguise is too lin
that covers II, and every body knows
what 1t means. Its supporters are mil
lionaires an ! the mob of sporting men,
the best of whom are commonly oilers.
The racer is incidentally useful, but e.
sentially something to bet upon. The
trotter is essentially and daily useful
and only incidentally tool for sporting
men. Wherever the trotting horse goes
he carries in his train brisk omnibuses,
lively bakers carts, and therefore hot