New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-15
PARKINSON BEGUILED INTO 4 BET.
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rboro ia dealer at The Quincy Market who has trotter
that proved himself ngy fast on his hands ana who IN
tho conrse OF time very proud OF the animal MI
Parkinson elderly aud stout citizen OF std ana soper
WAYS and his friends thought that the horse was rather
springng him in becoming fast slrreptltossy AZ y
were Mr.. Parkinson may have been rather shocked
at first he liked to drive, and soon warmed up 70 sn
degree OF enthusiasm over te COY , ani lean TO
talk around the market Of the time he eouia MAKE
There some young fellows around the market VINO
sncied they were tired OF it. into conspiracy TO
mann on the market who had known to DO very fast
and induced him pit him Paknsons trotter Ibe
from s25 $50 amece'a purse q 500 Ihey organhrd
sH In,s yin V' and n then thew laid for him
''P PS N was recoanns one horses latest exploits
one dav when boys remarked quite nOcialanty:
Parkinson you talk so much about That horse
Wen when they tnInk shall be ready for Them"
As for me- young think that twothirds
OF yS@I ' w1T y on yo do something to prove it,
Tn young lost in deep thought for few moments
Parkinson I'm tired of yonr talk that I'll bet yon 5000
and put up The money, that can find horse right here on
Parkinson was ga. .,t taken S! aback bat he said
nher went and got his 500 which had carefully
got together Parkinson produced Ike sum- and the match
Each said the boys as they gathered around "'
That reasonable to Parkinson and he conson ted
There 10 be no training boys ha Deen ha a. WVS
Parkinson presently found that one OF the regular tro
he out to the park to make the trial. Parkinson
him. WIN quite crowd
SEQ the fn The of the other horse known OF
fhe iqhtest His racing weight Is about
while Parkinson tips tho beam at ZSO The ol
n dubious, he IN Tor IT, lie
thai il had arranged-te had fixed everything
nicev-ta there three heats and that the
was 10 troted skeleton racing Parkinson
get into OF the things and 10
link Of living around the track in them lie kicked
ON this pOnL the other party insisted That the race
coudn rotte in heavy road bugges, and Park
ns0n was nnay into consuming, and mounted the
wagon in and trembling expecting to 80 through to tho
ground at the first step -, - - 20
Almost before It they had squared and were on
Parkinson hardly knew where he was HIS horse broke twice
an the way round badly left when they In
At the pole "The boys were Wild But Parkinson had been
around the had broken down. lie had egalned
| his confidence and was excited and determined.
drove his horse like master ana the AMI
himself IL most exciting AMI dcsper
Parkinson came in first by about neck
Tho little dubious but the chances were still
with them cecrd the other fellow aud remarked tlat
the old mans weight would tell on the colt this time
The next Parkinson cool as cucumber but as
gritty as Chelsea 1t short sharp and decisive
Contest They neck and neck until they reached Tho
home stretch when Parkinson urged ms horse TO masnih
| cent squirt and the race by good half length
To have him when he put the 500 In his vest pocket
you would have thought that he weighed 1000 pounds In
He has matched his rot-r with another thai
looks IKE that it Is almost impossible to tell then
apart visible almost every afternoon on tho Milo
| Ground.