St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-16
JACK DALY'S PLUNGE.


Omaha Pool Room in One Day.
| Omaha Herald.
The financial status of the Diamond
pool room is not so strong this morning
| as it was twenty-four hours ago. 1t is
not so strong by about 10000 big Amer
lean dollars. OF this sum S7,762.25 was
scOoped in by one Spectator. His name
is Daly-Jack DAILY, of New York-and
he plunged on horses. The remainder
| of the amount was captured by wise
| spectators who accompanied him in
the plunge.
Mr.. DAILY dropped into the Diamond
yesterday morning and casually glanced
at the entries for the days racing at
Monmouth and Saratoga. Among the
horses listed in one of the events at the
latter track was Gypsy Queen. She was
rated short. The track odds against her
were to l. Mr.. DAILY listlessly placed
5000 on her at this figure. The book
maker Immediately chalked the horse
down to 4 to l. Mr. DAILY sauntered
around the pool room in careless man.
ner, as if he was endeavOring to I'M
| load heavy dose of ennui.
But every time he passed the
boOkmaker's stand he staked 500 on
Gypsy Queen. When the bell rung for
the start and the operator yelled 'Off at
Saratoga" Mr.. DAILY stood to win 81, 100
on Gypsy Queen, and he won it. The
bOokmakers gasped, and Mr.. DAILY went
out to drink a glass of ice water.
A couple of hours later books were
opened on the days stellar event at
Monmouth-a race in which Telie Doe
was a strong favOrite over such animals
as Joe Lee and Cambyses. KaloOlah
was among the entries, but very
| unpopular with the talent. The
track odds against Kaloolah were
10 to l. The Diamoned opened
its book with Kalo olah rated at to l
against winning, and to l against
place. Mr.. DAILY took a little of the
odds. He laid $500 to $1,000 that Nor
rissey's mare would win, and $500 to
$4,000 that she would secure place.
Then the boOkmaker reduced the odds
to to against the winner, and, just to
encourage the game, Mr.. Daily pur-
chased 800 worth of paSteboard with
those figures Oh it. He had now backed
Kaloolah to the tune of S1,100, with
chance of winning $500. Joe Lee led
the running from post to stretch,
with Telie Doe a close second. Ka-
lOolah was not heard of until Lee en-
tered the stretch, when the telegrapher
impaired the information that KaloOlah
was coming fast. THAT settles it," re-
marked Mr.. Daily as he retired to drink
another glass of ice water. That did
settle it. 'KaloOlah wins!" yelled the
operator. Then you could cut the
| gloom with all Ak.
"Tm going to the ball game" re-
marked Mr.. DAILY, when he had refrig
Grated his inner man." and before
going to bet 5000 to $500 that McLaugh-
| lin runs no worse than second in the
next race at Monmouth"
The proposition was jumped at. Nc
Laughlin, indeed! Who had ever heard
of the horse? Mr.. Days wager was
booked, and Mr.. DAILY went to the ball
game. Mclaughlin ran better than sec
Ond. He won the race.
Last evening Mr.. DAILY cashed his
tickets. He had invested Sl,7l5 and
won $500. From this amount the house
deducted its commission of per cent,
which footed up $49S.75. MI. Daly's
days winnings amounted to S7,762.25,
the biggest sum of money ever won by
any individual in an Omaha pOol-room.
Who is Mr.. DAILY? He is an all-around
| sport, and clever one, too. He is
member OF the Manhattan Athletic
| club, and Splinter of no mean ability.
! He has made money on the cinder path
| in England and this country. He was
one of Jack Dempsey's hackers and
| trainers when that pugilistic phenOme-
non fought and defeated Marine La
Blanche, and has been closely identified
with Dempsey's interests in all
the latter's battles. About
month ago Mr.. DAILY dropped
quietly into Omaha and began
betting on small scale, chiefly on base
ball. Not until few days ago did he
venture a wager on horses, and cheer
| fully acknowledged that the national
game was his forte. His coup was
surprise to the pool room people.
''Ill bet that every pool room in the
country has been scOOped to-day" re-
marked an old sport last evening. ''Its
my opinion, and the circumstances
strengthen it. that DAILY came to Omaha
ing his work of to-day, and that SINH
lar agent was dispatched to every
races are played. Funny thing, isn't
1t, that such thoroughbred sport as
Daily should plunge on three short
horses, and that every one of them
should win? | believe that Gypsy
Queen, KaloOlah and Mclaughlin have
been held down especially for to-day's
races. Colorado MOrrissey's horse Ka-
lOolah has been beaten until her owner
SOI lliC OUtlo llCt W
suit him. Then he put in his money
and let her win. He scattered his cash
around the country because he did not
want to reduce the odds at the track by
plunging there. You see, the outside
bOokmakers follow the track odds.
| That's why DAILY came to Omaha"
Last evening DAILY confessed that he
had received tips, but denied that he
was backed by Morrissey. Il make my
money by betting" he said, land have
partner in the business, J. l.. Malone,
of New York. He cleaned up $4,000
on Kaloolah's victory to-day. Of course
we were pretty confident the horses we
backed would win. We are not looking
| for the worst of it,"
DAILY is only twenty-seven years of
age, but he seems to be more aged in
experience than many of the graybeards
in his profession.