The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-30
CRANKS AT THE RACES.
FEMININE PLUNGERs ONE MEETS
AT TIE TRACK.

Stock of Gloves and Hosiery on
Lucky Wagers-Ihs Lady VINO Bets
Century COld"-A Chronic Loser
and tne siri Who, Somehow, Always
Wins, Whether Her ooIors Come in
or Not
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Jockeys, from
time immemorial, have been dear to tho
feminine racing crank. If there is any,
thing about raoe-track the turf-woman
worships. next to an invinclbe horse that
will win her unlimited pocket money. it is
the trim little fellow who bes rides the win-
ner and coaxes hin along to Victory, like
some occult "whispsrsr" who possesses a
charm which the equines alone can UNDER
stand And the man in minia sure is usually
quite conscious of tne admiration he svo .es.
Tor as he stalks from the paddock leading his
blanketed racer, he looks proudly about
him and arches ais head as high asa Shang-
hal does his crest before he sails into the
light with some less blue looied rooster.
de knows, too, that the smallest motion
of his tinger will be Construed by vigilana
feminine eyes as a "tip." and rewarded by
mizes the opportunit les for Irritation be.
fore the horses 60 to the post, for we'll
he knows the mAlign aspect OF the female
turtle when she has played mis- "tip" and
lost.
The feminine racing crank shy no means
indigenous to Americ an soil, for she IL
found abroad at EPSON and Pinlico. at
Chaatilly aud other continental tracks,
betting with splendid recExlessless that
proves her ga nbler at heart But the
occidental brand has developed new fea-
lures unknown in other cluntries. Betting
on the turf Is with the women OF Europe a
rare pasume, an occasional indulgence.
while there are thousands of young aud
middle-aged ladies wh find their PRINCIPAL
recreation IN the pure lase of Frsnca NUT
uals and S2 tickets during the racing sea-
SON. Even shop girls, earning small la
ries, pinch and save TO get a few dollars
together 10 bet. The majority Of the regu-
lar female patrons, however, belong to the
middle class.
The racing crank may be seen in all her
glory, almost any day, at Brig ,toa or
Gravesend. Last Tuesday was a deld day,
and she attended tue opening of the Brooke
lyn Jockey Cub at Gragessnd In unusual
numbers Dressed in tho most pronounced
toilets and ricn In colors that would make
even balky horse start, she enlivened thu
grand stand and kept the messengers run
uing TO aud from the pool boxes at a grsat
rate. Enthusiasm and embonpoint are her
most striking characteristics, a "a as long
as her purse holds out she Is willing TO bot
on anything that runs witE ,ur IeEs. But
woman Is rarely philosopher md when
she loses bet her spirits forthwith tumble
| TO zero. She will beg or borrow what cash
she can and plunge reckessly, regardless Of
record, pedigree and sheer probability.
fnn al .ttlx "A
sooner arrived on the grand stand and
looked over her lists than she began betting
upon the opening event. She was appar-
emily about 30, and wore little shors of
$1,000 worth Of diamonds on her fingers
and In her small, patrician ears. A petty
hit encouraged her TO bigger velture in
the second event, when she 'opped Then
with true feminine reckIessness, she began
to plunge, ad finally, on the third, fourth
and fifth races she discovered that her re-
sources had run dry. She stood watching
the runni g, like an angry tigress, showing
her white testn, aud with ii ell eyes aad
clenched hands. Right In front Of her was
ha dsolne young Crib rely 20--who
had risked several bets and won handily.
AS she stood up in the general excitement
at the close OF the fifth race and watched
the winner sweep past under the wire, she
was q striking contrast to the loser Her
fair face beamed with pleasure, I'd shs
unco sciously Joined in tho general shout,
while tue mad creature behind her shrIeked
something that sounded wofully like an
exec alton.
An interesting pair occupied seat little
distance from the grand stand.
That SIX dozen pairs you owe me now,
Mr.. Tibbitts," sno said, after the
third race ''There were two dozea won
on Reclare aid one on Volul lteer ard
two more on Kingston, makes five--n
"Ya-as. Miss Milly, and one on Stwide-
away. Know. Six dozel, bah Jawyel
You're right.n
And Mr. Tibbitts adjusted his rnonocle
carefully and gazsd in tine face OF the
charming gambler at his side. Sac sat
with ber sunshade poised gracefully
aslant her left shoulder and Just under uer
rounded chin, while the handle toysd with
Mr. Tibbitts' silk mouchoir, which stuck out
Of his pocket. One little French shoe was
tilted up in air while the other PLAYED rat
tat accompaniment upon the board walk
in time TO the freakish motions of the sun
shade. dainty and plump piece OF hu-
man bric-a-brac, she looked as she returned
his gaZs with the. archness Of a victorious
coquette.
You know my number, Mr. Tibbitts,
don't your sue sweetly iiqaired
"Ah, ya-as; / b lieye | ave it in nv
memorandum book, ye know" he said va
cuously.
llootbts was FepeaDlng an experience he
had undergone at least half a dozen times
during the season. He had raShIy taken
Miss Milly to the races and after initiati
her into the mysteries of betting, as he
supposed, the cute little witch had made a
number OF wagons and won almost every
tune. She owed him one slight bet, it is
true, bu5 it was more than offse by his
larger debt, and beside he believed she had
forgotten all about it already The girl
had developed ilto a ra ing crank with as
tonisaing rapidity, and could now talk
horse witch tae b9st OF them Tlbbi5ts,
whose eyes were weak, was fain to rely
upon her to sell him whose colors were to
the fore in every race. he lad a shrewd
suspicion that her eyes sometimes did her
good service, and that she uad deliber ltely
planned to lay in her winter supply OF
gants de Suede and Parisian hosiery out OF
her winnings at the meeting and at
Tiobltts' expense, Of course. But like a
true cavalier he took his defeat bravely.
One bright little girl, over opposite rhs
starters box, leaned lightly on the arm Of
dapper looking and sporting man, as she
watched the horses come to the post In each
successive race. Sne was trinity dresseG.
IN close-fisting jacket, none too wagm for
the breeze chat was blowing fresh from the
sea Her fieid-glsss was Siung bv her side