New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18
LUCK ON THE TURF.
SOME POPULAR SUGGESTIONS OF THE
RACE.COURSE

RACE.COURSE.
That d. D. wItbers has won so few races at Nom
mouth this season may be attributed 10 the scarcity
of crows in NewJeTsey. A year ago the corn heids
and Oat stubble along the line Of the New-forK
and Long Branch Railroad were alive with these
highly civilized and sagacious friends Of the farmer
and whenever a train sped past there was
vast chorus OF caws and such huttering Of wings
drew heads out Of windows from end OF tho
train 10 tie other. And then She old siagers wero
wont to remark TO another The all.b!ack wins
today No better safer " tip could have been
desired by those ohtme followers OF the turf When
the allback rose on the wing nothing could have in
duced them 10 invest their money on anything bue
BrOokdale horses.
II person the way TO the race-track happens
TO United States flag I'm such a place as
to have his attention strongly directed toward It, his
first thought Is, Has Cassau anything In todayl'
lie then goes over the programme looking for .
Chesterbrook entry. Mr.. Cas-att's cOlors COM
monty spoken Of the National coors hut in reality
they are French than American, and moro Dutch
than either.
When betting loses nerve. after a SORES OF
heavy losses he will accept tip from anybody ana
anything. young man. who doesn't know one
horse from another approached in the paddock
few days ago, by New-iorker who bets from $500
to 81 900 on a race. and who Is regarded suos
| ccsSfu plunger"
For heavens sake give winner!' be inns
| plored. haven't had place horse in two weeks
| lie completely unstrung and should have bcep
in bed rs he spoke crimson veli
such as pale women wear over their
hats and faces 10 heshten their color, hoated down
from the Bridge of Signs. as that part Of the grand
stand between the club house and the socretary's
office Is called. and fell al his feet lie picked 10
up and noticed that it had white border.
At that instant Hecklcr bugle summoned the horses
TO the post, and Tenny passed him with Hamilton up,
| wearing the red and white OF the Pusfer establish
ment lie sought better tip. but hurried to the
ring and put 81 900 the winner of the Choice
Stakes getting money. lie held on 70 tho vel
ill the race rum then called messengerboy and
sent it TO the young woman who hal lost IT,
Many persons have an Id fancy for backing horses
according certain numbers the programme, but
tho reasoning and deductions of no two men are tho
same. suppose No . wins the first race and NO. o
runs second \ concludes by a method of reasoning
peculiar to himself that No. 6 must win the second
race because No. g finished second I'm the first ID
argues that Is going TO win all the races becalse
No . won the first. {. who believes In arthmetcal
PROCESSION says that No. VII take the second race,
! No. 4 the third. and on. ID, who believes IN
gcometrical progression contends thai No will 10
successful in the second, No. in the third, and No.
IL in the fourth. If No. / Should win the first race
and No. the second there + likely to be unanImity
of opinion with regard 10 the winner of the third for
| two reas0ns-frst one and two make three; second'
| horses always finish One-twO-thre.
Spectator in doubt msOrs TO innumerabe
devices in his search for tips. If only two horses
| 90 to the pos he probably 1ips dime. heals for
one tails for the Other to decide which Is the win
ner II there are ten stdrtcIs he writes their re-
| speciive Numbers small bits of paper. shakes
hem in his two hands. presses the palms close to-
| cether opens them and blows the Numbers away.
The last one TO leave his hand is the winner.
Women who bet have their favorite messenger
1 oil, fhnpG IN N hef
missions. "Oh, where Is my lucky boy" is the
| anxious inquiry that is heard and again.
! If The lucky boy fails - turn up ti're Is no bet
sticking a pin through the programme from back
to Is popua. method vi picking winners. and
| it Is about good way any in these degenerate
| tines
| OF all tips, that which IS known at the track
| the niger tip is the best. when accident
occurs at the starting post, and Jockey finds It
! necessary to dismount, there is great scramble
| among the superstitous 10 bet on his horse. Many
times this season this tip has been successful 1t
IS very remarkable, very MY teIous 1t may b. pos
sible that a readiustment Of tie saddle tighten
ing Of the girth inluses fresh spirit in tho horse
| At the last Cedaihurst meet NJ, Donald, outsider
in the betting, spread-eaged field Of fat horses
There was long delay at the post and much br- ak
| ing-away, in the course Of which Donahs saddle
| slipped back Ill the girth became loose. The
| hackers of the horse 1t and in their hearts
| ianed the jockey, who seemed wholly uncOns .lOus
OF the situation Elna,y an at endan called tho
starters attention to Donald the jocAey was
| ordered 10 dIsmount, whIe the trainer moved the
saddle forward 10 lis proper place ana tlshieneI
! the cinch. Donald got OF last, went through his
| horses Ike dose Of salts and Won hams down.
Many persons are llaying tie BLACK horses this
year because OF sup rstltous notion thai Is time
| Tor the blacks TO have an inning They have Jared
moderately with bI.ianc, Burlington Onaway,
Pontiac, Reclale and Ralph Bayard.
Few betting men have the courage TO wager their
m Tr a. sod6o c o ey9 To Psro@ such
Personal contact with hunchback brings good
| luck. Women have been 10 leave their seats
the purpose OF touching the hump on a dwarfs back
Even August Belmont is believed be superstitious
because he employs clever young hunchback to
| reverence for the dcforned is not confined to the
states she met down the Bay by a score Of
wellknown disciples of Thespis. In the company
was hunchback, whom shall call " a modest,
retiring little man, who would have liked TO re-
main somewhat in the background during the reception
privilege denied him. Tor the divine sarah singled
him out at glance, and casting etiquette TO tho
took his hand IN hers and shook It effusively, the
same time gently strohng the hump between his
ON him and condescendcd 10 smile graclously on the
group Of horTeG stars confident that her appearance
IN America would be attended with the best Of LUCK.
The man who having BET detects himself singing
before race is doomed to lose Ills only safeguard
| IS hedging
The appearance of a gray horse never fails to
combination Will always be regarded a. invncible
one man often comes 10 look on another as his
sure to- BRINE Hi IL the SG oG Ss obsr SsS
| there are men whom Il Is considered lucky 10 follow
Money carried for three days in mans shoe or
womans stocking is invested with absolute confidence
/ in its winning powers.
Some men never back horse except at odds Of
| to or TO >. They assert that they always win
as those prices and lose al others.
OF course most race-goels have lucky days Some
! win OH Tuesday, some on Thursday some on satlf-
| day. And some lose every day
| TESTING THE PURITY OF ICE,