New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-25

The fst-racing in England ended last week
and general summing up large gains are reported
among the bookmakers The hat-racing in
the United States seems TO have no ending, but
large gains are reported among the boOkmakers here
also Yet the betting community continues 10 Det'
the supply Of money, like the widows cruise of oil,
being inexhausiabfe. l9ng-unanswered question:
is Where does all the money como fromi
With the change of there has come in
change in the system Of investing. All through the
summer the betting ring filled its capacious NAV
with the legaAender notes and treasury certificates
crammed intO it by tyros nom Wall Street and the
wholesale dry-Goods district whose knowledge OF
horse racing is usually confined 10 what they can
learn from superficial perusal of the programme
purchased al the gate for 10 cents These reckless
speculators rush in where the old-timers fear to
tread and as long as they continue sacrifice them
selves the bookmakers fat. They back any
thing. regardless of SEX, color or previous
condition of servtude, anything from screaming
favorie at odds despised outsider at 500 10 l.
They are a happy gOucky lot, grevng slightly over
their losses and Growing nightly over their gains
Not so the small army of regulars, the bold Four
Thousand who follow racing for profit only. They
remained In the background all summer but are having
their innings now, and their winnings, too. As
class these fellows shrewd TO a degree Ihey
form rings within rings, cliques within chques, anu
prey upon each other without IemOlse of conscience
morrow from another, but seldom from both. In the
encounter they act the part of Stockholders, with an
implied understanding that they are entitled 10
liberal commission. 1t is the season OF good things
CLIQUE No. l has moral" in the fourth race; cDqne
No happens TO have a real old lead pipe In the
same and all the friends and acquaintance OF both
arc told 10 get on. 1t Is most astonishing how last
the tip gets out. and how far 1t reaches You near
# whispered all the barrOoms and hotel corridors
and theatre Iobbe the night before 1t Is 10 come Oh
you hear il at breakfast eat 1t with your hsh ana
drink # with your you hear it on the ferryboat
and hear II on the train II IS the air everywhere,
and you 60 TO track to play It and learn after the
race that you were the wrong horse. The moran
of clique No. l had got the better OF the reai Oh
lead plpe' of clique No Q. How the members OF 'ne
scveral cIoues watch each other in the betting ring
vo, see them prowlng about, with their hands on
their money and their eyes on the LOOKOUT lor 'no
first indication Of a rush a certain horse NO man
IN these troublous times puts down bet Oil ne mas
ocular proof that horse he fancies or has UP
on is being backed by the right parties
"Blinkers II win, sure" says one OF the Ha'erni'S
Are they playin him." asks another.
"Not yet- puts in a third. with tight grip On d
s5o cold certificate they're waitin for the ooos 10
ro m Keep your eye Browns book ho IN
with 'em and III be the first one TO cut DOWN 'n0
price when the rush begins
Blinkers opens favorite at a to on the streag'h
Of he evening and morning tip, out as tlo i.en'
parties are not playing him he gradually lals on III
the betting 10 evcns then % 6 10 D, then 10 u -
: =, 3 o 10 O. and finally has at Q TO l. IL IS not
likely 10 60 higher, the signal IS given anu uno
Grand rush begins The right parties" charge the
Notifications of the bookmakers using $50 and Sloo
and $500 bills for missiles. The blizzard RACES ior
several seconds. Down tumble the odds tIl ue!
strike bed rock at to .. Blinkes is backed neariy
of the boards and the chances are tha' no e'0o vi
and wins in a
sometimes IT happens that the rush is made by the
wrong parties" to the detriment of the rght
partieso who unable get SEQ 10 1t that their
horse does not win.
on Friday Matthew Rock tailor in pursuit of
little bill, forced Berry Wall 10 admit that the
watch he is Waterbury. Now, concerning
that Waterbury there is little story. 1t was lost
about two weeks ago at the under peculiar
circumstances-that h, according 10 the story. 1t
was at the Elizabeth track. After the second race
Berry sat down rather hard and dsconsolately at
the clubhouse table and ordered soup, cold chicken.
coffee and cheese topping of with bottle Of ginger
ale and Iemarkng afterward 10 a dignihed club
member that he felt better.
Must be bcatin' 'em to-day?' said the digniHed
member interrO gauveN.
Not much" Berry replied, They're beatn'
me-. I'm gon' to Quit-thaj is, for today. They've
got al hal and ND Eye g.t TO quit came out here
Time TO Quit, time TO quit quoth the dignhed
member, with solomonic wisdom i1 his eye and an
highly moral and instructive lesson TO the young
Aftcr the thlrfl race Berry again found himself az
the clubhouse table telling Of another besides that
the $40. This time IT his watch. his Waterbury
/ had not been his Waterbury it might have been his
jewelled snuffbOX valued al 81 900 Between his
Waterbury and his jewelled snufbox there was a dif
ference OF S997 and distance of eight inches The
,nufrbox In the right pocket Of his wascoat the
Waterbury in the left, and the two bsubes were
fastened 10 the same chain, which was one OF those
dOuble-breasted affairs by men who like "a strike
balance Well. while squeezing through the crowded
betting ring looking for long shot Berry came I'm
contact with pckpocket who clipped the chain on
hi left side and appropriated his Waterbury.
For two DAYS Berry had 10 depend on the torn
clOcss for time consequently time hung heavy on
Berry's hands, as without his Waterbury TO wind he
dsy-sO lie story gOes-his faithful Waterbury was
returned 10 him right side up with care. and ac-
compsnying ii ship Of paper, on which
beg your pardon sir but when ] accepted this
present frOm you didn't know what was doing and
nope You will forgive me for being 50 aosent-mmded
ana Tor not returning hired boy 10 wind
,er up this morning. she's going all right will
hc-p the piece Of Clan.n
seems rather strange that Mr.. Rock should have made
tbe same mistake as the pickpOcket. II he had sue
eeeueH in producing the 1cweled snufbox instead Of
VIC waterbury Ills bill might possibly have DeeE pdh
william Eason Will hold an important sale Of race
horses I'm training yearlInce etc I'm the paddOck OF
the New Jersey Jockey Club AZ Elizabeth on Friday
heA ne Shlhss 20 be sold include the entire
Mar superintendent Of The Westcbeter racofrack and
the horses that have been r,nninp under the name
0l Ise bfoh h eeaoie including Empress. All The
yeats Old. by Alarm out Of Fanny Hall two two-year-
Dus au SeNh niEhis Dtn yearlngs from the StOnetOn
III c ~Im /" 800 T a, ,ne same time, In addition 10
Johnston Of Lexington Ky Arpn1g 10 ,,,sreIIaneols
lots Will be found Lucan fun brotIar 10 Ejv,on and
promising yearilng by fonso out Of pun