The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-15
WE TOLD YOU SO.
Spokane Wins the Clark Stakes.
The Predictions of The Appeal as
to the Result Came True.
The Great Northumberland Colt
Makes Kentucky Sick.
The Exalted, Far-Famed Knott
Comes Down Two Pegs,
Besides He Loses All Of His Pres
tige and Reputation,
The Magnificent Winner of the
Derby a Superior Animal.
He is Full of Courage. Pluck and
Colossal Strength.
> Bryant's Pet Begins Like a Hero
and Ends Like a Cur.
He Loses Hoad and Heart In the
Stretch and Quits.
There's Blotch In His Fine Blood Some
where That ovorbalanceJ His Good
Qualities When He Contests
With Pluck That Shows
Him To Be "Duffer''
Tho Details.

The average betting man is an irredcem-
able ass. He goes to the poolroom and
sees the betting on horse marked to .
on and he thinks the race is as COOL as
over and planks his money on the iavohte,
although the best horse in the lot Is going
begging ut . TO .. The APPEAL tried TO
guide its readers right yesterday by tip
ping Spokane TO beat Proctor Knott and
gave good reasons for its belief, but when
the news came from Louisville that Bry-
ants entry was TO and Spokane to 2,
you couldn't find Spokane man with an
electric light, and in one poolroom $3.50
went in on Proctor Knott TO win $50. As
long as such idiots live poolrooms will
flourish and suckers will part with their
money. Here was Spokane, who in
the Derby let Proctor Knott lead
him five lengths for a mile and beat
him in thesiretch with lots Of speed left,
and against him Proctor Knott, who was
spurredti!l his sides were bloody, and fin
ished pumped out and tired. That ought
10 be good line on horses merits, yet
thenext time they start the best horse
goes begging in the field aud 10 to : is
offered that Knott beats the whole layout
with no takers. No wonder the small fry
honeman never has n cent.
The same thing Is likely 10 happen
bday in the Brooklyn handicap By dint
public sentiment aud private capital
and Eastern prejudice. Hanover is n IA
vorilc at 10 over Terra Gotta at TO |.
Hanover has not started this year
aud there have b,cn doubts as
10 whether he will tnin, and
all the betting on him IL based on his last
years form. Terra Gotta, on the other
hand, has started and proved himself bet
ter than last year, but it's dollars 10 cents
that when the drum taps tomorrow Mem
phis money will be on Hanover. Terra
Gotta may lose, Il Is true, but the man
who will play Hanover at 10 5 against
Terra Gotta at 10 TO is q grealer fool than
those who played Proctor Knott yesterday.
When the betting at New York was posted
last night at the Derby Poolroom some Of
the local plnngers with heads on their
shoulders ayailcd themselves Of the oppor.
iunity to put on a few slugs at better odds
than they will get today. The posted odds
were: Hanover to 8, Terra Gotta 3 to /,
Prince Royal TO !, Elkwood, Exile and
Juggler @ to /, Cargo and Richmond TO
each, others 10 to 10. Like n swarm ol
bees the boys began gathering around the
book and plunged on Terra Gotta, and for
the first time since he struck Memphis Mr..
Bennett got tired aud lowered Terra Gotta
10 to . and raised Hanover 10 10 >.
At Powers & Co.'S Turf Exchange Han
over was first choice Ia the auctions The
following arc TnE ArrEALs selections for
today's races at Louisville and Brooklyni
BBooKLYS.
Firt Racc-pcfsimmons. Cyclops
sccond Rncc-iimii. ialisiOn.
Thlui RacC-Ciyll fcuiCU, Clnns,
Fourth incc-Tcrfa Gotta, Prince Royal.
Filth l.ncc-TflncC Howard, turflc ~.
sixth Kacc-Bruacls. Housai0nlc.
LOUISVILLE.
Tir.t Rnoc-nuyo. Tudor.
second Harr-MOunt Lebanon, Morse
Third Raeo-iadfr MolipH last
Iouuh linco-futfY, instaWuys