Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-29


made too | wonder who that little darby
Jockey IL over there with the red cop.
I like tho bright color of his suit. and l
do believe I'll bet on him Just for luck, you
know, Colonel Stillwagon." out,
BETTING on colors, are you Z" laughed
her companion. well, that's woman oil
over. That's Murphy, and he's on King:
ston. Why don't you bet on the color OF
his ewes, OF his hair--if he has any, -,
"Well. what do you do!" she asked with
pretty petulance. III,
knowing look. "this is my race; came here
inst ON DurDose to bet on that gelding over
there. Isn't he q goer? just look ut him,
will youl That's .Raceland, the Belmont
crack. Now. between ourselves, got q
straight tip and I've plunked couple Oh
centuries on him"
"F-oo-ooh myl" o.
"Yes. and | stand TO win Sl,2O0. That's
the way to play horse" ii
And the Colonel drew himself mp proudly.
Mell-um, | don't care" persisted Dol,
"pm gone on the little red cap and, oh.
dear | wish ! had time to put something
on him just to try"
Another false start gave the desired OPP
portunitv and tho Colonel humored her
whim. She drew out her steei-beaded
purse and handed him "tenner," when
was duly laid on Kingston.
SHE BEATS THE STRAIGHT TIP"
"Tbey're of. bah Jawve." exclaimed a
tall slender. dudish youth, who stood with
n swell-looking girl near by. The girl was
undeniably pretty. but actedsand talked as
though she owned the race-course or az
the very least the grand-stand. She stood
WATCHING the racers with a sort of languid
interest visible in her face and one. foot
rested on the bars Of the seat IN front;
giving q peep of a Acknowledgement
ankle in cardinal silk stockings.
Around the curve swept the horses
almost in bunch. the Colonies sure WIN
ner in the lead. On to the quarter ana
down the bend they came with rush.
Here tho straight tip proved bad
poer. for he swerved and fell back before
the milc-pOst was well reached. Inc Colo
mel was in despair. ,
Tn they came on the rise 20 the final
quarter. Now they are in front, and like a
Whirlwind, they sweep past on the nome
stretch. Dolls handkerchief Is waving
franticallv and the Colonel watches her
with ewes straning with amazement as she
screamed with the lungs Of a calliop!e:
"Runl R-run. little red cap! You've
Good Lord. Dol! That amt the horse
7 bet on" exclaimed the Colonel, when he
had found his breath.
II know it, but that's my Jockey and
he's won and I'm so glad. Oh, knew he
would" and she looked at her ticket.
well, you're in luck for fact. and
I'm cleaned out-lost on three races to-
day"
ciliatory gesture, IN pay for the dinner,
and if YOU haven't money enough 10 get
home III give You some
And she did. Now when she visits the
track she makes it point to get hold OF a
straight tip somewhere, and then she plays
dead against 1t.
One of the best-known feminine racing
cranks is q matrOnly individual VINO mas
been a haJiate of the Brighton track
during the past three or four seasons. she
has really been bOOkmakcr for nearly a
dozen years, and still prosecutes that lu-
cratiye calling, having many patrons VINO
do not care TO have the fact of their bet
ting known to their husbands and friends.
| In some seasons she has cleared as high as
! $4,000. which IS doing very well when 1t IS
remembered that her bets rarely run over
a modest double y.
TIE FEMALE DOoKMAKEB.
81 do n little outside betting myself, on
| q heavier scale. when there IS good thing
in sight" she explained Yesterday. My
| plan is to get a pointer and then put cool
| century on It, never less. I can afford TO
| lose it. YOU see. And It Isles trouble than
making a number OF small bets. which You
! have TO study out and look after. Yes,
suppose may be called horse crank; but
| it's a fad that I've made to pay me hand
somelv. never have any trouble with my
[ customers, and l never went broke but
/ once. and that was years ago when Free
! land. Ferida, Monitor. and HlndOO were
! the kings of the track. Checkmate won
| the Saratoga cup. although he wasn't a
| favOrite. | backed another horse, and 1t
| lust happened that number OF my pa
/ irons backed Checkmate. l came out Of
it with a good deal less than nothing she
added. smiling, " but | made 1t up IN lit
| tie while by careful PLAYING and avoiding
| big risks. One is the better tor lesson
once in awhile. 1 think"
You meet good many Of your patrons
at the track, them"
Almost every racing day | sec some Of
: them, but Of course our business isn't
transacted there They are there partly as
spectators, l suppose. and partly because
| they want 10 look after their wagers. Be
sides they have a chance to hedge, which
| they would miss if they stayed at home.
| You have no idea how many women
| bet nowadays. The majority of their
stakes is small, but the aggregate
| is considerable. And they all come
from the middle class. too. 1 don't
| think the ladies' Of the -Four Hun
| dred ever wager money, at least not on
public race, whatever they may do on the
private matches. They don't come TO the
races in such gala style as they used to do,
| in the old DAYS at jerome Park and Fleet
wood, when the drives all around would
be covered with fashionable drags. me
/ crowd now Is much more prOmlscuous
and while there may be more women pres
/ ent, they are of a different class"
PLAYING N LUCK.
The happiest better on the track is the
| girl who is playing IN luck. She - usually
/ an "ingenue." in the fleeciest of null OF
muslin, knowing little or nothing about
l horses, and she takes everything Just as II
/ comes. Her wagcrs are trliiing, but her
| happiness is none the less; for, with
a womans Indifference. she CANDLES
/ less for tho stake itself than f0l
1 the pleasure of winning II. AND
after the timekeeper has announced
the result of the last race she takes her
pool-tickets from the little satchcl, hands
! them TO her escort, and saunters OIL bit,
swinging her parasol and smiling at the re-
collection of a delightful day. She will
blush little, maybe, il you call her Z
racing crank, but she will 90 on betting NJ
| the same. Her winnings keep her II
pocket-mOney and give her new bonnet
and an occasional gown; and, besides, no.
. body is hurt. She will shuddcr prettlly anC
shrug her white shoulders. which can be
seen peeping through the lawn sleeves
/ like a CLEAN of satin, if YOU tell her warn
ingly that some day she may. become &
/ gambler like the Jubilee Plunfr Monson
who lost o million pounds in a year, Of
! like Mike Dwycr, who makes $4,000 bet
with rs little concern as aschool-girl would
wager a box of candies. And she vii
answer you that there is no danger--ShC
knows where to stop.
She is the genius of luck-the mascot OF
the track-and betting men hover around
/ her, but whether 1t is TO learn the name Of
/ the favorite OF to catch q smile or a wore
from her they alone know. They love t.
see her, and whatever of good or i'll sue
cess befalls feminine racing cranksi in gene
raj the lucky girl will always have then
best tips and their wishes that her silk-net
purse may never be empty.
NEWPORT NEWS DEMOCRATS.
Colonel Elicit Makes Fine Impression