Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-23
GRAND STAND INCIDENTS.
How the Ladies Put Up Their Money on
the Flyers

How the Ladies Put Up Their Money on
the Flyers
The grand stand was the place TO see
women bet Their wagers were not gloves
or caramels, were not made sab-rosA, OF
jot'ed down in dainty, perfumed Russia
heather note books They were genuine
bets Of filthy iucre, made IN broad day
light through the pool sellers agent, and
no nonsense about II. The ladies, for the
most part, seemed up in the vernacular OF
the turf and were Tot inclined TO hide the
light Of their knowledge under a busheL
What does Santiago payr' screamed &
fat little woman 70 the agent
Three dollars and even money" was
the reply
We'll s. on Santiago then And what
does Cbole Bob ofieFsn
Wss Right 10 Goodbye
There. agent, SO on Good Bye against
the field. i believe he's a dark horse
You II find he's q rank outsider re
marked pretty little woman in q pink
gown and Mild roses- Put NE up e OF
Jed-SantiagO a. too heavy
Don't be - sure Of that, bursts forth 6
blonde N grass-green suit and ostrich
feathers. He has my favoTiTe jockey
the best in the world
No he isn't
Yes, he - guess I've seen him ride
often enough, aud know,
Hes 10 good Tor long distances-Ro; q
bit
-However yOa an say that when ] saw
him win
4 SweetFaced NafrOn-s Remark.
And - on and - on; the chatter II
women : tongues mInEles with nla>culin {
accents, and an Gnsophisticatei reporter
drops into seat beside motheTly look
ing cid lady in black lace and spectscle-
and inquiries breathlessiy.
do tell me how yoa expect that agen;
to keep track Ct your money. Aren't you
afraid
Bless You, child; that boy hiss been or
the grand stand for years / know him
we'll Hes as safe as bank
SO that sweet-fSced m2tron had beer
betting for years No one would have
dreamed 1t.
The Call for the Derby.
When The bugle sounded for the thin
time there was great connection on III,
grand stand IL y as the Gala for the DerbI
racers Clang, clang went the STARTING
bell and the grand stand rose en- masse
Take il for all in ali II was a gorgeous
sight The thousands Of people standing
with tense strained faces, paiing or glow
Ing a. their favoriies gained or lost II,
crowd below, like fringes upon the gar
Tnent Of the stand itself pulling them
selves into elevated positions along til
ratings By painful muscular effort. tn,
beautiful animals flashing. meteoriike
Along the heavy track, the glitter OF III,
taIlyhos in the green just beyond Ont
girl, clad in yellow from head to foot
stood clearly defined against the summer
sky from the seat Of \ coach like cznar1
poised and ready 10 fly
She Bet on Her Favorite Color.
-Huzza, Uncle Bob : under the wires-
The grand stand shut up like jack
knife
80 he didn't WIZ sighed a young ma
tron disInallyI-
-Hes Who Ithonght you had no favor
tie horse
Not exactly, but you see blne Is my IA
vorife color, and il l. the winning color
toa, people say, and 80 bet that way
Then the husband went out with an ex
ceedingly Tirsd look
Santiago Is too fst. told ron 50, saiC
| successful dame triumphautly-
Then there l. some comfort IN be IN.
thin after all > said the slight woman mex
TO her, and I've been fretting about my
rack of bones for ages