New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
SOME RACE-TRACK FICTION
STORY OF A TRAP INTO WHICH GREAT
MANY GOOD PEOPLE WALKED.

Sloh1 We ~ lhEhi i-''D ''--'~NA -
MANY GOOD PEOPLE WALKED.
SELLING DAY At TATTERsALL's-DLAcK MON.
DAY IN ESGLAID-TURF NOTES AND
COMMENTS
Here is a little story in six chapters.
Rnghtcr was in hard luck. They hadn't been
running his al all and he reduced 10 desperate
eNpcdents. Money he must have; honestly II pos
sible but at any rate he must have it. so he cast
about him for opportunity to get even In the
programme for the morrow he found for three
ycar-olds, the conditions Of which kept ont winners
Of more than 81 900. The distance was Is miles
lie read and pondered and finally decided on plan
of campaign.
IL shall see Onajob about this was his mental
remark 50 think he will gladly embrace the golden
opportunity, for they have rot been running his way
OF late any more than they have been running mine.
Yes I'll do it. I'll do it. None but the brave deserve
the smiles of the fcklc goddess III b, bravo
enough for both Of Us, Onajob. the dear old boy.
will require a lot Of bracing up. Here goes for
try at it,
Onajob was holding up post under the canfilever
roof Of the 100000 shed in the saddling paddock.
looking the personifcaton Of departed ambition and
well with him them oh. then
Ringhtter gave him resOunding thwack the
Oft shoulder and punch the withers that would
have amed Tenny for life. lie raised himself NJ
l,lessly and asked who struck that blow. whereup)n
RInchitt"r. all smiles. dragged him of 70 the shade Il
a tree obscure corner Of the nclosure and made
him ST down 10 Listen b his tale 81 woe.
But what you yoin' d, about - OnoIob asked.
IIow'S the Captain - Ringhltter replie".
"Tolcrble we'll
"Good enough to beat a bad lot ~
Reckon
"Gon' q start him to morrow ~
Dunno"
You'd better. hadn't yoa' Amt no use m lettln'
a good chance 81 p."
What good Chance
"Why. in that three year old race
Shuckcn,. Hen have To carry too much weight.
don't want 10 him with IT, pounds on his
back. They'd bca. him shore"
NO they won't neither. Whatcvers in against
him II have to carry the same. and the whole lot
/ amt no better N lot o. maidens. There amt no
. lett chance this year than this one. Have you
entc.c1 HIM 30
80
"spo,cn won put him in. 'Twont do harm.
If anything cit, in that you can't beat, why. you can
scratch
An right, don't mind if do
"Thats business. Well. s. long. III you
when the entire, come out
II.
So that Is how Onaiob's good colt. Captain Yearly.
came to be entered for the sweepstakes. And Ring
hitter and Onaiob Rugged them,cve, and each other
for Joy when they learned that the Captains only
opponent, wcW tvo selling p'ater,, who had no
earthly business in a with him.
"Oh. l toll You so.7 sang Rinslitter. Il knew
It va, good thing. Amt you glad l got you ~
enter HIN! It's Just stcllin' money
mt obi Cd .. ffora aff. ~ g.,
but the purse. We can't get no bcuin' against my
colt with only them crab, 70 beat
"Ycs. can. too. Trust me for that Wen get
TO ! about him"
How YOU son' 20 do il
"Ill tell you. Who are YOU con' to get to ride the
/ Captain ."
Middleton He's the only jock as can keep him
straight
Well. you to make thing of it, so you'd
better 90 and engage him right now. Mddlctons
good enough 10 ride for my money. don't see how
they're gon' 10 beat him
Middleton the point Of leaving the Jockeys
ROOM having jus, finished dressing and OnaiOb had no
difficulty in per,uading the great 10 take the
mount
In all the places where turfmen most do congregate
night 10 talk horse. il became generally known that
Captain Yearly starter on the morrow. that
Middleton would ride him, and that he would win
And when the morrow came the tipstcrs announced
that Middleton would have the mount on the Captain,
whom they sent out 10 their patrons as good Business
And the 10000 persons who visited the track were
under the Impression that Middleton would pilot the
captain Ia victory. Great. Therefore was the as
constituent of when the telegraph board announced
I'm IL, silent, but positive and convincing way that
color,i lad Unknown TO fortune and % fame. had
weighed out TO ride Captain Yearly. Well. the public
,aid In il, noisy but positive and convincing way tiat
the Captain could not run with such a shoemaker
i'm the saddle and with one accord all went INTO INC
ring and put their money either Aqueduct or sentI-
mel The Captain, price fell of 80 Sharply ana
suddenly that many shrswd gameser' IN the held de-
care,l ne not going % Try yarn WIS Srn tp
1c WA, quoted Al , TO /. Whole treasures. surplu,
ard all. went in On Aqueduct who vas [Idde ro DS
urfmcn, who arr parters ~ aIs' Ta'hs ~ ~
$1,000 on HIM t. YIN Sio t eyr H't VIXEN G Tnp blk
commission va, -ent IN. but it vas noticed tHat
fcH Stood to their guns and took at 10 every
handful of men dar;"d hthcr and tither through Tue
rng investing huud,,i, captain Yearly. at 10 l.
lien at t. = then then 10 D. and on down 10
even, rncn for a time the betting ceased altogether
Their, Wa, am ominou, calm. In TWO minutes ho'e
the horse, would be summoned TO The post.
~.
II came to the ear Of the stewards Of the iockcy
(tt,ir there we're, said 10 indicate tina, there was
something rotten IN the state of Denmark. III we
humble Union of the informant, there wa, Ipb III
me- race they believed that the colorrd lsd I'm.
known To fortune ana 10 fame could nor or d' lOt
| intend win Win tdltnh 1ttFR uH''NAolc Nv
advised that better Juckcy be pat up. IN ordef -
protect tho public" The stewards ieil over G G
nther IN their haste 20 give this plotc, non IL nap
rcncd- mo- matter Row Il happened. hut II did happen
ihaf Middleton Wa tho j0chcy shb,;'Hi'G ara ~
t'"",., ,h. hmrle c,!cJ file horses 10 The post Mid
dc'on', rainc took The place Ol the coofea lid on
m, TELEGRAPH boah. And tLcrc was pane III uc
ring and great WecprG and Walhs aiH Rinsr,iH -,
teeth among the thousands who had plunge or
Aourduct Tor with Middleton on captain leIFN
r body agreed with his nvi.lbor IN the heller th'
rho race wac all but the shouting. ia" ZAP
tans price continued 10 go down III IL touched boz
tom at { 30 ,.
Captain Yearly well ridden by Middleton VINO
could NOT persuade him to go slow enough - hiNs
nrcn tho semhlancc Of race with Aq1educt ana
sentinel won he pleased