St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-30
KODAKED AT HAMLINE.

A curious incident, in proof of the super
stition of the race course, came out in con-
Versation at Hamline yesterday afternoon.
A small Minnesota grasshopper alighted
upon the shoulder of the beautiful wife of
well known patron of sports of New Or
leans, as she stepped from the railway train
at the fair grounds. A lady friend made an
attempt to brush away the diminutive calop-
tenus spretus. but her hand was stayed by
the fair Southron, who said quietly: Let
him alone. He's my mascot. If can keep
him. shall win to-day" And sure enough
the little fellow chung to her clothing the
whole afternoon. The lady wagered steadily
on the races i'll small amounts and won $50
on the first three events, large part of iton
Polemus.
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Thousands of dollars were bet on the last
race yesterday afternoon: in fact, it is said
more money was placed on the event than
any since Derby day. There were tips from
the touts, the stable boys, and apparently
from the clouds. The whole outfit the book
makers as well the crowd, was at sea.
Kingman, Eli and W G Morris were all out
for the money, and nobody was offering
heavy odds. Kingman sold at even money
and to ). W Morris at to 3, to
and to 5, and Eli at to 1 and II to 5.
The betting, however, was constantly sliding
uD and down, and everybody appeared to be
IN a decidedly uneasy frame of mind. In spite
of the fact that Kingman was the favorite on
the boards the money of the crowd was going
in fifties and hundreds on W q Morris At
the same time the trainers, stable boys and
the colored contingent were falling all over
each other to get their coin on Eli. This
state of things resulted from pretty general
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event at Lexington and the derbies at Louis
vile and Latonia, was not in good condition.
This distrust was heightened, too, on Mon
day, when the pet of the Jacobn stable
trailed both Guido and Ed Hopper under the
wire. So it happened that. although nomi-
nal favorite, Kingman was not the real favor
lite of the crowd.
A decidedly funny incident occurred in the
betting on this race. A Chicago bookmaker
began Offering to against W. G. Morris,
and before he could wipe the perspiration
from his brow three gentlemen had placed
$1,000 on the Christy entry. This excited Mr.
Windy City, and he stopped the betting
turned his board ana quietly sneaked across
the ring and placed $1,000 on Eli by way of a
hedge. He won the $1,000 placed in his own
book. but lost the $1,000 he put on Eli, com
ing out very warm about the collar and 500
out of pocket 1t would have been decidedly
different had he made his hedge on King
man at to ). Had he done this he would
have won the $1,000 in his own book and
81, 440 in the book across the way Another
case of many slip.
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Had the freQuenters of the betting ring
been down at the stables when Fishburn
was put upon the back of Kingman, and
heard what was said there, possibly a great
deal more money would have been wagered
on the winner of the Kentucky Derby. The
close-knit little bay morse had been doing
very Indifferent work for several weeks, and
his owner and trainer had got very weary of
his performances. So when Fishburn was
helped upon the back of the horse his trainer
said 10 the kesn-eyed little jockey: Fish,
we have been feeding his nibs bushels on
bushels of oats since we came to st. Paul,
and we amt gettin a red outen it. NOW go
out there and give him his rein. Let him get
i'll front and keep MIN there. Either win the
race or kill him. Fishburn followed in
structions. Kingman was always in the
lead. but at the end of the mile he hadn't
more than a nose the best of it, A magnif-
cent squirt in the last sixteenth sent him
under the wire in front, the winner of the
free handicap sweepstakes, worth about
$500.