Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-17
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From the New York World
Some days ago Mr.. Masterson Of Denver
came east with friend from Pittsburg. His
friend had held high Office in the smoky city
and hungered for the betting ring, which he
had not seen or experienced for several years
The latter. whose first name is Andrew and
whose last name is withheld at his request,
visited Morris Park on Saturday. The racing
card was familiar to both and the owners of .
number of the stables were likewise old friends
| 81 am going to try my luck with dollar, +"
said the Pittsburg man, "and will double my
bet each time for the entire six races. II I win
will have something. Give me a card"
The racing card was handed over to him, and
after a careful study of the horses odds, jock
| eys and weights, the better said:
| "As q rule / prefer second choice. don't
| care for favorites. I'll take about two or three
to one, and wen see how near right am"
The horses in the first race were follows:
Annie, 5 to /; Arab to 10: Candelabra, 6 to 1;
strideway, 6 to l. and Ada Blue, Is to i.
| IN take Annie" said the betting man,
| ''and III SO halves with somebady to buy q "a
ticket" One of the men alongside Of him
| took the bet
Annie won. He had then sc.
| II have now &C." said the indefatigsble
gamester, and he looked over the entries for
the second race.
Alonzo, to 1; Patrimony colt, Z to 5; Anna
B., 10 to l; Airplant to L; Kilkenny, 20 to /;
Umilta, 10 to /; Necromancy colt, to /, Sir
Arthur, 80 to /, and Fairplay, 10 to 1.
| "I'll take Alonzo, he said. Alonzo won.
You have now S42. said one of his friends,
"but you'll fall down soon."
In the next race were the following horses.
English Lady. to /; Terrifier, 16 to S; Pagan,
Z to l; Charley Post, Is to /; Castalia, II TO /,
! and Uno Grand, 10 to l.
| "Give me Terrifier," said the western man.
And his s42 was carried by messenger boy to
| the betting ring.
| Terrifer won.
II now have s17s." said the winner, - he
gave the change to the boy.
you'll lose the next, sure, said man stand
ing near, who had overheard the bet
THE card, give me the caro-" went on the
| imperturbable better.
There are only three Of consequence here, -
he went on, Reckon at 8 to s. Kildeer at to s
and Shipmate at 8 to l. I'll take Reckon.
Here, boy, he said to the youth who had car
RED former bets, handing him the sl76, put
| this on Reckon
| And Reckon won.
That's sS57.60; pretty good for . dollar, I"
put IN another of the westerners friends.
YOU'D better quit now"
whats the list for the fifth racer" asked the
lucky man. 1t was shown him.
Peter, IL to 1; Riot, 2 to l: Prather, 10 to 1;
Lizzie. 10 to /; Beansey, to 2, and Kincsem,
l7to2.
| "I'll have Riot" said the big man, seven
money; Keep the change, boy, that's 1857, at
2to1.'
Riot won.
| Don't be fool" said somebody, but the
western man looked at the last race. The en-
| tries were as follows:
Daisy Woodruff, to 1: Punster, IT,, 80 to 1;
Emma j., to L; Tarauin, 40 to 1; Cynosure,
to 1; Sir Launcelot, 80 to /, and Walcott, to
10.
"I'l try Cynosure," remarked the Pittsburg
man, lat to 1. That's 5000 if win"
The long stretch never had more interested
| crowd than watched the finish of the last race
Cynosure won.
You're the luckiest man ever saw" re-
marked one OF the crowd as the winner of the
Six races and Sc, 040 pocketed his wealth. You
must know horses pretty well!''
| Il have known their owners and seen the
horses for some time" replied the Pittsburg
man, but my luck was pure good fortune.
Ii | had only backed Peter in the fifth race and
he had won could have bought-wen, several
brown-stone fronts, but am glad enough as it
is"
you ought to be-" responded the crowd in
chorus. and when they ali got back to the st.
James Hotel they found that the story had pre-
ceded them.
'Its strange how news flies" said the Pitts
| burg man.
THE same remark applies to money" re-
| sponded Mr. Masterson