Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06

times he was reported "broke," but he
would bob up again, In the early part
Of this season he had run OF III luck
and lost, it is said, SIPS, 200. During
the last two weeks luck has been with
him and he won steadily. Yesterday q
colt that he bought at the Bel
mont sale for $4,000, called King
Cadmus, was entered in the Sec
ond race, the Sapphire Stakes, at
five and half furlongs. Phil knew
that his colt was game and fast enough
to win from the horse she had to meet.
When Phil thinks he has good thing
he bets his money as II dollars were as
plentiful as grains Of sand. So he sent
agents to Washington and Baltimore to
play the colt at the best obtainable price,
and yesterday morning he distributed
s., 900 among the city pool room keep
ers, getting about 30 to I straight, 10 to
1 place and to one, two, three against
King Cadmus.
Then he went down to Sheepshead
Bay race track. A few OF his trusted
! friends were given wads Of twenty dol
lar bills and instructed how to lay the
money. When the bookmakers put up
the odds on the King Cadmus race
these friends moved about and lay the
money without exciting suspicion.
| Then the general appeared on the scene.
His word is as good as his money in
the ring and when he makes bet he
generally puts in what the bookmakers
| call marker" The marker" Is
simply the memorandum or ticket which
the bookmaker's clerk writes. The
ruling price against King Cadmus when
Phil appeared was 30 to straight, 10 to
1 place, and 5 to l one, two, three.
From stall to stall the plunger went,
betting $50, 500 or $500 at clip. A
big bettor always has following, and
the crowd, seeing that Phil was out for
hog killing, fastened to get aboard.
There was a wild rush on King Cadmus,
and down went the price. In ten min
utes King Cadmus was wiped off the
boards" Every book stood to lose il
King Cadmus won, and when the horses
went TO the post there was a general ex-
odus OF bookmakers to see the race.
"Pittsburg Phil" and Bookmakel
Fred Eshner were standing close to-
Vether in the stand while the race wa:
being run. The start was from the
Futurity chute. There had been q
short delay, but when the horses did
get of Medrid and Lew Weir, the favor
ties, were inuthe front. King Cadmu:
was sixth. First Gallndo made the
pace and then the Mimi colt took up the
running, but still King Cadmus remained
sixth. At the turn from the chute int
the homestretch the Mimi colt was II
front, with the Holmdel colt second
Galindo third and Lew Weir fourth
King Cadmus was fifth and seemed Il
be unable to overhaul the leaders.
'I'n bet So, 900 to 81, 900 King Cadmu:
don't win," shouted Eshner.
'Tll 20 you," replied Phil.
The words had scarcely passed hi
lips when Taral, who had the mount oil
J King Cadmus, began TO ride as il hi
life depended on his winning the race
With whip and spur he drove the colt
At the last sixteenth he caught Lev
Weir, and as the Mimi colt and tn
, Holmdel colt dropped back, he had nov
only Galindo to contend with. The tw
were in the middle Of the track. an
, Galido apparently had the foot OF Kin
Cadmus. But then Taral was o
King Cadmus and Isaac Levi
8 was on GaliRdo. 1t was queS
tion of which jockey was the stronges
a finisher. Taral had been promised $50
If he won the race and every time h
dug the spurs into King Cadmus' side
that $500 came nearer to him. Tw
iumps from the wire King Cadmus an
Q Galindo were nose and nose. Bang wer
u TsraPs heels against King Cadmn:
: business. King cadmus had won by
o head
. "He's game colt" remarked Phi
' as he cody closed his field glasses an
: put them into the case. Then b
$ walked down to the paddock and toll
Taral that it would be $1,000 instead c
, $500.