The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1891-12-15
A RACE By TELEGRAPH.
Despair of Pool-Room Spectators Who
Backed BenzIne.

Despair of Pool-Room Spectators who
Backed Benzine.
-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic
They're off at Latonial" the oper-
ator cries, and the bettors' hearts stand
still
Which horse will it be?
A pool-room in New York city is the
place where this race is son tap"
where by the aid of the telegraph and
an expressive oratorical shouter one
can almost imagine himself at the
track, away down in Kentucky, many
hundreds of miles away.
Tic-tic-tic-tic-
They're all together"
The silence is oppressive; yet, all ears
are strained for fear some news will be
missed. There goes the Morse again!
Tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-t
How ominous the sound and how
anxious are the ears that await its
translation. ''Benzine in the leadp'
Tic-tic-tic. s'Belshazzar secondv' Tic
tic. Falmouth thirdr'
A low murmur of approval breaks
the silence, for Benzine is the favorite,
and of course carries the most money.
With faces pale as death and beating
hearts the spectators gaze anxiously at
the name of their horse, as if they
could see the race on the blackboard.
But listen!
Tic-tic-tic-tic-tic- "Belshaz-
Ear at the quarter!'' A curse, a groan.
sBenzine secondl Falmouth third!''
A growl goes up. Scowls appear
upon the faces of the disguised specta-
tors, for if Benzine is beaten at the
quarter, where will he be at the last
where, indeed.
1t is a miscellaneous crowd that
awaits the outcome of this race. and
mostly seedy looking set, which goes
to show that the 'sboolkies" get most Of
the 'spie.'' A few, however, mostly
professionals, sport silk and
diamonds" as the saying goes
AS an illustration of what big sig
nificance this race means to some, here
stands a young man who has bet his
entire weeks salary on the favorite.
Benzine.
What will his landlady do9 Where
will his laundry woman come in?
/ Worst of all, what will his girl think
when he fails to appear with the prom
ised theater tickets?
-tic-tic-tic-tic -tic.
Same at the half;-Falmouth COM
ing fastl ="
With Belshazzar in the lead and Fall
mouth moving up, Benzine's chances
for winning are not so fair; yet the
loolzers-on still hope. They will not
despair until it is entirely over.
Tic-tic-tic-tic--tic
Falmouth at the three-quartersl
Tic -'sBelshazzar secondl
Tic-tic-''Benzine thirdl''
The crowd still gaze at the name OF
their horse, but it's sickly hopeless
sort of a gaze, all looks of apimation
or expectation having left their faces.
But-ssWaiti
Tic-tic- tic-tic--tic-tic-tic
Falmouth in the stretch" Tic-tic-
tic-"Jessie @. second!" Tic-tic- Bel
shazzar. thirdl"
All hope is gone The crowd have
turned away and their faces plainly
show their disgust and chagrin.
The young man whose reputation and
next weeks livelihood depend upon
Benzine concludes that he is tired and
takes chair.
There's not a tout in sight, for they
have given the ''tip"-Benzine- one
man, and so feeling thatif itisn't death,
it will certainly cause some harm to
stay-they vanish.
Tic-tic-t ic-tic-tic-tic-tic
ssBenzine winsl''
"What's Shat?"
They turn, they stare-then shout
goes up Savedl"
Who cares for the horse that gets the
place? Has not Benzine won the racer
.'Hurrahl Hoorayl"-N. Y. World.