St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
PAT wooDCoCK FAVoRIrE.
Why the Halloy Colt Dropped in
the Betting.


CHICAGO, May 2S.-The glory of ARA
and Za!divar as fayOriteS in the McDer-
mott ante-post betting on the American
Derby has departed. This position both
the Californian and the pride of the
BaShfOrd Manor stable have divided be-
tween themselves since the book was
opened. Now a rival has appeared in
Il. II. Stevens bay colt Pat Woodcock,
by Pat Malloy-Annie WOOdcOck, A
few days ago the colt could be had at 70
or 100 10 l, but he went deSpiSed in the
betting, and no one, not even his owner,
seemed to want any part of the Western
book. Wednesday WoOdcOck'S odds
suddenly dropped from IS to to TO l,
and murmur of surprise went around
among tie knowing bettOrS, for Pat
WoOdeock has yet to make his maiden
start, and a good deal of curiosity was
exhibited TO know what he had done III
his work, what his owner knew of him,
or what stable tip had gone forth to so
suddenly transform the son of Pat Nal
10y from an extremely long shot to
virtual fav0rite.
The secret came out yesterday. 1t
appears that Pat W0odcock has been
made the victim of medumiStic trance,
but just who came back from the spirit
world and tipped Pats hand and his in
tentiOns in the American Derby is hard
to find out.
A few days ago a well known board
of trade operator, who occasionally likes
TO drop or pick up few dollars on the
race track. visited SpiritualiStic medi-
um. and, handing out the customary
fee, desired TO know whom the spirit
world had decided upon as W nner for
the Derby. The spirits were nonplu sed
for few minutes, for horse racing was
of the earth earthly, and they had never
been called upon to answer such QueS-
ton before. The medium, however,
pocketed the fee and went into trance.
In spirit she had transported herself
to Washington Park. 1t was Derby day
aud an immense crowd vas in attend
ance. She heard the Saddling bell ring,
although she had never been to race
course before either ir the spirit or the
flesh. She heard the bugle blow sum-
moning the starters to the post. She
saw nine colts parade before the grand
stand. and heard the plludits OF the
crowd as each particular favOrite went
cantering by. She heard Jimmy Sheri-
dan say bad, earthly words to the jockeys
who refused to go back when ordered,
and she knew somebody was set down
for the meeting, whatever that meant.
Then came TO her visions a flash of
colOrs as the field broke away, and
the cry went up, They're OFF"
Then the medium commenced to
WreStle with herself, and underwent the
most violent cont0rtiOns as she saw
in her trance the kaleidoscope change
of silken cOlOTS at each post. Now the
field was running along the backstretch,
first one horse leading, then another,
until they swept around the lower tarn,
partially obscured from view. Now
they had Strengthened out for home, and
were rushing through the stretch at a
record gait. The cracking whips could
plainly be heard only to be drowned in
the deafening roar of applause from the
grand stand as the horses swept under
the wire, while the medium'S muscles
relaxed as she slowly returned from
spirit land. eXclaimIng: pat Wood
cock wiasr" The tip was passed around
quietly, but enough money had gone in
from the spiritualiSts to pound down
the odds to to l, and McDermott re-
fused last night to take anything more
than few small bets on Pat.
Chief Justice is also to l, but this
cut in his price is due to his recent per-
formances. ARA and Zaldiyar are still
to in the betting.