Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-12-10

He then closed the book, ate his dinner
comfortably, retired to bed early and
slept like atop.
The next day he was out end about
betimes, but instead of 1nco more dun
ming his customers for the commissions
which they owed him, he paid visit to
all the starting price bookmakers, ask
ing the price of one horse at each place,
making m entry in his book mysterious
", end chatting with such of the hab-
itucs rs he was acquainted with. He
lunchel at the Cafe Royal, where ho
met more friends with whom he dis
ousscl the days fixtures. nodded bis
head ominously and smiled knowingly,
ard when pressed TO express an opinion
said, II can't say:" and when one young
sportsman offered to take horse against
his, said:
"aiy Gear bog, the first rule of racing
is that sou cannot bet it you know-and
/ know"
lis virtuous disinciination to take on
the youngstor tiilnot prevent his friends,
when he turnod up at tho Empire, from
saying that Tommy had had good day
more especially as to every one who
had lost or won he said,s"I could have
told you as much, only was bound not
to say word to SOUL" During all
that week the Hon. Tommy pursued
very much the same tactics, merely re-
marking over night, when the rest IS
were known, eff you like to let me
staud in u couple of hundreds will let
You know n good ,thing for Kempton on
Saturday. provided YOU give me Your
sacred word of honor never to breathe
my name as your informant whether it
comes off or not. as | have grave rea-
sons which you must not ask me to ex-
plain.
Anybody who Knows the fashionable
sporting world will readily believe that
SO tritiing condition was readily COM
piled with.
Before Saturday casna round all those
who had consented to pay Tommy e2OO
in the event of his tip coming off, and
had pledged their solemn oaths never
to divulge his name rs their informant,
were duly placed in possession of name
with the following sage counsel;
The way you lohaps lose yonr money
is BIZ going to every race meeting, by
backing horse in every race, and by
putting your pals on, and thus spelling
the market when you really do know
anything good. Now look ut me! ]
always win money at racing.
II have done so steadily for. years, but
| never 20 near meeting unless know
something, and never have n sixpcnce
on more than one race, whether win OF
lose, and | keep my own counsel. You
are the only man l have given this tip
to, una, to be quite frank, the only rea-
son do so is because ! cannot get any
more money on without spelling the
market; and c.n pledged to my inform
ant not to personally back the horse foi
more than IL certain sum or tho book
makers would tumble, and if the stable
were forestalled should never get the
Office again. Il is by not being discreet
that fellows spoil themselves, and if |
were to knock the betting about it is as
likely as not that they would pay Inc out
BIZ numbering mo on to a wrong 'un next
timo, and as have never taken the
knock don't want to start now"
This very excellent advice was given
to some tnirty-six of the lion. Tommy
.Ar,len's best md most "oofy" sporting
friends There were SIX races on the
following Saturday at Kenpton, fo-
which some thirty horses started. 1t
would be superflnons for the purposes OF
this story TO give the names of the horses,
their ages, weights or the names of their
riders. All that remains to say is that
The Hon. Tommy Arden had e2OO to
nothing on every horse that started.
Needless to say. only six horses won.
With thirty OF his frien.ls Tommy has
coDdoled aud said something about ''the
luck of tire devil. y With six Of his
friends, who believe in him as prophet
ever after to be followed Diinlly, he has
rejoiced-.nore especially OH the Mon
Gay, when they each handed him a
check for 5000, making in all e1,20O,
with which inc paid out the brokers as
he had promised the agent.
It is drc Ia mis- sagacity to say that the
Hon. Tommy Arden only plays this
game three times i'll each year. Other
men would be more greedy. Tommy
only makes some $4,000, but he is con-
tented with this. as lie has the love
and respect of his charming wife, who is
one If the prettiest and best dressed
women ia town. IN ecch year he also
makes some eighteen fast friends of the
men to whom he has given the straight
tip which has come OF. The others
Tommy consoles himself by saying, have
as good chance as any one else, and
they all have their turn sooner or later.
There are u few who, after two OF
three experiences of Tolnmy's straight
tips, have become slightly colder toward
him; but Tommy makes no fuss. He
pays them ont by quietly leaving them
out Of the next good things" for the
simple reason that there are always
other good men coming Oh, all of whom
he makes it his business to cultivate
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