The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-03
THE SYSTEM THAT WINS,
THE MYsTERIOCS WOMAN OF TIM
fURF AND now SHE BEFS

anA Il o1oO.OOO Ahead sfthe Gnme-Ths
Ois.tissr Tsiis Her ssore--The Success.
fsl system aaA How 10 Play ..
Many racing men have seen her. and mar.
yelled at her freshness Of face and am time.
Of brow, because few Of either Sex who follow
the turf for pleasure or a. a means of iyc,i.
hood escape cares pencillings.
For ten years or 40 the ,maio element had
seon her wager hcr money. and many man
had tried to become acquainted with III,
mysterious woman OF the turf" rs .te was
called By common consent She was always
circumepect. and her dark eyes looked
steadfastly into those Of the male ses. and
many man was glad TO sneak away into .om.
secluded spot after encodntering ono look oi
reproof The most incorrigibls and SUCCESS.
full OF the male 1lrts twirled their moustachss
and sighed in vain. Any little cou.tesies
shown nor In the train on the way to ard from
the track wers always Acknowledged in the
most polite manner. but there was barrier
beyond which nobody sver dared intrude.
She was invariably accompanied By boy Of
is or thsrsabouts-no always the same lad
who executed her commissions In tho betting
ring. and when not occupied In trimming 10.
tween the betting enclosure and the woman's
sido would study the programmeo OF the days
racing and consult slip Of pApor covered
with figures which the Mysterious woman"
always had at hand. Together thcy would
con over the rows OF figures. and when tho in.
vsstigation was completed . roll Of bills. some.
times amounting to hundreds OF dollars.
would be thrust into the boys hand. and the
lad. after whispered Injunction. would dart
In the direction OF the ring
"a singular woman that" said An d-tlmer
one day at the Morris Park autumn meeting,
khn sN ~ Svtk t,>,. 49,.
ting faithfully at her aide. tripped down the
main aisle OF the immenss grand stand aud
took scat near the musicians place.
Yes" said two or three Of the mon in the
group. I'VE have seen her for yeara"
who 10 She Tell us something about her
You know she is called TIE mysterious
womanr"
AZ do not knoF her personally" was The
veterans reply as he stroked his gray nous.
tache thoughtfplly. but ] can tell you some.
thing about her. She 10 Mrs. 49,. the wife
Of one Of New Ycrk's best known business
mon. who was very wealthy dozen years uro
She was married when IL. and was. ~ you
can readily believe. . woman Of dazzling beau.
ty. She 10 beautiful stil. Is abe not7" and tha
speaker looked in the direction OF the woman
and eaSsd long through his Gold.limmei
glasses. v.
"Yes., Yea. she's all thai: but the story. the
story. said one Of the audience impateuty.
Yes. to my story. Well. her huspanA
thought there was but one woman In the world.
and lavished his money on her for year. lie
was always fond OF the turf. and took maayk
oyer on the crack thoroughbreds that raced in
those days. 4, He took an. interest in, Wall
street, too and folks said that his ventures
there were on par with those on the
race course. and there was considerable sur.
prise whom It was told one morning that
sfter sending his young wife up the country
pathetic note explaining that ruin stared him
IN the face; g the outcome Of h:s camtilm:
over again. Securities held In trust ny HIM
had been sent after money lost on the turn Of
to die By his own hand. va "0'''
for his cup ense one 81 the Servants s sn
town was shocked. ana his wife. heart broken
The following spsihe she was at Jerons F Far;
fSe .1s Jockey s
TRENDS sssSsDsS "a Ss hs aSHs %s;s
prised al seeing her ut the course. knowing rs
they did the painful recollsctlons such asso:
Sdsr te sns was
at the rnces unoscorted. = '','
dark asnas or she nea then
against bookmaksrs and the turf. The race
tracks had widowed her. she said. and robbed
sSs them gfudg af end hoy do you suppose
carefully with his hsndkershiei and dep Replacing
One afterthe other pleaded Ignorance, WHi'iA:
ute the eid.timsr said: BY SsatinT tRs game
HERSELF, The listeners were amazed. and tie
beiors 81 Re
makers PIT 81 Thousands as calmly as Waits9
had asystem which She refused refused t" "' explain.
Il suecessfgI. to bet enough money finaiiy to
friends e1deer9yGrsd to aissuade her but So
during the season she could be .fonni a, liz
raeG course; always quiet and ladylike. as;
atessaen Was ss E dr essF to f her at
tie rn ya
friend over ther 0o bad touched the snsny NJ .
Know Who she vas RE BOX F on came
Ss & Ss r Ats e d lee. snS a pu
and peck: There she sat with lYss
pocket eat0hol, such as Women carried
IN those days, stuffed 20 null Of greerhr'ss
that tn stdes bulged like Christmas
stocking Al the close Of $hs day she tovk ne
boy By the hand and went home BY the Genital
haiiroad Severn! OF the boys IL the ring wrIs
badly smttten. and two o. them determined 10
And where she lived. They had no dirleuI'yln
third street, but At that Soinf she TOOK a coup.
dismissed the boy, and was .whirlod NJ ilHn
before the bookmaken1 could call another cnr.
ri0Re and set. out In pursuit. They triet' TO
pump the boy. but IL was no 20. He knew less.
sDPs & ~ thar fss ANYBODY In Gotham
Her luck, was remarkable. but ono line DAY
will be inclined 70 Try your hand at the system
Ii those days fSlks said had the sI gram ar;
and. to be frank: lost my heart to our iriend
over there, although 7 had never spoken 70
her. Imade It p point to DO near her rs much
Us possible. and once. saved her from I'm ugly
tangled 10 Jieoe Of lace. L wanted /, sicak
70 her, but bang me II could when shs
thanked me In such . soft yoic6snd gave ne
one long look from those black eyes Of hors-
the same eyes. ~ the way. as she has nj the
iinsiiy found iass shs played ssysisn c!vit;,a
eas tSs sxo II tho 1Ts Syd.y she s~9E o
Ts s 81. but {. you s ssss,4 IT, ."s
races. 9n Tuesday you must come prerhfsd
hn V,lA -. nj