New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-11
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There IS one feature Of American racing which can
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course I'm ENGLAND does one sec the 'orty ,,v
gambling women Who ovcrrun me s'ano -, ones
nj Mofrs Park. Monmouth and >he"pihrau bl, III ,,'
less obtrusvc manner The uiiiorn'd ~ -
Inc womrI's bets the betting stands at the back 81
The grand stands. put there for Women ana 'I"I t
which they crowd three deep and elbow each o'.'r
Imnatienily FOR a chance 10 place their money ur
everlasting, almost hyst"rca wholly p''.ui p r
for ips from ANYBODY and everybody, uAt cl,"Iar
trrzcS these female can't say feminine gamblers
are features entirely unknown 1T English race courses.
In the first place che class ~ women VINO uAhr up
thn gambling clement I'm America the poor creatures
who 1T a dollar 80 NJ time. who play systems,
hing To- pawn. FOR whom the sport has no charm or
outside Of winning ickctI.nnt st ., rns
arc I'm the main too remote and difficult of access
The women one sces NJ The race nero a' me tH
hv c,Dants They move about on the lawn. or pre-
Io M their luncheon tables under tho trees or over
made TAX. "A ugi Interest I'm the races. walk about
the paddock and look AZ the horses DO te nonor1 III
on. doesn't sec them hauling out money to put on a
horse or chasing around to find ont whats good IN
In Tho rorulnc papcrs or Jacks TIPS or ANYBODY s
tlps or IN any showing that they are afflicted Win
\ severe attack 81 gambling fever.
The Fngll-hwomen are the most charming feature
of English races. They with their lovely toilet; ara
ho tao d 2, gST n ts Of bnicsi
Iut II, not In nature or them to always look on ana
never participate. =, -.-,u. IT. o,.o
Youd hardly suspect II 10 watch them at the races but
thcy do They are usually women who 20 racing lor
love NJ the sport and who know more or less about
The horses When they want to bet they ASK com
m.s loncr some gentleman who /, Letting ior hlmN'lt
mr. else some one they tip for tie trouble 10 put
certain amount on a horse for them. W money passes
an fb, course The "seitng" Is MI done away from
thcro and usually Wv bitter and checks.
Women who bet heavily and continually 'and there
are >uch transact their business directly with ho"h
maker lust Hike a man. But this again isn't evident
ON tho course. when such woman fancles horse
sho sends telegram from her home the morning Of the
day hc runs mailing her bet. or Sh" wires her bet
or ordor''-frOm the before the race Usually
too she's thc sort ~ a woman who can r'i1il The
late., Fashionable gossip I'm piguaht stylc VIII" hrr
c1ulnc fancy" f. adding 10 or subtractng from her
bank account.
There are a great many English women who bet In
tlls way and who. and then, stand Ia win tidy
sums I'm the carly books On biz races. Then there's
a lot 81 playful mprmptu betting M places ltl" Up
som and ASCOT. I've seen ladies lean over the font
NJ the boxes at EPSON and hind the shouting boobies
who stand In line in mont of them soVrr'icns and
han sovcregns and name their hor-os-o give the day
z,,t. or have 10 20 say that they were on Derby
or oaks favortc. And I've seen ladies going To and
from the paddock AZ Ascot stop to have look nj the
shouting ring. and 90 mp 10 som" hooile ana make
bet lust - have the experience" and the boOklc would
BE- "ns polite n basket Of chips and the "cND".
ricnco" wOud be- il'd away with those other wonder
mi once OF hcigcd In lives Hike ride on Jumbo or
dash into the sums.