The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-31
A TIP FROM THE OTHER WORLD
A Chicago Man Seeks knowledge from 6
SpirituHlistic Medium.

Chicago Man Seeks knowledge from a
spirituHlistic Medium.
Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
CHICAGO, May 30.-The glory of ARA and
Zaldivar as favorites in the ante-post bet
ting on the American derby has departed.
This position both the Californian and the
pride of the Bashford Manner stables have
divided between themselves since the book
was opened. A rival has appeared in the
Stevens bay colt, Pat Woodrock, by Pat
Malloy, Annie Woodcock.
A few days ago the colt could be had at
5 to 100 to /, 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 sud-
denly dropped from IS to to to l and
murmur Of surprise went around among
the knowing betters, for Woodcock has yet
TO make his maiden start, and a good deal
of curiosity was exhibited to know what
he had done in his work, what his owner
knew of him, or what stable tip had gone
forth TO so suddenly transform the son of
Pat Malloy from an extremely long shot tc
q virtual faVorite
Today the secret came out. 1t appears
that well known board of trade operator,
who occasionally likes to drop or pick up a
spirituslistic medium, and handing out the
customary fee desired to know whom the
spirit world had decided upon as winner
for the derby. The spirits were nonplused
for few minutes. for horse racing was of
the earth earthly, and they had never been
called upon to answer such question be-
fore. The medium, however, pocketed the
fee and went into trance and in the same
spirit sported herself to Washington park.
1t was Derby day and an immense crowd
was In attendance. She heard the saddling
bell ring, although she had never been to
racecourse before, either in 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 plsudits of the crowd as each
particular favorite went cantering by. She
heard Jimmy Sheridan 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 vision flash
of colors as the field broke away, and the cry
went up they're of. +" Then the medium
commenced to wrestle with herself and
underwent the most violent contortions as
she saw in her trance the Kaleidoscope
change OF silken colors at each post. Now
the field was running along the backstretch,
first one horse leading then an other, until
they swept around the lower turn, par
TALLY obscured from view.
Now they had Strengthened out for home,
and were rushing through the stretch at
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 mediums muscles relaxed as she
slowly returned from spirit land exclaim-
ing: Pat Woodcock winsr' The tip was
passed around qniety, but enough money
had come in from the spiritualists to pound
down the odds 20 TO 1, and McDermot re-
fused last night to take anything more
than few small bets on Pat Chief JUS
tice is also to l, but this cut in his price
Is due to his recent performances. ARA
and Zaldimar are still to in the betting