Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-13

their purses p9xD rABsf-
Owning and rsehng hcr>ss i sdiadged
upon at sides 20 be costly luxury.
Who sweeps Ia tsseoin- thons II IL the
boohsnaker on the track Ask any one
Of them and be Will tell you that he
counts himself fortunate indeed II he
comes hack 70 town with thousand or
two The hundred dollars day he has
~ pay 10 the association for the priv
ilegc Of hanging mp his shingls In tho
betting ring ~ the track aud the keen
rivalry Of his brother booAmakcrx keep
him guessing - ~ how he will meet his
obligations.
AZ last We have II n nrst BE the
city poolroom keeper who catches the
nimble dollar sx il wings IT, silvcry
flight seross the eqaine armament
Here. again. We are disappointed. The
p<.olroom keeper. IL he l. . friend and
conhdes In You, win whisper In your
ear that his LOT i the hardest OF all
FIRST the landlord insists upon six
times the rent be would get from any
other tenant. and then - here the
whisper becomes less audible and moro
tragic Ia rs in.ensity--thc police must
b. cared for. Without protection" the
pssoircom keeper can do no business.
To crown his nisfortnnes. be viii add.
the officers OF certain society. founded
for the purposes Of social regeneration.
insist upon their bit" and he must
give up OF seek for pastures new.
With a sigh be concludes by saying that
he counts himself lucky 10 have the
whcrewith to pay rent ard buy bread
for his family.
Whose caFaeious paw, then, grnsps and
holds the long green2" Is il the high
priced jockey? Some Of these midget
Inonarchs. know. make all the way
from $4,000 10 s25. 900 upon their sea-
sons mounts Here. again. we are nc
sea With the exception Of dashing
Fred Taral none Of them has any money
to speak Of A brief Investigation.
however, shows the reason for thiA
With the exception Of Tarnl they all
back their mounts or some other fell
lows mounts Snapper" Garrison.
the demon rider" Of the American
turf. Is Is daring better on limited
scale an the marquis of Hastings or
"Plungcr- wAlopn- Although his earn
ings yearly approach. tss.ooo. he Is
generally plum broke Lately, how
ever, he has wooed successfully that
hckle jade fortune. and Is about $50. 900
20 the good Will snapper" continue
10 hold her srniles7
Fred Taral has. however. q beautiful
mansion at Ono hundred and Twenty
- - H.
which he paid ct 600 In cash. Hespent
$1,000 IN furnishing and fitting IL mp.
going 20 far even as 10 construct hand
some Turkish bath.
Jere Dunn. famous the world over ns
a horseui3n and all around sport, stout
Is AYERS that the owner of nags does
not by long shot capture the money
that Il lying around loose. Jere has
had stables Of trotters and runners. and
once with his tim little mare Village
Maid made sc, 900 Oft demonstrating
shot. and hardly anybody but Jere
thought well enough Of her 90 place .
dollar on her ehanceA
''uorss osvners." said Jere to me.
don't make the tons Of gold people
seem 90 think they do. Rich men like
Mr.. Belmont anil Mr.. LoriIlard bad
magnificent stables. ret IN the last few
years had such hard luck that they de-
eidcd ~ sell out Fred Gebhard. too,
who Is q young Crrsus. could not stand
the pace. even with such q splendid
horse ~ Eole In his stable. aud he. too,
sold out. A few horse owners make
money. but the majority Go not They
race simply out Of love Of sport"
WILLIAM SrAxDssH HAYES