The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-30
HELPING WOMEN TO BET.
a sooTB ~EIoLUsITELH FOR LADIES"
ar GUTTENBURo.

but the Hoodoo WIN soon be oueeres
Lady Henry Somerset recently said: Nv
are fast nearing the day OF woman" We are
we are. A betting stand exclusively 70
ladies" was opened at the GuttenburR rae
track yesterday.
The most enticinR. fascinating male spor
| cannot induce the "booky" to take bet a
that stand. The bucklng OF the tiger is re
served here exclusively for ladies'" Anothe
step has been made in the march Of progress
The innovation was great success. lad
Henry would probably not have approved Of 1t
| but then her ladyship has not the faintes
idea OF the Inconvenience and the uncertainty
| OF the old method. As every sport In towr
knows. the old system was a most perniciout
| and disastrous one.
| Uniformed m messenger boys ran around the
grand stand offering to take the women's
money to the betting ring. where q woman
| would be hoodoo. and place" It on horse
| As a rule the women lost. 80 did the book.
| makers. The m Messenger boys. II 10 true. be.
| gan to wear diamonds. but the system was not
| considered success
The women objected to II because. som chow
| or other. they ALWAYS got left. You have nc
| idea how a woman hates to he left. The on
| GERS OF the track OBJ ected to It because when
ever a woman cane to them with a strong
complalnt-those face-track women can m ak a
awful complimentary had to ponY up.
In short, the women got it In the neck. tn Q
track people got it in the neck. and tho book
boys had q C-sharp cinch. The change was,
therefore. q great relief
1t was complete surprise. Not even Maude.
tho tall. golden haired blonde who knows
everybody on the track and gets more straight
tips th0n you would believe. and who never
missesa day rain or shine. had received n tip
on tho ladies' stand. The first intimation
Mause had OF the change Everybody calls
her Maude and the reporter could not learn
herlast name was when she read this notice
on the grand stand:
There are no authorized messenger boys on this
after III CoSslTTEE
We'll, for heavens sake" she declared.
That's the lowest game I've struck yet"
moment later, however, her frowning face
was becalmed and soon 1t broke into ripples
OF Joy. For In the centre OF the grand stand
she beheld a betting stand which had not been
black board on which the straight andSplsce
odds were chalked she read:
ATLANTIC CLuh
This book exclusively for ladies' Limited to $40.
And Maude stepped! up to the stand. flashed
Hello. Maude" said the booky. Your re
the first to bet here; That ought to be- good
straight"
-" I don't believe in luck" said Maude. calmly.
And would you believe itil Early Blossom
won; hands down; as easily ,, az though he had
s"na Rss erSnp OF
all of them hsbtu6s OF the track. who scanned
the. list OF entries on the blackboard. and
betted as calmly and as deliberately as though
they had been horn in betting ring.
Some people have an idea that women get
they are not accustomed to IT, By the time.
however. TINT they begin to study the jockeys
weights and look up the records Of the horse.
all that has Iassed away. and betting. like
shopping. becomes very serious business.
just before the horses were brought out for
k4ey au d1 well! st%SPPsdI %P and said;
Can't DO It." said the booky This is for
Know. I'm putting 1t up for lady"
Sorry but she'll have TO come here her
young woman. who had been standing BY
then came forward and said:
W. All right II he insists on it Five on
The booky, handed her the ticket and stroked
Ing why in the world the woman had spoken
In such snappy way. w heeler. of course
lost. because as we have already seen. Early
Blossom won. When the woman came forward
to bet on the second race she said laughingly
You Sueered Wheeler. I guess"
Most Of the women lost every bet. That's
the way 1t usually goes at race track. but
s !: oD Ds the
ter TO the change from the messenger boys to
the betting stand. Soma even went broke.
race track. but, nevert heless. they ali vowed
yesterday that the stand was hoolooed.
II was pretty tough. l know" said one OF
the losers. to have q messenger boy do you
out OF hall your stun. but i makes me tired to
s sa 9s 0n wh %Um Ds" H.v.
~ Yes" said the woman to whom this was ad.
dressed. touched him myself think he's
= What did you hit him fori"
Al. flyer | think he has another one left.
II wonder where he ia"
Sol is we'll known politician. and although
he does not go to the track often he is very
popular when he gets there-hs is so
: The only thing that bothered Maude was the
to work her streak Of luck for all IL was worth
Twenty-Five on Msior-General." she said
Sorry Gaude. but tens the limit" bOOky
~, But rys got dsad-surs thing. Can't
:, Against tho rules, Mauds. Can't taksmore
:" But he can't lose" urged Maude, with tears
almost starting to her eyes. "And-a and, oh,
say. I'll Tut ten on him. There"
She walked away with the ticket In her hand
and called one OF the other women aside.
str a , Tor me VII youI I've put ten on him
4 little while after that she sent another en-
ssary To- the stand with v. and In that way |
Slaude did ths hooky. OF course. Major Gen
sral won. and Mauds raksd in a nice pile hut |
she sighed sadly when she pocKeted the |
Ose every cent OF It to-day.
Maude never has luck on holiday. That's |
he way It Is with some people-their luck has |
Iueer freaks,
One race after another was run and there al |
Ways was that same group around the new |
betting stand. And everybody admitted that !
~ soon as the hOOdoo is lueeTed the betting |
stand Exclusively for ladies" will be a very |
delightful institution.
Everybody was talking about In the Tender |
DIN precinct last night. Maude set up the |
wine and blew some OF her friends on to alneat |
title supper In Well-known restaurant on |
sixth avenue.
She wore a lovely creation OF gray with |
pearl trimmings and she said she had dead |
sure thing in the second race to-day
men will be brief one. This fs the last day |
~ racing at GuttenburR. and when the stand |
closes TO night Il will close, according 10 law.
or the season.
some people say that this Is going TO queer |
he track in the next Legislature. Maude. |
however. said:
"non't YOU believe IT, know lot OF thosa
Jersey politicians, They're dead game sports"
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