Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
TALK OF THE TOUT.
PECULIAR EXPRESSIONS USED ON THr
RACE TRACKS.

while Myssifysng 80 the Uninitisssd. They
Are Easily Understood when Once Ex-
piasncd some ef the Phrases Are very
Catchy ef English origin.
Race track phrases as intricate TO the
nninitiated Ms Fiji islanders love song
are fast creeping into all walks Of life.
and the slang which makes up the vo-
cabulary Of the turfman In liable to be
heard In the social small talk Of the
day. in the rigid business house and fire.
quently In the clubs Where some Of
the terms originated IL mystery. but
the genuine tout" speaks nothing else,
and his jargon is ut once interesting
and novel Nearly all OF the express
sions. like the thieves lore. probably
came from the English courses. and the
English race going people are more IA
miliar with the words OF the stable boy
or lower class than the American pa
irons Of this sport Of the kings The
running track has loaned some of its
choice ones to the trotters. and the mix.
ture at the tracks where the long tailed
light harness performers win stakes and
purses Is a combination OF later years
The modern. ''tout," this genius be-
ing one who almost sleeps ON tracks and
imparts his early morning information
to you when half of the winnings Of
your bet are promised him. can spin IL
OF by the yard. asasome Of his expires
sions are indeed unique
There she goes all 20 pieces, " he
win exclaim as the ally he has picked
TO win suddenly waivers and begins to
fall TO the rear. He may say something
about her shutting mp like jack
knife" ~ she drops into the 'sruck. :"
which name is applied TO the tail end Of
the procession Should she go out Of her
proper course In running, he viii in
form you that she has ..bolted, - and he
will call her q bore II abe happens TO
swerve against another horse. impeding
his progress II she should have been
pulled for some reasons he had not
learned, he may call her a dead un, :"
meaning that she was not intended TO
win. but II he applies the word '.duf
fer" to her that means she couldn't beat
enything
On the turf the term "deadbeat' has
two meanings IL Is sometimes applied
to horse completely exhausted and In
always applied to any man who fails
to pay his debts. In the latter sense the
turf is no different from any other place
why. he'll lead from end to end
would signify that the animal In ques-
ton will be In front Of the others from
the start to the finish Should another
horse come up suddenly and dispute
every inch Of the way. the newcomer il
said to challenge" the other. and when
he arrives alongside Of him and there
is no difference between their noses from
the stand the two are racing head and
head " IL might seem TO be q breach oi
etiquette to hear man say that some
old horse In the ''swellest maiden" on
the track. This would indicate that the
horse is the best one that has never wor
q race
Should track follower tell you that
he saw certain horse out for ..pips
opener" In the morning, but he didn'i
'.negptiate@neli-- = he is intending u
convey-the information that in th'
morning exercise the horse would no
jump or run well
The betting terms ON the track ar'
| quite amusing. and some Of the expires
sions for amounts of money are ON o pa
with the ''super," benny" ''mush'
and other common terms among tn
light fingered gentry. ~ run a pom,
into q century and then dropped tn
whole thing trying TO run 1t into |
monkey" The pony Is $25. the centur.
800 and the monkey $500. Should b
have won the last bet, and the book
maker, taking time by the forelock an,
his cashbox by the handle, disappears
without paying OF. the dishonest gen
tleman would have carried the nam
.welcher" around with him the rest O
his life The words ..cinch. moral.
lead pipe" and few others not unlik
them arc used 20 indicate that hors
cannot lose unless he should fall down.
To win hands down" Is to reach tn
wire first without effort or lin blood
canfer, - a. track follower might oh
serve In his philosophical way An
when they say boolrmaker-the ma
who lays odds against your Judgment
is rounding mp his book they mea
he In trying to get money on some horse
which have not been heavily backed. 4
that no matter who wins his percentaa
IL there just the same.
"Come" means horse which is catci
ing the leaders very rapidly and ''con
ing again" means one that has don
this. then fallen back and suddenl
gaining courage and speed makes M
other dash for the front Should b
jump ON to the hind legs Of one in I'll
, lead he will be said to have ''cut hin
down. and should horse or jockey In
just rs they are in sight Of the none
somebody win probably say. He can
down u cropper.
The vocabulary of the follower Of q
track IL quite extensive and very catcl
ing. for the pleasant little dinners aft
the derby or handicap has been decide
are likely to have lots Of snch EXPIRE
sione mixed in the idle prattle viii
the yiands are being discussed -E