Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-04-26
PIERRE LORILLARD.

about three weeks after the I.orillard
string had sailed Frank Snyder walked
into Murray & Cridge's establishment,
and planting himself in big easy chair
said, Boys, have any of you seen the
entries for the Liverpool Spring gcupN Now,
there wasn't much interest here in the
English events, and none of them had seen
the entries.
"'Well, said Snyder, Haven't the slight
est idea what horses are entered and what
horses are not, and if had wouldn't know
much about the event, as they're all Eng
lish animals But anyway you all know
old Parole that Lorillard sent over to make
pace for his youngsterst'
"Of course all hands knew Parole.
"'Well, resumed Snyder, strange as 1t
may seem, considering poor old Paroles
condition, dreamed last night that the old
fellow had won the Liverpool Spring cup,
dreamed that Parole won easily by about
six lengths, with a horse called Adamite
second. / never heard of Adamite before
and can't imagine where the name comes
from, but anyway, as my dream went, Pa
role crossed Adamite while they were turn
ing into the stretch, and when this race
was over Adamite's jockey lodged COM
plant of foul against Parole. The foul was
allowed, Parole was disqualified and the
race given to Adamite. That's the dream
now make the best of it,
Nothing much was thought of Snyder's
dream for nearly three weeks, and then re-
ports began to come from the other side to
the effect that Parole had suddenly regain.
ed his old form and was fairly breaking
watches in his trials. Finally one morning
sporting men were amazed when they saw
it announced that Pierre Lorllards Parole
had been added to the list of entries for the
Liverpool Spring cup This brought Frank
Snyder's dream to mind again, and the
crowd around Murray &, Cridge's place
talked of nothing else.
Finally one day an official list of the en-;
tries for the race was received. Some of the
greatest horses in England were entered.
but there was no such horse as Adamite
named among them. There was an Ad.
vance entered, however, and the crowd
finally put him down as the other horse
that figured in Snyder's dream. Fred
Archer, the greatest jockey in the world at
that time, was down to ride Advance. As
each day brought news of Paroles great
improvement and also word of Advances
great work the excitement became i'm.
mense. Snyder's dream was told in detail
all over the city, and the sports all risked
big money on the strength of it. As a re-
suit of Snyder's dream almost every gam.
bier in New York city stood to win or lose
a great deal of money.
THE day of the race came, and the ex.
citement in this city was universal. Ad.
vance took the lead at the start and held
1t to the turn into the stretch, where
old Parole, who had been laying second,
came up like flash, and crossing al.
rectly in front Of Advance took the r,.:I
and won easily by half dozen lengths.
When the jockeys had all dismounted,
Archer made claim of foul against Pa
roles jockey, which, aftera brief hearing,
was allowed. This gave Advance the race
and placed Parole last.
well, sir, such excitement as there was
up in Murray & Cridge's house when the
result Of that race became known you new.
or saw or heard Of Snyder was carried up
stairs end down stairs on the shoulders OF
those who had won fortunes by following
his dream and for months was wined and
dined everywhere. The man didn't dare To
dream after that, though.
i've heard queer stories about dreams,
but never anything like this one. 1t is
stock story among gamblers, and Snyder,
who is still In the ring as bookmaker, oc.
casionally tells 1t himself. Snyder didn't
have cent on his dream"