New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-05
WISE MEN or THE EAST DECEIVED
THEY WENT oUr To EAST ST LOUIS TO SPOIL
THE EGYPTIANS THEY ARE 80"
WALKING HOME.


"r,st {, Louis * "A good place - keep away
froo'' are. tn. opening words of letter from that
aelectablc place. \ few extracts from the letter
referred to may teach some II TIE advocates 90
winter racing a lesson. Her thc' are;
Money Is scarccr than honesty here. All "a"
racing IS something that Ia horrible TO behold
The garroters OF Gutenberg AMI Giouc' st'T In
their halycon days not In It with the sand
hangers and road AGENTS that manipulate the
races at East II Louis orr party arrived mere
with a fair stable Of dogs that looked. on paper
as n we had fallen into a soft ~po; and could
compel the owners Z the dogs that were racing
here 70 send them - sausage factory inside 81
two weeks We were received With open arms but
were mystihcl 10y sundry remark overheard about
fresh fish ready for the IAN.
IA tie end II the week given - the horses In
our stable - rest them up "" started IN t. deSp'l
the Egyptians. We won the first race that v" bet
heavily Oh. but. alas, there was no opening IN the
/ Red Sea OF mud that surrounds The track Tor rs
10 make our escape. We were extremely happy
but the Eeyptlans smi."I grimy and repeated the
remarks about fresh FISH We soon found out
what they meant by their remarks. as they began
t. skin us without any further pr'lminaries. They
were cons.dorate about our feelings. ana dId not
fay us at once but gradually removed as m"ch
OF our cutice az they needed IN their business.
They would take little day. some more the
next. and gave occasional day IF 10 re-
cuperatc. one OF party played the limit 10 the
tune Of sl2pN when he qui. and said that he
would try some other place with what niue hide
ne had left. The day he was - leave. however
Jim Sheds and 'Bily' Roller arrived with =
stable OF Gutenberg cracks that were educated
I'm the right schools. their owners thought, Tor
/ East 81 Louis racing. The Eastern crowd were
surprised when they saw the Egyptians gather
around Shields and Roller. anu look AT them
| with tho air - FIN Islanders who had captured
two Juicy and succulen; subjects for holiday
feast 1t Is sGcn sad tale that ! VIII cut II
short.
| The two innocents from Guttrnburg ca
joled aud pette,l by the Egyptians. that they
dil object 10 the smaller losses IN the first two
races IN which their horses started. ~ they were
started. The long-looked-for day arrived with
track. betting and all other things In favor OF the
East. Every one Of the Eastern crowd played
/ Daleyran as II the race oyer. There no
trouble In placing III" money, - We accepted the
odds posted. for 1t looked Ike stealing the money.
Shields and Roller had the wires 40 the pOolrOomS
to the good thing. AK II was 'cinch with bi;
| g. When the horses went 20 the post The odds
on Dalsyrian went up again by Griffin was In me
their luck because they had no more money 10 bet.
| when the flag fell a cry OF dsmay went up from
tho Eastern crowd Dalsyrian was left 1T the
post Shields and Roller chung to each other, 70
keep from falling as both looked apoplcctic Their
voices failed them as their visions OF opucnc.
las crooked races rU dose ruins der
| business Roller calculated
Yer kin jest bet yer llfe.' said Shields.
Jeds ged oud. said Roller.
Yer kin bet yer fe jest soon as kin get
some dust by wire said Shields.
Griffin, the Jockey. borrowed s. to get back TO
s. o1S II HoR ono o Ga bs aTTyo an"
! some trayel-sainci and weary turfmcn who are
! anxious TO return to New-York. The new Jockey
club has a chance to reform Gloucester. Clifton or
! cannot be reformed with double-barrelled shot
guns and Gatiings