The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-10
DREAM CAME TRUE
A Notable Occasion When Lorillard'S
Parole Fouled.
FRANK SNYDER'S VISION
The Tip on an English Horse Race Which
Resulted In Thousands Being
Won and Lost.


owners were discussing matters per
tanning to the turf in New York re-
sort the other night says the Sun. In
the group were men who have beer
identified with the race track for years.
Many were the good stories that were
told before the party broke up, and
among them two remarkable tales of the
turf, which are vouched for by the man
who told them, one of the best known
gamblers in the country. A half dozen
stories of big winnings and big losings
drifted toward race track superstition,
when the gambler remarked;
CAN sporting men are superstitious,
more or less. I've seen fortunes won
and lost on the strength of mere within.
Back In 1891 l recall how two of the
best-known gamblers In the east took a
chance of losing $1,000 just because a
butterfly with wings corresponding in
color to the colors of one of the jock
In the race happened 70 alight on the
back OF ones hand. 1t was Futurity day,
and there were lot of good things in
the race. The two men speak of had
planned to place $4,000 on Yorkville
Bell, who was the crack flly of the year,
and every ones favorite. They were
on their way to the betting ring, when
a butterfly with blue wings alighted on
the back of the hand of one of the gam
blers. Now blue happened to be Dave
Gideon's colors, and Dave and His High
nees was coupled with Merry Monarch,
who was also owned by Gideon, and the
price against them was az to /. Well
to make long story short, these men
switched away from Yorkville Belle
and took $1,000 worth of His Highness
and Merry MONARCH coupled at 81 to
1. His Highness, ridden by Jimmy Nc
Laughlin, won by short head from the
Belle, and those fellows cleared S25, 900
Do you wonder that gamblers are super
stitious2
About the most remarkable case of
this character that ever heard of, how
ever, was Frank Snyder's dream about
the winner of the Liverpool spring cup.
More sports went broke on that dream
and more made fortunes on it than on
any other piece of superstition I ever
heard of. Than Frank Snyder there
was not a whittier or squarer sporting
man In the country. From San Fran
cisco to New York he was known as an
expert judge of horses, and his iudg-
ment on big events was sought by sport
ing men all over the country. Snyder
was not much on superstition himself.
He believed In cold, hard facts, but he
was continually having queer dreams,
and these dreams he used to relate in
detail to his sporting friends.
Back In 1881 the big horsemen and
bookmakers in this city used to hang
out in Murray & Cridge's gambling house
on Twenth. eighth street. Every night
would find from fifty to hundred gam
blers in Murray's parlors, smoking,
drinking, and talking over the big sport
Ing events of the day. About three
months before the running of the great
Liverpool spring cup, Pierre Lorillard
sent string of and 3-year-olds abroad
In charge of trainer, his idea being to
capture some of the rich English stakes
and purses. With the string old Parole
was sent along. Parole had been good
horse, but had gone wrong, and for
long time had not won his oats. He
was white elephant on the stables
hands, and Mr.. Lorilard, making up his
mind the horse would never be of any
use as racer again, sent him with the
string of youngsters to make pace for
them while they were training on the
other side.
zone night about three weeks after
the Lorrillard string had sailed Frank
Snyder walked into Murray & Cridge's
establishment and, planting himself In
a big easy chair, said Boys have any
of you seen the entries for the Liver
pool spring cupP Now there wasn't
much interest here in the English events,
and none of them had seen the entries.
" WE'LL said Snyder, Il havn't the
slightest idea what horses are entered
and what horses not, and If had |
wouldn't know much about the event,
as they are all English animals. But
anyway you know old Parole that Lor-
lizard sent over to make pace for his
youngstersl'
'Of course all hands knew Parole
WE'LL" resumed Snyder, strange
as 1t may seem, considering poor old
Paroles condition, dreamed last night
that the old fellow had won the Liver.
pool spring cup and There was a
burst of laughter at this juncture which
interrupted Snyder for the moment.
When 1t had subsidized he resumed: Just
hold on before you laugh, boys. That
isn't the remarkable part of this dream.
I dreamed that Parole won easily by
about six lengths, with horse called
Adamite second. l never heard of Ad-
amite before and can't imagine where
the name comes from, but anyway, as
my dream went, Parole crossed Ada
mite while they were turning into the
stretch and when this race was over
Adamite's jockey lodged complaint of
foul against Parole. The foul was al |
lowed, Parole was disqualified and the |
race given to Adamite. That's the |