The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-10

From time to time reports OF tue VI"
feIlo s marvellous speed kept coming
across the ocean, and finally one morn
ins sporting men were amazea "nen
they picked up their papers and saw
the announcement that Pierre Lorli-
lardis Parole had been added TO tue
list of entries for the Liverpool Spring
cup. This brought Frank Snyders
dream to mind again, and the crowd
around Murray & Cridge's place talked
of nothing else. Finally one day an
official list of the entries for the race
was received. Some of the greatest
horses in Esgland were entered put
there was no such horse as Adamlte
named among them. There was an ad'
vance entered, however, and the crowd
finally put him down as the other morse
that figured in Snyder's dream. Fred
Archer, the greatest jockey IN the
world at that time, was down to ride
Advance. This was about month be-
fore the race, and each day brought
news of Paroles great Improvement
and also word of Advances great work,
the excitement became immense.
Snyder's dream was told in detail all
over the city, and the sports were all
willing to lay big money on the strength
of it, but didn't know which horse to
play. Some were willing TO take stock
in the dream to the extent of Paroles
winning, but they couldn't believe that
Snyder could have dreamed out such
curious result for such great race and
have it all correct. Others were will
ling to trust to the dream and bet on
Advance, having great faith in the
horses form and greater faith still in
his jockey.
"Well, the demand soon became so
great that three or four gamblers
opened books in quiet way on the
event. All the horses in the race were
posted, but only two were played.
Thousands of dollars rolled in on Parole
and thousands on Advance. The men
who had opened the books closed in
less than week and refused to take
another bet. They stood to lose enough
money already, they said. Then the
sports began cabling money abroad and
having it placed there on their
pick Everyon who amounted to any.
thing in the sporting world had a good
bet down on one or the other of the
horses, and most of the money was on
Advance. The sports had great CON
fidence in Snyder and his dream, and
then, added to that was the fact that
Archer was to ride Advance. AS a re-
suit of Snyder's dream almost every
gambler in New York City stood to win
or lose great deal of money. Some
stood to win fortunes orgo oroke, while
others played moderately. The day OF
the race came, and the excitement in
this city was universal, almost as great
as If 1t were Suburban or Futurity
Advance took the lead at the start, and
held 1t to the turn into the stretch,
where old Parole, who had been lying
second, came up like a fash and eros.
sing directly in front of Advance, took
the rail and won easily by a half a
dozen lengths.
"When the jockeys had dismounted,
Archer made Gain of foul against
Paroles jockey, which, after a brief
hearing, was allowed. This gave Ad-
vance 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 never saw nor heard of
Snyder was carried upstairs and down.
stairs on the shoulders of those who
mad won fortunes by follawing his
dream and for months was wined and
dined everywhere. The man didn,,
dare dream after that. The 'pikers,
as the small betters and hanger-on arc
called, used to follow him all around
the betting ring at the race track, beg
ging for tips and asking him if he had
any more dreams. The thing finally
became such nuisance to SNYDER that
he refused to give any advice on horses
or races. Snyder did not have a cen,
on his dream, but then he was well
nxed at that time and didn't care
much"