Arizona silver belt., 1894-07-28
TALK OF THE TOUT.
PECULIAR EXPRESSIONS USED ON THE.
 RAGE TRACKS,

While Mystifying Co the Unintiated, They
 Arc Easily trndsgstopd When Once lx-
 ptaiued somo of the Phrases Are Very
 Catchy" Mostly of English Origin.
 Race track phrases as intricate to the uninitiated as Fiji islander's iovo song Rre fast creeping into all walks of life md tho slang which makes up tho vo- cabulary of the turfnan is liable to be heard in the social small talk of the day, in tllerigid business honse and ire quently in the clubs Where some of the terms originated is a mystery, but the genuine tout" speaks nothing else and his jargon is a5 once interesting and novel Nearly all of the expres- sions, like tho thieves lore probably came from the English courses and the English race going people are more fa. ,niiiar with the words of the stable boy or lower class than tho American pa trous of this sport of the kings Tho running track has loaned some of it's choice ones to the trotters, and the mix. ture at the tracks where tho long tailed light harness performers win stakes and purses is q combination of later years The modern tout, this Renius be. ing one who almost sleeps on tracks and imparts his early morning informaJipn Q you when half of the winnings of your bet are promised him, can spin it off by the yard, and some of his expres. si0ns are indeed unique
 'rhore she gees all to pieces, |" he will exchim as the lilly he has picked to win suddenly wavera and begins to fall 10 Che rcar. He may say something about her shutting up like q jack, knife as she drops into the 'ruek, which name is applied to the tai end of tho procession Should she go out of her proper course in running, he will in- form you that she has ''bolted, and ho will call her q "b0re if she happens to swerye against another horse inlpeGing his progress If she Fhould have been pulled for some reasons Ee ind not learned he may cali her dead uu ' meaning tEal 7he was not intended to win, but ,i he applies the word "duf fer" 10 her that means she couldn't beat anything
 On tle turf the term ''doadbeat has two meanings It is sometimes applied to g horse completely exhausted and is always applied to any man who fails Co pay bis debts ln the latter sense the turf sno different from any other place
 Why. he'll lead from end to.end would signify that tha animal in ques- tion will bo in front of the others from the start Co the finish should another horse come up suddenly and dispute every iuc5 of thc way, the newcomer is sad Co 'ch@llGsl theo;IieT, aud when he arrives ai0Easj3e of him and thero Is uodilcreace between thcir noses from the stand the two arc racing head and he0d It might seem to l,e q breach of etiquette Co hear a man say that some old horse is the "swellest maidrn' on the track This would indicate that the horse is the best one that has never won a race
 should q mack follower tell you that be saw a certain horse out fer pipe oponor" in the morning hat be didn't
 uecotiato YelI. ho is intending to convey the Information that sa She morning exercise the Lolse would not jump or run well
 The betting terms on tho track are quite amusing, and some ol the expres- si0ns fer amouats of moJey are on par with tho saper, tenuy, mnsh and other common terms among the light fingered gentry, II run a pony Lto a century and then dropped the whole thing trying 10 run 1t into a monkey The pony i5 S2j, the century $I9G sgG thc monkey $500 Should he have won the last bet, and the book maker, tatiug timo by the forClock and his cashbox ly che handle disappeared without paying uf, the dishonest gen. tIeman would have carried tho name "wclcEcr aroand with him the ret of his life The words cinch, moral D Iced pipe and a few others ngt auhle them are used 0 indicate that 8 huzc 1 cauuot lose unless Ee shoUld fall down
 To win hands down is to reach the wire first without effort or in Q bloody cautcr, as a track follower might ob- serve in his philosophical way And when they say looEnlaker-the man who lays odds against your iudgment- IS rounding up his book thcy mean he is trying to get money on some horses which hayo not been heavily backed, so shat Go matter who wins his percentage is there just the same.
 Come" means Q horse which is catch ing the leaders very rapidly and com ing again means one that has done this then fallen back and suddenly gaining ccuTaso and speed makes an other dash for the cFonk should he jump on 10 tho hind legs of one in the lead he will be said 10 have "cut him down, and should horse or jockey fall just as they are in sight of the money somebody will probably say, He came down Q croppor
 The vocabulary of the follower of the track is quite extensive and very catch ing, for the pleasant little dinners after the derby or handicap has been decided arc likely to have lots of such exprcs- sions mixed in tho idle prattle while the viands are being discussed. --Ex change
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