The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-12

fairly breaking watches in his trials.
From time to time reports of the old
fellows marvellous speed kept coming
across the ocean, and finally one morn
they picked up their papers and saw
the announcement that Pierre Loril-
lard's 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 ar
official list Of the entries for the race
was received. Some of the greatest
horses in Esgland 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
worll a. that time, was iown 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
ho 81 nd ho al
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.
THOUSAND 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 Everyone who amounted to any.
thing in the sporting world had good
bet down on one or the other of the
horses, and most of the money was on
Advance. The sports had great con-
tidence in Snyder and his dream, and
then, added TO that was the fact that
Archer was to ride Advance. AS 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 uroke, while
others played moderately. The day of
the race came, and the excitement in
this city was universal, almost as great
as if it we're Suburban or Flturity
Advance took the lead at the start, and
held it 10 the turn into the stretch,
where old Parole, who bad been lying
second, came up like flash and cros-
sing directly in front of Advance, took
the rail and won easily by a half
dozen lengths.
when the jockeys bad dismounted,
Archer made a Gain of foul against
Paroles jockey, which, after a brief
hearing, was allowed This gave Ad-
vance the race ard placed Parole last.
well, sir, such excitement as there
was up in Murray II 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
had won fortunes by following bis
dream and for months was wined and
dined everywhere. The man didn't
dare dream after that. The 'pikers,'
as the small betters and hapger.o are
called, used 10 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. Say der did not have a cent
on his dream, but then he was well
fixed at that time and didn't care
much