The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-01-06

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his cage and tnken to temporary quar-
tiers. DR.. Busher said it was the first
cnse he knew Of where a lion had been
placed on an operating table.
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WALTON THE PLuNGER.
The Greatest Better in the History of tho
Turf.
Undoubtedly the heaviest operator
ever on the turf was +. Theodore Wal
ton. Familiarity known ns "Plunger"
Walton. In sixty days by his nervy
betting he won half u million dollars, q
sum which none OF his predecessors or
followers in seeking the smiles of Dame
Fortune have ever cen able to equal
in the same time. In fact, the plunger's
operations on four races in 1881 are un-
paralleled in the history Of the turf.
They make Walton's name known from
one end of the world to the other.
Strange as it may seem the man who thus
sprung ut one bound into fame and for
tune no longer follows the doings of
the runners and is content to live the
life of a hotel keeper in II New Jersey
seaside resort. 1t Is doubtful Is a string
of ,horoughbreds were to pass by his
window that Walton would now get up
to look at them.
Not much is known by tnrfmen of
the plunger's early career. Up to 1881,
although known to be a heavy better
on the races he had done nothing to
attract attention. He had been Il hotel
keeper in his earlier days. 1t was at
the fall meeting of that year Of the
Coney Island Jockey club that Walton
achieved his first notoriety. The meet
i-r 1-1ro3 ~ A,-,rx Or onl 81 ,-o, l.
days later, or September i, that Walton
in the third race on the card, a dash at
a mile and three furlongs, at handicap
weights. A good class Of horses faced
the starter. Between the top and bot
tom weights there was a marginal diff
ference of twenty-seven pounds, enough
to greatly stimulate the betting and
urouse n great difference of opinion as
to the probable winner.
The bookmakers promptly installed
the beautiful bennington mare Giroffe
the favorite. The lightweight Of the
entries was Henry Waters Bounce, a A.
year-old mare, by Bonny Scotland, ont
of Caroline, by ima. Scythian, that had
shown a wonderful turn Of speed, but
was considered rather iashy. She had
only 80 pounds upon her back, for her
performances Of the season had not
been such as to justify the handicapper
in putting Cd pound more. Waters
knew that his mare was better on that
day than she ever had been and he
readily persuaded Walton, after a trial,
to back her. The IS bookmakers laid
Is to l against Rounce's chances and
when Walton entered the ring and
asked the first boolsy to give him zone
hundred on Bounce" that worthy
offered to increase the bet and was ac-
comlnodated to the extent of
5000 more. Walton found Reed
4 Haughton, composed of Charles
Reed, present owner of the $780,
900 st. Blaise, and George Haughton,a an
English boolmaker, laying the same
odds. Haughton was on the block, and
having observed Walton's bets, he
called out:
How much can l lay you on Bounce,
Mr. Waltou?"
He was rather taken aback when hi.
customer offered him a thousand dol
lars, but recovering himself, called out
the ticket-S15, 900 to ST. 900. Then
Haughton cut the odds to 10 to /, and
Walton offered him another thousand.
which bet was accepted. This heavy
betting alarmed the other bookmakers,,
and put the "pilters" on and Bounce's
odds were soon cut to 5 to i. Walton
only succeeded in getting $500 more on
and when he retired from the betting
ring he found that he had bet So. 500 on
the mare and stood to win S33. 500.
Now as to the race. Bounce went off
in the lead and was never beaded
Giroffe made a vain attempt in the
stretch to get up. but Midget Leary,,
unc rider only had to bat the;
aaughter OF bonnie Scotland to mako
her spring n she won with
Ole TO spare by six lengths.
Two days later a swift ocean steamer
lett New York and among her passen-
gers was the lucky plunger. A quick
passage over and London was reached
n week prior to the Doncastcr races,
winch began rather late in September
Tint year. Almost international in,
terest had been aroused in the ST.
l4eger because OF the fact that tho
American horse lroquis wa entered in
the great event. No sooner had
Walton arrived at Newmarket than he
hunted up Trainers Mathews aud Pin
Gus, who had charge of lroquis, and
Fred Archc., who had been engaged to
ride him. The interview was satis-
factory. apparently, for going to the
betting resort in London Walton laid
n cool $50, 600 on !roquis, securing five
to two for his money. The great race
was run on September IA. Five months
before 1roquois had finished first in the
Derby. the only American bred horse
to achieve that feat, and on this day he
repeated his success. Walton now
found himself with something like
$4,000.
Between the st. Leger and England's
next greatest race, the. Cesarewitch,
about three weeks interviewed and tba
Newmarket, where nil The o's cr. LINE ~ o.
another American horse cantnred aI h;s