Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
DREAMS THAT PAID.
VISIONS OF WINNING HORSES CLEAR.
~ SEEN IN SLEEP.
Woman Who Backed Uarved and Won
Si,2Oo-The Westerner Who saw the
Monmouth TrRck In "A Dream and Won.
In Consequence, the Next Day.

Monmouth TrHCk In "A Dream and Won,
In Consequence, the Next Day.
The discussion was Of dreams In cOnnec-
ton with horse races and several good sto-
ries were told \ newspaper man told
how the wife Of a fellow writer had
brought $50 bin 20 his house long before
he had risen. and coniting IL 20 his wife
left instructions 20 place the money ona colt
called Harycd for the Lawnview Handicap
at Gravcscnd The newspaper man. over
his breakfast, scotfed at the chances Of Har-
we'd beating such high class horses as Rich
moud and Favor and wanted 90 leave the
money at home In trust for the wife of
his friend Yielding, however, 10 the ear
nest arguments advanced as 70 the condi-
tion of affairs There would be II this horse
really won and there was large sum OF
money 20 make good the $50 bill was
taken 10 Grave,cnd When the t!mc came
for the Lawuvicw Handicap, the fourth
race on the card 20 BE decided, visit was
made 20 the betting ring The plUngers
were on Richmond 90 man and with
Mclaughlin in the saddle II seemed TO be
sheer madness 90 bet on any OF the others
that spOrtcd ,ilk IN the same race Tor the
Dwycr brothers champion was at that
time in the zouith of his powers Harved
was a 3.ycar-old owned by = Broadway
merchant and he had bUt shortly risen
from oh-curity having run only one or
two race, in moderate company and his
chances were .' poorly thought ~ that go
20 ! was a common quotation Ia the bet
ting ring. The newspaper man fingered
thoE3Oh,u rroolut'ly. being confident that
IL was like throwing 80 much good money
into the fire 10 place II on the 3year-old.
lie was placing the money IN his pocket
again with the intention # returning it
10 its fair owner and giving an the same
time some good advice 1or government on
other Veutur I'm speculation WHOM Charles
Reed, the ya'0-u. -rOrt-uau, came along.
"Ilello, y..u--,cr' What are You on:'
was his rhoarY salute.
"NotLlur wa, the reply. and then
came the story o. tho commission OF $50
on lIary.d
Gra-ping the newspaper man by the
arm Mr. Rcd said
"Whcn you rc a, old as old Reed. You Il
know le'tcr Como on, and We II bet that
$50 al the LONGEST odds When YOU get a
commission don take cm # You can
got out III it--hut when You get a commits
sion pat thrmoucy down, il it's on a red
OK e. beat a railway train.
ticket callinefar s.. 99o wa, carefully fold
ed and placed i'm ana inside pocket At flag
fall Illrvcd. 20 the utter astoni,hmcnt Of
the throur shot 20 the front and opened
UP sucA a .-ap that Mclaughlin had TO 20
- the whip "a Richmond half mile
from the finish Young Osslcr, at that
time "A white haired midget. but a Jockey
If great rruu!., for his years, had the
mount ,i. IIlr,.l ava S., Won dil In stall
of Richmml's rush IN The homcstretch
that The 3.yclr.old won hy a head
NJ mar who liza. NOT been tbero can
imagiu, tl. feelings &C the commissioner
as hek,4t,lcd the race and realized how
nearly hphad been O. 1uakinra grave mis-.
take The vonlqr received her winnings
and rs she tossed the heap Of prccrbacks
about i'm Lrr Inv smiled ma said.
Il knew Uarvcd would win forI dream.
ed that no won. and that's WHY bet ON
him.
It was known ;hat tho Uonon did not
f-ecue,,t NO r,cc tr,cl and .Ln v.,s os,-.