Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-08
CHIPS REyEtGlA


with m OUTLAW track, doped horses
and a lot of irresponsible stable boys
it's pretty hard TO say that any on
thing depends on any other one thing
but it's a pretty safe guess that al
tie trouble With the Colulnbine boob
grew out of the throwing down OF
Chips. Now Chips was q stable boy
so'all, black and utterly devoid Of NOR
al or religions convictions. Some pro
found philosopher has said: II would
not care , name among my list OF
friends tho man who needlessiy sets
foot upon n worm" That is all right,
bat you cen add to it as an axiom
that YOU dent want to give any acct
dent insurance on the nlan who throws
down a stal lie boy.
1t Was Only a sort of prehistoric
connection with this story. but the
fact was tlat Chips had a claim on
Gbalkef's gratitude, Chips was a
"
riding a skate" OCCASIONALLY when
there was no one else who, wanted q
losing mount and he tipped the ma t.
ser off To flhalker when the Coupde-
Grace stakes imported q ringer" enc
day, with intent to muict the local
books ClallSei was marking UP odds
for the Columbine book, and Chips
Naylaia him with the information that
'Dey doEa got ei painted boss ODER IN
de Cuetl egra stalls. Dey brung i'm
doWn Ter swipe things in de Crack,a-
JACK stakes ternIorrer.
,'halknr was Indifferent but Chips
insisted.
"Fo tiawd das' SO, Mister Ned, he
declared. "ney keep him mighty
close llanlSeted, but seen er skayr
on he off bind pastern. whar he been
Kicked lnrst year at Grayesend. Dey
cab IN Wyandott, but he amt. He
ylat CSinker colt er Stanfod's er Use
Irish.
Thee was not the remotest chance.
that Chips was Irish, and Chaiker
knew that stable boys sometimes
were on in matters where other peo-
pTe Wnrr stone blind; so ne Kept ms
aye ca the Wyandotte horse and laid
,eiy conservative odds against him,
10 il end that the Columhine Club
ppllei cut very handily from the crash
and nearly wrecked the other books
syhes tic Wyandotte horsee ran aWaN
ffo,a his field at odds of so to l.
OF course Chips had no platonic II,
qelwg,t either in Chalker or the COW
bic book. AS q matter pf~55Tetl h
Snot Id have tipped his Suspicious {,
III IN stable. and let tla& books tNs.
the.g chances. But he/had an eyb t,
Tie main chance, ard he wanted /,
SET Il stand-in With a prosperous book
MAKER where inside Information aa.
:, steady market value.
Ard here was, where Chalker made
lis mistake When Chips came aSoune
or y remembrance. he founl the
7->Ft- -f~tt.Ss in 4 had hrmor. It was g case
trouble. NherefsofHas n sha sa mnlps e..
laid for Mr.. Challzer. i,'S'''e
The sulIibility Of the pubic is
Strange thing, and nowhere is + NOR,
pronounced than in playing tlse races
zen horses are getting The done
aEu lofan. is dependent on he MOI.
phiha needle long shots" are at !:
premium, and the willy bcokmake,
Wi'o stands III with a horse Owner cor
maze a killing at least thee times
q week by chalking up exorbl,a..,ts /,
AGAINST Z, "dead7 horse and circulat
eng the report that he is Eoped to win
therefore 1t g'as that Oh clts,
hummer morning; when the air wa s
cool enough for September. ana the
sun had not been up Ions enoueb -
take the dew off the tin roofs or 10
start the locusts singing .lkASAs> heot,
iscatH that Col Gavcndish Inc Owner.
OF the Waterbury, Stables forega ther-
s'e-fA--H 1rtFfha Mr. Chalker of fha> Colum.
hine Club Near the entrance 10 Tho
paddock TlieF twain leaned