, 1896-10-13
HIS T%ELEPATHIC TIFF.

uuAAb ! usually dld tie home meet
ineA
The message surprised me, for it ran:
"Don Pero is bound to win.-Dixey."
read it again and again. Don Pero
was q rank outsider and had been look
ed upon by everybody as not having the
alightest chance Of q place. For con-
armation one had only to look at the
''latest London betting" to find that the
horse stood ut so to /.
Yet Dixey. the trainer, had never be-
fore misled me, and I could not help
feeling that there must be something
In It
had previously decided that I would
give a. my final selections the first and
second favorites and q good outsider for
third place. But this telegram upset all
my calculations, and yet I felt that I
could not altogether ignore it.
I sat down at my desk and wrote ont
my copy. 1t ran as follows:
"There is no denying the fact that
the favorite is in excellent condition,
but I think that he will be beaten by a
horse whose qualifications have hitherto
been completely overlooked. I have no
hesitation il placing the first three
horses in this order: ~ Don Pero. (2)
Windemere, (3) Nervine."
was just thinking about starting
when the chief sent for me.
"Whst dues this mean, Mr.. Good
mani" he said, as l entered the room.
''This'' evidently referred to my MS,
vhich he held in his hand.
"Are you referring to my Derby tip,
sir1'' I asked.
"But it's a so to l chance!"
II can't help that" I replied. rather
haughtily perhaps. "but I am assured
that he is bonnd to win"
"Aauredl By whom, pray?"
Pardon mel answered. "but my
information is obtained from a strictly
private source. III alter the wording of
the paragraph. if you like. but I should
prefer that it goes in as it is"
II have no wish to interfere in your
department" replied the chief. LET it
stand. II You are sweet upon it. II it
comes OF. it will be all right. II not,
we'll, We shall be the laughing stock Of
everybody, from the Jockey club down
TO the youngest Newmarket tout"
did not think that it was worth
while having an argument about the
matter, 20 took an opportunity Of clos
ing the interview and took a cab to
Waterloo. When I reached the course,
I made the best Of my way to the pad
dock in the hope Of seeing Dixey and
having . talk with him before racing
began, but he was nowhere to be seen.
/ soon found that some Of my col
leagues wanted to have a chat with me,
for The Sporting Courier, with my final
in, had created quite . sensation.
Jimmy Berners Of The Starter was
very foqcible in his language and said
some nasty things about my inability to
provide the racing world with iniorma-
tion that was Of any value.
In my anxiety I e%ndeavored again to
ind Dizzy, for I felt that he must know
something that was not common knowl.
edge.
Though I looked everywhere for him,
! could not see him. He was evidently
keeping himself ont Of the way.
Then the horrible thought rushed
eArough my mind that the telegram was
hoax, and 1 felt . cold p%erspiration
beeAk out all over me. As a matter Of
tact I did not care q brass farthing
which horse won, for I make q rule
nsvef to bet, but I knew that my repu-
tation ~ n tipster was at stake.
It twas In M particularly happy frame
o mind that I made my way to the
press box.
Ny entrance gave the cue for a burst
Il hilaxity. and my reception was ex-
osedingly warm. They chAfed me un-
Meacifnlly about my unfortunate tip,
but ! took Il all In good part, while in
wardly vowing that I would fire of
some of my suppressed anger upon
Dixey II his preoocious outsider finished
where everybody expected him to finish
-lask
There 10 no need for me to enter into
ny lengthy description Of the event,
bat It h just necessary to mention n
o. two faots about the most sensational
Derby On record, and m that will
nevef BE- forgotten BY those who had
tho good fortune to witness 1t.
I~nsrvoasly looked around for Don
.Rstn Yea 10 wa there all right, but
What ~ III favcEsd looking animal com
-ra0ed With H. othsrsl His Jockey, too
-wsp nessly . stable Lad. but I thought
49, Astsstsda g3sam Of confidence In
~ ~ ~ . look Il fxed determine
- lpes NJ hagish facA
New ttevsNe a. "is the CRY. No, IL
AA6Matek h tAvuEite has broken