The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
PLAYED DRY TOAST
After the Race He Wanted the Price
of a Cup of Tea.
"LUD" is GIVEN A POINTER
A Good Story Told on the Track
Fiend-He Had Played I'm Poor
Form and Little Eetter
Did He Finish.


and at present leading comedian with
"A Contented Woman" tells a funny
story on Ludlow C'Lud"). for many
years Charley Hoyt's right-hand man.
"Lud" is a track fiend. He has
mania for the bangtails. and is an In
corrigible blackboard crank.
"Lud" is surly. too. There is not an
apparent amable streak in his make
up. says the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Short sharp, and to the point are his
answers, and ne seldom says anything
save in reply to questions put to him.
and these he despises as impertinences
from sources other than his business
intimaItes.
'Lud" has been playing in poor form,
and IL looked as though he never would
pick up a bet. He would follow form,
condition, and the rail-but nothing
but losses came through these avenues
One day an old friend found "Lud"
staring vacantly at the prices posted
In a downtown poolroom. The friend
knew Of "Lud's" poor luck. and called
him to one side.
Playing the horses?" asked the
friend. kindly.
Yep" answered "Lud." uestitly:
don't think that I'm playing pinochle
in this blankety-blank place, do your"
turning about as IL to go away dis
gusted.
'Tutl tut now Lud,'" said the
friend, In a conciliatory tone of voice,
don't fly off at the handle. / want to
put you In the way of making some
money. Been laying up much at the
gamer"
"That'sthe second fool question you've
sprung on me in less than one minute"
answered Lud." with show OF impa-
tience. What do you mean?"
There you go again, now! II You
lfn ma erfx
cret?"
Il don't generally run off at the
mouth every time hear OF anything. |
What is it?"
We'll, you've always been a good |
Fellow, and want to see you get hold |
of piece of money. / have a 2-year- |
old that has never faced a starter, and |
In a few days / will send her out
against a field of crackajacks that she |
Is sure TO run off their hoofs The price |
will be as good as 20 to 1, and If she
goes to the post she will win by a
block, pulled up. 1 have got about
$4,000 planted In various cities of the
country, and this will be down on her
when she gets away from the post IL
Is the biggest coup ever attempted, and
1 am going to let you in on it."
Lud stood by in a tolerant mood
and listened as though all this was
boring him.
Well. what is her name?" he asked.
friend
All over" answered "Lud," YEARLY.
There Is not a room in Chicago that I
nave not been feeding my money to"
1hat won't do in this case. / VIII
give you one room for yourself and YOU
must give me your word OF honor shat
not another is played with your mon
eV. IL must ha
matter how you get IL. see that no one
Is In on your play. Come down early
every morning for the next 10 DAYS. get
the first betting. and IL she starts YOU
VIII pick up every dollar you put down.
plus the price the room lays against
the hlly. Understand"
Lud" assured his friend that no
would and went away. He gave the
matter deal OF thought. and conclud-
20 that his friend meant 1t well, and
the next morning got into Rud
WHITES bright and early. The prices
were up. and there big as life We're the
hgures:
20 s 6 Dry Toast. '"'
''... .................... ...s....,
Dry Toast was the flly, and "Lud"
put down his all.
DRY Toast is scratched at Bay Dis
riot. chirruped the telegraph opera
or. and "Lud" pulled down his money.
This was repeated three or four !
lines before the lO-days' limit was nm
,ut on the final day. bright and early'
Luz was In front OF the card
Dry roast was again. entered and 4
ne same price was laid against the
'nances OF the filly. "Lud" was down !
With his all .
First betting at Bay District"
'runted the man at the wire transla-
Ing the ticks into
our Maggie is to 5. Dry Toast 10 I
. Beauclair 10. the rest Isl
Luo clutched at his pocket. TO see
hat his Dry Toast ticket was safe. I
fost betting at Bay District" q
gam piped the operator. Dry Toast
now TO 8, Our Maggie even, Beau
lair 10. the rest stand" d
"Lud" never turned a hair. but took I
" a position just outside the rail and u
pposite the wire. 4
rhey're OF at Bay District" sang
ne operator DRY Toast i'm the lead
y two lengths.
AT the half Our Maggie leads. |,
second, the rest punched.
AT the three-quarters. Our Mag
lie leads 10 lengths. The Thunderer IS
econd, a nose in front of Beauclair a
. our Maggie wins, IL lengths; The [
i
Maiden Fern was left at the post. b
"Dewdrop pulled up lame n
DRY Toast bled." q
Lud" bit his lips. He elbowed his +
'ay through the crowd into the omen G
nd reached for the ticket on his fiIlv II
cry deliberately he took the littIe Il
asteboard. and was tearing IL up into a
lreds when Bert Dasher came along G
What did you have In the Iast
lce?" asked Bert. a
ip of tea"