The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

A telegram for you, sir.

A telegram for you, SIR
Ituos The morning of the Derby uay'
mud had Just looked into the once
hos,re starting for EPSON was ~
.ba fine ON the stan oil the sPo' '5
Courier. and besides giving Wn"'
Lnown in the sporting worlu' 10 80
e.,.,Is- usually "did' the nome
meetings. ,. II omen.
,.,,o ,noesoge surprised me, TOT l.ran' :,
80, pcro is bound to win. DiN'y'
road il ogain and again. Don zero
.a,l outsider. and had been
- ,,,on by every body as not hay
,ng the slightest chance OF l''",''
condemnation one had only 10 ioon .. ~
..i,test London betting to iinu 'ilaO 'i0
h,,rse stood at fifty 20 one hetpiAeS,
.ba trainer, had never before ihiai'u
40 md | could not help feeling .h"'
sbere must be something III IT, piNes
new what he was doing ana. rs ne was
al,yovs counted as one OF the sii"iV
determined To do what III an
.,,ar case would have been ridiculous
on the face OF ~. ont
cat down at my desk and wrote o"'
my copy. II ran as foiio"s' .,,.
.erhere is no denying the iact tn"'
Che favorite is in excellent cohui'''"'
Int | think that he Will be Jus' p'"''"
~ n horse whose qualifications nay,
a,itberto been completely oVefiooh'"
M final selection is one that perhdP'
all, NOT be acceptable to the major
- ~, rcoders. but as am in posses
&c ,ha most exclusive information
I have no hesitation IN plhclhs y"
tlAce horses in this order:
Don Pero.
c-Windemere.
3-Ncrvine. -.
! was lust thinking about startin
~hen the chief sent for me-
"What does this mean, MT 'oo'
oo, -, he said. as | entered the room
s.1'his., evidently referring TO my Nj
which he held in his hand.
are YOU referring TO my Derby u
sire" asked.
.yes. am. Surely you can find
better horse than Don feros
Not TO beat it, sad.
.Hut it's a fifty 10 one chance.
81 can't help that | replied ram
haurhtily. perhaps; but am assui
mat he is bound 10 wins
Assured. BY whom prayY
apardon me" | answered, 'Dut '
,,ror,nation is obtained from stric
,riyate source. | alter the word
Of the paragraph. ii you IKE, nu
should prefer that it goes IN as ~ 10
II have no wish to interfere IN y
department." replied the cher. le
stand. if you are sweet upon ~
oones off. il will be all right II
well we shall be the laughing-stoc'
ovcrvhodv from the Jockey cluD nc
10 the Youngest Newmarket tout.
AID not think that ii was Wo
while having an argument ABOUT
matter. so took the opportunity OF
ing tbe interview and took q eau
waterloo. When ! reached the COZ
7 made the best of my way to the
AL, IN the hope of seeing DiNey
hov;no talk with him before rae
began, but he was no" 70 pe se'
coon found out that some OF my
,eopues wanted TO have a ehat WIN
for the Sporting Courier. MY mn
had created quite sensation ;.
Jimmy Rerncrs, the starter,
80. forcible i'm his Language and
sor,a xerv nasty things about m,
ability to provide the racing woria
information that was of any value
| really begun to feel bit he'
nbout the matter myself, for " se'
81 absurd that a horse OF Don |
caliber should have any chance Oh
ming the classic event.
Then the horrible thought ~
through my mind that the teiegral
n hoax. and felt cold perspn
break out all over me. As mat
foct did not care a brass iar
,vbich horse won. but | knew IN
r.outation as n tpster was at stas