The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21
ALAsy POOR GUTTENBURG.
Dayu or Glorious Sport the Like OF which May
Mover He Seen Again.

AAAo1 %oou UC1A EN |
Dayu or Glorious sport the like OF which May
Mover he Seem Again.
"well," said the Major, heaving' o sigh and
swallowing his whiskey at q gulp, I'm think
ing of tho days gone by. as the poet says, for
they will never como again. Tho passing Of the
amendment recently decided that 1t was only
a few years ago but sometimes 1t seems an ago
since Guttenburg was in all its fizz and glory.
I was ono OF its many patrons then. and wor-
shipped at its glittering shrine every day, rain,
snow or shine. cold or warm. If Jack Frost had
a two-foot mantle on the ground 1t made no diff
ference; we were there. We wanted to lose our
money and the bookies were ready to accommo-
date us. The quarters were cleared, q two-foot
path was ploughed through the snow around the
course. and all was ready for the race. The
starter would wait until his choice had a good
show and then would drop the flag. OF the plugs
d go; the starters pick first and the rest fol-
lowing in Indian Hle at the pace the leader set.
We guys took an awful interest in the race,
though there was no necessity Of doing 80. We
awaited the result with the same uneasiness
Fatima awaited the arrival Of Bluebeard. We
were taking chances, of course, and tremendous
ones at that; but who ever on anything with
out taking thcml And besides. that was tho
greatest pleasure We had-the big odds to win
and the bigger chances to lose. There was no
use LOT Plugs 10 leave the Dull, DuI IL Ouo u
them was foolish enough to do SO q relief expo
dition was quickly sent out after him.
1.-THE Jockeys had the worst Of it. Handi-
capped as they were with no listers they nearly
froze to death. and so. though any amount of
money was at stake, they didn't caro- a CONT
mental. but simply stuffed their hands in their
pockets as best they could. and. holding. the
'es Zone So day day jim Stakes. who used to tout around
ble.Ioo King plug, to the pound to have IT OF,
".Hell0f Bill he says, extending the glad
ITO Vatcky's.' says Bill.
"'Whatll you do deref
".Have him made into sausage
Hes too expensive to keep in breath. He
isn't satisfied with adulterated sawduss any
""Dat sol But why don't you sell i'm
Would you sell IN if you got the price = asked
"":Wh!y, yes, certainly, replied Bill. hurriedly.
VIVA viii you giveT
".What d. you wantf
They both jawed and jawed awhile until
M %1 $IIn IL give you tho what.is.it for a dollar
".Done, cried jim, much to Bills amazement.
IN o to Ga stls % S@s P be fee snd her 9i% on tf fEisa sho shsts
awhile and teaches her a few tricks. Then one
snnshiny day. when the mud was knee deep on
dam Mud s. The bookics looked her over,
chuckled softly to themselves. and chalked her
down at 80 to win and 10 for place.
"The race was a three-quarter dash, and at
the first quarter one Of tho plugs got stuck in
rick. The others; with tho exception of Cabbage
and Rubber, all dropped out in the homestretch.
practical use a trick Jim had taught her, she
allowed allow ed. the Jockey exc IT. to "a |1 1npn on R.t the railing rail a.. and .
volyed around like a grass-roller.
THE excitement became, intense; Cabbage
her. for she sRRe,i Was q" an outsider. One Of TIC b.
who knew Jim had twenty plunks on his book
for 5e oMSSSaEs to G GhSb rSss up a Sea shF RaSScr.s on
me Gawd!' and he tainted. for Cabbage won by
''Im give you $3.50 for the horse. Jim.' was
one Of the offers he received after the race.
took the money. got 5000 for winning the race.
And made about 81, 900 besides in bets. That was
of course everybody wasn't as lucky as he
was; The young sport. whenever, that uncon-
earth SaoRm SIEagsd d 10 f mSTe t fFS% IL n course psvsr t lbsI,i the
out, money to losers. The young man learned
for himself IN an hour what his pastor had told
JUN 5aTio rssuiss tiii t tRas { g Une honr's f p%rae ? : G %as in.
%stration Of the fact did not hurt him. Expert.
s soes t Is eSpehhis,vs and DIT Il is w seidoS fo II 5easheS 1t
ITO learn this simple axiom costs people yari-
gus sums Of money, according to their intellect.
she found II out, and l guess there are others.
She used to buck up against tho odds with a per-
sistency that would have brought her success In
any other limo. One day, after doing consider
able figuring on the programme. she said TO mo:
Denis
"'MyrI exclaimed. AS much as that
st. Denis was on the boards at so to Tho
had no. chance at all to win. but those were the
highest odds quoted, and my wife's idea was
that one horse had as good a chance to win on
that track as any other, regardless OF pedigree.
Then, 1t was whispered, st. Denis had done good
service for the surface car companies In New
York. and that, my wife argued. would stand
him in excellent service. AS there was no way
OF meeting such an rgunen | took the money
and was about to go, when up comes a colored
tout, looks mysterious and whispers, Lord-Lord
Lonsdaie-l think that was the name, but I'm
not quito sure. It was Lord somebody. and
Lord Lonsdale as likely as not, and was enough
TO set my wife on a new course.
Thomas she says, play Lord Lonsdale:'
Why not 81, Denis . ! asked jocosely; he's
got the best Odds
The tout laughed.
WHAT'S the odds on the lordr my wife
Seven up he replied Familiarity. It's a sure
My wife hesitated awhile contemplating the
smallness of the odds. and finally said:
~ guess Lord Lonsdale will win. Thomas.
Put the 81 on the lord; that will be $l4 any
II placed her So as she directed. and-well. to
make the story short. the saint got the best of
the lord by some four lengths, and whom, my
VIE FULLY realized the mistake she had made In
taking the tout's advice she got up and
THAT mans cheated mel He's robbed mel
How much . the crowd asked sympatheti'
Zone hundred and two dollars!' she shrieked.
rive hunted for at tout To give him n few