The times., 1898-10-16

ten great race track vocabulary. and
Fence the following story on Dennis
O'Hara one of Mr. Robson's stable men
at his summer home in Navesink. y. ].
1t seems that Dennis has within recent
years acquired a great liking for "the
sport of Kings" and, being far from
lucky. much of his spare cash has gone
to willy bookmakers OF his acquaintance.
This had so disgusted the fellow that he
had nearly decided to give up betting last
year when one of his friends came to him
with what purported to be a straight tip
on a horse tina; was to run in coming
event. This gentleman was 50 enthCsias-
tic in his praise of the beast that when
Dennis arrived at the track and discover
ed that the odds offered were fifty to one
and twenty to one he placed all his
weeks salary on the reputed flyer, and,
after watching his champion weighed in
and saddled. returned to the track just in
time for the race.
This proved TO be an exciting event. In
the breakaway the tipped animal was
two lengths to the good, a position he
maintained around to the three-quar-
ters, where both horses and jockies were
lost to view in a cloud of dust. As they
emerged from this and Strengthened out
into the home stretch, Dennis, whose
freckled face had assumed the color of
boiled lobster through excitement and
the violent exercise of calling for his ia
vorite to come on ye baste and lave
| thin all go back ter the sthable," saw
| that the brute that carried his money
was trailing along in what would be an
nounced in the morning papers as the
..also ram" n position he kept going un-
| der the wire.
Dennis watched the jockeys as they
came back to the judges stand, saluied
1 Al and tsrh
| out As the youngster who had ridden
| his horse left the scales, saddle and whip
In hand, Denny pushed his carrot COW
| cred head through the wire fence and
| with a subdued whist to attract the
attention of the knight of the pigskin,
said in a confidential whisper, Say, me
| buckhoo, what the devil detained yez?
| Press Agent Chapman, who Is ahead OF
the International Grand Opera Company
| this year took part in rather strange
| mixture two seasons ago while in this
| city. Emile Ankermiller, weli-known
| theatrical man. was in town on the same
| date, and the two representatives spent
| much of their time together. The cleo
| tions were about to take place just then.
| and Mr. Chapman. who is a sincere and
enthusiastic Republican, put in many
| of his idle hours talking politics with his
| companion. ABOUT Inc HFsl ol NoNeHDeF
| his excitement reached fever heat. and
| then advanced to boiling point when he
| discovered that Mr.. Ankermiller was
not going home to vote. ANY American
| citizen worthy of the name will certainly
| not lose the one chance given him in four
| years for voicing his sentiments" the ad-
vocate OF Mckinley declared hotly. and
| then, when he found that his arguments
had availed him nothing. he added:
why man, your ballot might save our
party" But DR.. Ankermiller Is not emo
tional and he remained obdurate, much
| to the disgust of the amateur stump
speaker who mad already registered and
made every preparation for casting his
vote. Many stormy scenes passed be-
tween the pair. and finally Mr. Chapman
gave up in disgust. But his zeal returned
the day before he left for home, and he
| again approached his comrade with the
impatient query: why. in the name OF
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