The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
"nuNcnEs" AND osrcNs..
pihcrcnccs In Their Meaning In Bct-
ting Pnrlance


piHcrcnccs III Their Meaning In Dct
ting Parlance.
Many people do not understand what n
'hunch' is; they would think it for
ward and upward movement OF the Shout
ders or dig in the ribs, but they've only
common education and know not of the
VOCABULARY OF sport. To define IL briefly.
hunch' Is subtle intuition evolved
out of nothing, which gives its REGIMENT a
foresight or the gift of prophecy as to
some certain event. A "hunch" has moth
ing In common with signs" tips or
pointers; IL is peculiar TO people who do
battle with fortune at certain games of
chante, such as faro, keno, policy and
horse races; it is not of human origin.
put comes from the realms OF the I'M
known.
For instance, man gets aboard a car
and sees that the register says mr." he
plays 1l-17-77 in the yellow policy wheel
next day. that's sign" But while he
is looking at the slip of the drawing
wherein he finds that 12-16-7S have come
out, he has "huuch;" q faraway express
sion comes over his face; he looks at the
list but sees nothing-he is communing,
getting inspiration, the 'hunch" is COM
ing; and be plays 6-29-37-iS for horse"
gig. saddle ard house" il he only
has small "hurch," no only plays it in
one wheel; If it's strong bunch" he
plays 1t in the yellow carmine, red. white
and blue books"
In case 1t Is pool room habitue who
ba -,
toms are the same; he gazes yacantly at
the big blackboard for awhile, and sud
denly wakes up; he plunges violently for
ward and bets 81 (the scene is laid locality
on Peg Parks at 80 to ! to beat horse
sixty times her superior, according to the
odds laid by the gentlemen who make such
their business; the horse does win. and he
gets $50 for his 'hunch. when every grain
Of common sense he had told him TO put
his money on the other horse.
However, that doesn't happen often
most generally man gets bunch when
he hasn't a cent; then he can pick every
number that comes out of the policy
wheel, call the turn every time at faro
and name winners when skates ara heat
ing stake horses. That shows what Dame
Fortune does for a man; gives him a
bunch sure to lead to fortune aud never
! cent to start him.
AT any gambling place where lunches
are known many stories are told of how
, bunch has seized some one ana led him
% fortune when he blindly followed the
munitions instead of using judgment; in
he policy shop it is someone who bet
lpl1ar o-Dn-S WnII11 and barlaI
t for three drawings consecutively to win
very time; at faro game it is man
Who called it king seven when the center
ards showed it had come seven king
invariably; at keno II is the man who
lad to stop the goose" until he found
card with -27-3T47-90 ON It, at the
'ool room it is man who gets on hun
red to one Shot"
A bunch is a mighty good thing to have
[ you have money; but one that causes
IL sorts of disquieting emotions when YOU
aven't
There are times when man believes
hen that happens. He tells you how he
as bet on such and such an event and |
ow he's going to dispose of the proceeds. I
GU ask him about it later. and he eX-
lains.
Sometimes a fellow has hunch and !
ometimes he orly thinks he has. In both
asses he may be perfectly sure and still"
but Is the sensation exactly alike in .
ach nstance?" you ask.
"Just about"
well, how are you to tell the differ
nce?'
why, by playing 1t; if you win it was
sure enough hunch and If 20 ulose
gu only thought you had one"
just the same way. for instance, as tell
x the difference between toadstools and
lushrooms-by eating them. and If you
mt die they are mushrooms
Playing by signs is an entirely different
ling. Some people play that way most
the time. Some use dream books and
me don't. Fer instance, IN playing pol
y. the dream book gives every sign like
dictionary: you will find dream book
aver consult his book when he dreams
lything and this is what he finds:
PPLE-To dream of an apple, signifies
great wealth. play stove pipe with
-2-3-4 -5-6-7 ans tail S-9-10-ll-l2-l3.
ORK-To dream of work denotes pain
ami sorrow; play 4-ll-44.
The man who plays the RACES also has
slgr book; he firds on consulting IL;
see black cat--Play nothing but the
last race on the following day
dream of work-A bad thing, play
only long shots in the last race.
Then there arc other sign players who
MT use dream books; the policy fiend
IS the dates of three lottery drawings
ng up in front OF him, and at once plays
1924; or he plays the number of The .
eet car he rides on, the number on the {
nductor's cap anI the number rung up ,
the register when he pays his fare.
rhe follower OF the races pnrsues dit ,
emit method. For instance he sees Tne
,nter entered in race, and tnibks
ghty we'll OF him: he walks out OF the )
i room and meets 3 farmer friend q
res sign-The Planter. He sees q
n going into the savings bank with '
stuck in his book; there II is again /
Q planter. His neighbor gets up early I