The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-25
CHURCH AND RACE TRACK.
Story of DIR. BrOushton's Betting on
Horse Race.
From the Atlanta Journal.

n Horse
From the Atlanta Journal
see in your paper of yesterday where,
at a meeting of Baptist ministers, the Rev.
L. G. Broughton introduced a resolution
condemning the state Senate for killing
the anti-race pool bill In the same ar
ticle was a statement coming from the
minister saying that he once bet 81 on
a horse race, won it, bet again, won $25,
and then ran the amount to $50, and in
fifteen minutes was the proud possessor
of $50, which he lost a minute later. The
article quotes the minister as saying that
since then he has let gambling alone.
Strange as it may seen, 1 am the man
with whom he made those bets, and 1
assure you that I never worked as hard
to earn dollar as l did on the day that
1 won the roll of the young plunger.
He bet with a daring thaC was remark
able Even at the start he seemed ut
terly oblivious to The fact that at one fell
swoop he might lose his entire betting cap
ital. His lips were tightly set, and his
eye had the look of determination shown
only by men with a purpose The pur-
pose of the average man who bets is
to win-to break the bank. Well, ii was
a hot time while that dollar lasted Once
1 thought 1 was gone. and 1 would have
been but for the fact that finally the
horse 1 bet against fell down. That fact
saved me. But why at this late day
should my old friend cry over split milk
or a lost dollar? He enjoyed the sport,
or I thought he did.
Did he not have a long run for his
money? Was there not at least excite
ment enough to warrant the expenditure
of 81? Did l not suffer enough when I
saw him caressing my 1856, and heard their
merry Jingle in his palms to entitle me
to such a paltry SUN as was finally OBJ
tanned? The young man at one time had
eighty-five times as much money as he
had when he began. When he finally
stopped / had increased my cash only one
eighty-fifth, and had lost so of good er-
bow grease in the panic occasioned by his
wonderful run of luck. I was, indeed glad
when I heard that my young friend had
entered the ministry for l had been fear
full of his return.
/ am just little afraid that you mis-
quoted DR.. Broughton when you made him
say that he won the bets in fifteen min
utes. Even betting on cheats" would not
have enabled him to win in so short a
time as many bets as he confesses to
having made. The time was fully an hour.
including waits, preparations, such as
saddling and starting Time. though,
passes swiftly when luck is with you NV
remembrance of the affair makes me feel
as though il consumed day.
Can the race track be as black as it
is painted? l think not. from what was
told at that meeting yesterday.
After the talk Of DR.. Broughton. Rev
A. c. Ward declared that he rode a race
once, won II. and was paid 50 80 for the
victory. That was not bad. but the gem
teman rode too cheap. Now. the race
track does not seem to have treated At
lanta's churches 50 unfairly. It has con-
tributed two most jealous workers 10 the
pulpit. and, while Dr. Broughton LOST his
dollar, the Rev. Ward made SIS Has
the church done as much for the other
sidoe Gentlemen. don't be too hard on
u.s. II only for the sake OF the days OF
old. An Ola Better