The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-20
GOOD LUCK AT RACES
ODD BETS MADE BECAUSE OF sU-
PERSTITIONS OR FOR OTHER
REASONS
GIRL PICKS AT SIX WINNERS

And Five of Them Pass Under the
Wire First-CuriOus Tip Given
to "a Racing Man by His Wife
Big Winning Which Drove a Jer-
His Girl.
From the Denver News
Queer things happen on the race tracks -
said old-time racing man. 1.-The story of
how some people backed an outsider because
it was a white horse and they had just seen
red-headed girl and how they won sounds
forced, but it Is no stranger than what hap
pened to a well-known man the day the
Webster affair came off at Guttenburg. He
went to the track with his card marked by
a young woman who did not know one horse
from another. Yet she marked his six
straight winners. and at the fifth he was
over S., eco to the good Then he decided he
could not stand Torchlight. the DAILY cast-off.
at 40 to l in the sixth race and backed the
fayorite at to 8 and so lost nearly all of
his winnings, while Torchlight won easily.
Another case is that of a well-known cigar
for fun turned back his roll of bills and
took the left-hand figure Of the number of
one of them and backed the Jockey, whose
number correspondent. = He, too, had five
straight wins and finally lost by switching to
the favorite, when every one knew that Sol
Lichsteinstein was practically holding Emin
Bey, the horse indicated by the number, out
of his book, and Emin Bey won in a walk.
He tried the trick several times after, but it
never went through again.
GOOD ALL-ROUND JUDGE.
Another racing man has a wife who
loves a horse dearly, and, without being an
expert she is good all-round judge Of a
sound animal. When Domino was in his
prime she looked him over in the paddock
the day Henry of Navarro, Domino and
Clifford ran at Morris park, and, seing Henry
move around with that swaying motion of
his loins. something as a wolf moves, she
recognized wonderful resemblance between
him and horse she once owned called Phil
Sheridan. Her husband was strong DOM
ino man and stood to lose a lot, but she
persuaded him to hedge Henry. Well, the
race was Domino ahead at the half and
Henry at the three-quarters and an easy
winner
This most curious thing this same woman
ever did was. think. in 1892; anyway It was
at Sheepshead, and on June 27. Early that
morning she woke her husband up and asked
him what time 1t was. He grunted sleep
lily, looked at his watch. Five minutes
past 8. Go to Sleep She said: Remember,
I have something to tell you at breakfast.
In the morning, remembering her dream,
she told him it was about horse with yel-
low and black stripes running down the track
away ahead Of everything, and she wanted
him to play horse carrying yellow and
black stripes in the race about D. M that
afternoon He looked over the entries. The
nearest to that description were Lawless
with yellow body and black sleeves and an
Empire stable horse. 1 think Comanche, with
yellow and red stripes. That confused her,
as she was dead sure Of the colors, but later
when she saw an ice wagon driver with a
yellow and black striped blazer on. that
settled it. There you are she said, play
the yellow and black. stripes if they are
there, body and sleeve If not
'Lawless was quoted at to 8, Comanche
30 to l. and finally the man put $5 on the
former, and the Empire stable horse won
by block. pulled up. The wife was right
about the stripes, but wrong about the color.
Another time she insisted that her husband
should play Wilfred because it was his name.
and, getting 100 to 1. she cashed a S. ticket
So far as know the horse never won before
or after that race. Then she played Sullivan
at 40 to the same way because 1t was her
servants name. and the servant being a
negro 1t was bound to be lucky Then she
quit going to the track.
IKE THOMPSON's TWO MISTAKES.
Il remember the time when the Dwyers
changed their colors. Mike DIVERS hoo
doo started TO work when he changed from
the red and blue to the all white and gold
tassel. was at the Gut on May Z 1891 and
placed a bet with Ike Thompson on Meriden.
1 was playing system which called for a
bet Of 500. The horse was 8 to 5, and 1 said
S36 to $50. Thompson grabbed the bill and
called $50 to 500. Then I was pushed away
from the block. Well went to see the race
which was just finishing. and l saw q white
Jockey sweep past and thought my cash was
gone, Dut. not knowing the colors, I asked
man and found that it was Dwyer's new
rig l went in to cash my ticket, and. seedn.
the bookie, went to him and said: You made
mistake on my ticket Before 1 could saw
anything further he burst out: How much
90 you want to rob me Off Knowing hfs
manner, | laughed and replied: Nothing.
m satisfied II you are. What do YOU say?'
Let me see It, he said, and, handing NV
ticket up, I told him what 1t represented
Balancing UP his cash, he found il was an
paio me tne Right amount and saving.
There's honest men among the punters as
well as on the block and led the way TO tha
Bar and remarked: That's a drink on ma ,
coming back to the ring, he said: PIav
Runnlng Deer for the next race. IT'S a
clncn. I'm going to hold 1t out of nv hook
entireiy' ana Off he went. 1t opened at 4 to
o. ana IN minute was to g. and as l was
wen aheao let 1t go past. We'll, Running
Deer IN seven-furlong race ran fourth IN
j. FORBES Ketchum. Bohemian and AmieI
went across to Ike, who was looking hloc
as thunder cloud. and said: That was a
Drained good tip to give to an honest man ,
lie looked at me second and then. plunoins
MS hand Into his pocket, said: How much
are YOU out? Nothing 1 replied. Then
you We more sense than 1 have came back.
FORGOT HIS GIRL.
1t was at the Morris park meeting ona
DAY that young man and his best girl came
over from Paterson N. j., to see the races
he was one OF those yelowish blonde men
VINO always manage to get a suit of clothes
light overcoat hat and tie about the same
color as themselves: thin and nervous like.
he and his girl sat on the stand at the end
OF the alleyway near the press stand. In tho
fourth race. l think it was, there were only
Tour or five horses and the Morris stable,s
RISK was the outsider at 10 to l. The man he'd
won a bet on the other races and nut s9C
down on Risk. The racers came around the
water tower with Risk trailing and as tbey
struck the stretch the Morris horse began ia
n fho