The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
TIP STRAIGHT AND ODDS BIG
THE COMBINATION THAT UPSET
POOLROOM FOR A TIME.
Il Was Played BY n Coiored sportsman and
He Never Had ANY Doubt OF winning
His Ticket called for $4,000 to 81
An Fp,sods OF the Races at New Orleans.

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uh babe. 20 hcah me- He knows EN- LAX he
KNOWS "h p'arN'n p'uSn' an uh sW,"c ,'n
mex "h '",ho'hnsn"h on ne nun h'e' pc "'N''
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'''eHnS races '"' "" minutes ne "a'heu UP
to the counter where the combination tickets
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combination counter The sport produced his
telegram. cleared his throat, and began
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'Ahs got dc hun hve babies. he SAID with
grin TO the ticket writer. An abs nh gwnc
tub tex EN- all tub win Doan want none o
EN- 10 place or show Dcy's all got inh come
in all alone"
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nc SP"r, nau'on 'hs i've n,'SeS 'n"' "' ' NV"
were going tn win the New Orleans races They
were in tho order Of the races Mint. Sauce. Rus.
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head work. with frcouen, chances at the hoard
to get the prices on the runners and then he looked
up at the sport with grin.
"lluntin' for hog KILN. amt YOU" he asked
Coin I" put us on, business IL hgures
thousand TO one low much do you want on
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mp the money. The ticket writer pencilled the
names of the horses down on the ticket. placed
the figures So 900 to So at the bottom Of 4. and
handed the hi Of pusteboard to the spor, with
YOU r. a good thing Come again.
"Yo all kin do 80 ho,rn wen de Hoses
then he went to The cytrcmc outer row ii scat
in thu pool room and sat down 10 wait for 81, 900
Monr toward d ociosE thr b't,ng came in on
the trsI rasr al New Orleans The horse Mint
Sauce that the snort had in his combination ticket
WAS thu odds ON iavoritc although h- had brcn
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ngtitrd eli right i'm the dop- books hut The sport
Kept his sat His sp.cnIn,ion ioi the day vas
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,crgfnph'T F announced u with bored air. clcS '
inri E race and there was nothing to !, bn,
Mint Saucc, all the way, \, tn. three quarters.
was th,rd and lust galloping. the sport leaned
snsSpmd his fngrrS a C" co,,p. Of times far luck,
and said
| It's uh cake walk TO dat baby. hh'm on nigh,
| SO lar
"Mn, Sauce wins bv two lengths. announced
tho OPERATOR, and ihc announcement was received
ties ties" as s'.,H ruiz ''" crowns "o" pay '''''
"Mah nrS' is this hcah Russell r :" said thr
fPoi. gazing a: his ticket again. -an' Russ
SS buzz Tmp IN n"''"' ~ MI o"' ""' "
| later and R,issrii n WAS Al A long price Sew.
rfnl horses in the race were al much shorter prices
| "RnsSrlI Il he's dun Rot inb win" he said and
thai Wa ali there was sb"ut I, "'"' " ' "'
"oG nj Ncw Orleans announced ,hr weary
! looking operator again, and then he began 10
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hsa Tor The snoIt's ticket untne de trIcgrnphcr
| had earned the mays along tn the thrce'gIIsfter
| post and then Russell r. who hadn't been any
| where got his first call Joining The bunch az
| ,b,ti nj Thai STAG ~ The ioiirncye "
| Sadie Burnham i'm The stretch nv a length
| announced The telreraph,T siomond second
| bv a length Russell p lind and then tho SNORT
| began In ROOT inr his horsc He swnyed hack
and forth in his wicker rocking chair. moaning,
| "I'nme va Russell bnss Va hSah m, nh ,aikin'
| hess r1r, w. R,,ss.iI n, w. dosn' Old no
| "st. Lrtch him yo' bnby an yo' paI1 treat
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| "Rmsse,I n wins Inv N h.,d,- announced IN,
| ,cleernnhrr ' ~ " ~
| oh. 70 wahm thing. yo' RUSSELL" suppress~dIy
| exclaimed an. s,nrt his anycr manning srid
| denly s,"ppinp and an ,puusned crescent grin
| sprrsdinr pyrr The whole area oi his chocolate
! c,unIrnnncc
| IA seemed tba, som, uf ,h, Icss impot,apt spor,s
| mus, have brrn "rding' Russell Il to-" Tor their
~ uit,nt II IA bubs'" rnpv synund Tho rnnu IN.
cS"rcd sport dearly Ioycs a long sboI
| de mex on nah niece. a. pas'c boa'd" said
| the sport, ransackinr through his packets again
| frr his ticket is dain'jus All dosn lax dis
| l,.h b,a. I,y, mi Al, ,,h al y,, oil,