The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28
MRS. D0BLEY HAD ASYSTEM.
PEOUNIiRr TRAGEDY At 7HE R.ICES
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that as Mrs. Doblcy had never seen n horse
race the novelty and the breath Of country air
would be agreeable to her. He didn't count on
what WAS goIng to haprcn-thc evolution OF n
successful system Ivy Mrs. Dobley which cost
him exactly Sl1S. which Mrs. Dobloy fondiv
imagined came out OF a ,bookmakcr's pocket,
rs it should have done IL Doblcy had curbcd
his ambition. As II was he had a bal day. and
lost all his confidence In betting on form.
While it shook his belief in his own plan for
picking winners. no couldn't quite make I'm his
mind whether Mrs. Dobley's triumphant debut
on the turf was not owing to that form OF dumb
luck which sporting men call II fiukc. At all
events he couldn't make ny his mind to adopt
Mrs DobIey's system. He did take ont Il pin
and try to pierce tho. programme with his eyes
shut, lust Us he had seen his wife do: but a
friend came up and slapped him on the back
and asked him II he was hitting them all
right. and he felt s. ashamed of himself
that he gave UP the idea. Then he tried
Mrs. DObley'S plan Of betting on a horse
because it had a name like an old school
mate OF hers. You could do this without
people knowing and it seemed easy. A horse
came to the post at y To l named The
Duke and Dobley remembered a boy in his
class whose namc was Hiram Duke: 50 he
put $40 Oh The Duke straight and place.
The Duke fell down at the half mile post and
came in limpins and hal to be shot; 30 Dobley
gave NJ IN despair.
Before he started with his wife for the track.
Doblcy knew Just which horses were going to
win. He always picked them out that way be-
fore no started. and stuck to his selections.
He said he had no use for people who changed
thor minds about a horse every second. and.
besides that. Dohlcy kept a book in which he
had all the horses records. He had their
names. their pedigrecs; tho distances they
liked best the races they had won AT the diff
fercnt tracks. the weights they carried. what
horses had beaten them: in fact. everything
there was to know about them. Doblcy could
tell by u glance at this book II q certain horse
was good for a certain distance at such a
weight: what his performances had been:
whether he was good in tho mud and other
points that seemed TO tellthc story ofthe horses
life in a nutshell. This book was Dobley's own
idea. and he usol to work nights over it. Mrs.
Dohley didn't understand ii herself.
when she handed her husband 81 and
two. three in the. first race .Doblcy was para
lyzed with astonishment. He had never fan
f bIodi that Mr rs bobiSy Possessed any s%pGrting
he hasn't q chance I? come in eighth. my
S @onll f be S yda. kiRR@ a. T. s saGt me to pvt %ih it on E haE:
twenty on hirkwood. It's u sure thing.
isn't any fun being, at the races without
Althce: knew a girl at school whose name
was Althra. and II y 50 unnaual:'
SAD i'PO! Ait's i" ySar iuh nensf!'GT; but if nv You r'f fa.c yo oG
lose. remember. Little Willie isn't gong 10
pay for your CHIPS IN this game as he does at
Dob!ey won't on, laughing and thought it
would h" a good Jof" on his wife to play book
lose. and it would be like getting money in a
letter. Then if he had luck he'd give II back
t Wo heT T Te e r 'hSy l g.. mon" t@T ba An" IL i he SiS di@n hn i
He put 500 on Kirkwnod, and CHANGING at the
three He allowed Mrs. DobIey's S. to rest
ns,acefnliy IN hjS pocket and vent back to
""WRiaR Is sI my horse sHs.! ;" she asked !" d"e stand
spoIhlIh""s; H The I TART said DoG D1S"% With i"f his e eye
on kirkwood.
VIM PSS ask re- 9 ass. b fS SS@c y" Il shas w }i%0s ou TO-
"0h, you're a hot sport, said Dobley. mo.
he doesn't have to come il three times, hut he
has T. ! be DC nI.,, Il second y0mr or oi th srbo mhd"r the Yir r..
about last.
How much DO J. win if he comes in first.
seemed impossible TO uurnch her enthusiasm.
Exactly twenty-five dollar. and your orig
inal five. thirty in all: but you won't get It;
Just then the horses started and mother of
TIN uISod P3 10 GIs s spSk and h h%sIg Dob Hispt ,o ,hG gI ass
NV ~. lie y ui'l MD SnC
came down the, stretch in Il cloud, Of dust and
like mad and G}obley sat 4Gwn suddenly.
woo" "hh'n affn1, if He | f tam like c a Eaa Ply@@"Ioy-"KirE-
" :; % ! tie ! y i@:;. SNEs %i b@E{fSsyy FsasaSS%i y Ter ! SSSa.s;;
whisper. Look thcre-at AthcH!'
sure, enough AIth%a was third. Dohley
lnniS on. burry.' she said mechanically
mGnd get t, the $50 they may find out it's a
"No such luck. " said Dobley underh his breath.
Such luck, | said"
Yes. lsn'tit InCedRd that money!"
had partially recovered his cquaniuity. Got
any morS "li seh"oIma'Ss in thiS racn?r he
ing sore as he saw Mrs. Dobley shove tho
money in her rocketbook with the reckless air
OF gambler Her eyes were shining with an
81. TEX q tMo,do,lsr bill from the roll; II
Naa41' n s"'S q %hnt Do YOU mean S"S aH }" asked ans D;obrey.
Il mean number ono. oncet. | mean first,
You mean s~trnight?'
mean TO win
oh. YOU do" said Dobley. "Ha. hn. You
careiulYF He had hoped TO pocket s. Of her
winnings on this race, and now there were only
Well, remcmbrr," he whispered. my last
word, Il have a tip on Premature. n stable
tip. What makes you want Trumpet? lou
had no old schoolnIate with that name. did
yoMy'
through IN" programme right at the second
race. AMI see whore il came through. right
through Trumpet. And this woman back OF
M" said there : fifteen to one against him. So
] can win thirty this time for two dollars.
what is thc Us" Of rIcking more
lc yH'"A%HGId r i !E2' i; So, p6 f5Snt i Ti y said ydd n ,@o
dollars worth Of Trumpet, WV"
But h" didn't. f~ooIishly. He watched tho
rae" from the lawn and saw Trumpet Just beat
Premature. who came In second. After swear
ing for n while and absorbing two cocktails. he
went up ami gayly gave Mrs, Doblcy So. He
told her he had won q lot on Premature for
place, and asked her if she wouldn't like a
sandwich or anything.
She had become very chummy with the
woman, in, the seat behind her. and they
snti they'd have some sherry coDblers
aud sandwiches. and DOhlcy had to 60
down and spend another So on the
strength Of his big winning on Prema-
turc. II" thought he'd try and get Mrs. Doh
10y 10 PIT w ten or twenty in this race. so that
he'd get back some of his money: hut she said
she didn' care tor anything. so Dohley went
down and wuH - for 81 on Pupil. Then he
f1OE two more cocktails aud went back to his
: This Is the Ladies Stnkcs. q" she said. and
Lady Lindsay. IT, the Ladies' stakes, and n
lGdy ought, To come near winning: doa't you
think so
III races were run liz" II. recipe in n coy
corner yes" said Dohlcy. but 4 hors" can't
knit three, lrOp two md nurl ono won know