The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-11
TWO lips ON RACES.
The Recipient Tells why He Il Not
Hnnkering After Any More.

The Recipient Tells why lie Il Not
Hnnkering After Any More.
"No, SIR" said New orleans dentist
the other day when the conversation
happened to turn on sports; mo, sir, I
wouldn't play a racing tip under any
circumstances. I wouldn't play It IL
] knew 1t was copper bottomed,
double rivited cinch and a 100 to
shot"
"But why wouldn't your" asked
listener. Have you been thrown
down so badr
II haven't been thrown down at ALL"
replied the dentist. ION the contrary,
the only two tips ever had In my life
were both perfectly straight, but-well,
I'll tell you what happened to me.
Personally. / don't care for racing and
never go near the track, but during the
winter season I did good deal Of
work for horsemen and got we'll ac-
quainted with several. One day
Louisville man for whom had put In
rather difficult filling told me in an
offhand fashion to put S. or $40 on a
certain horse that was going to run
next day. l thought It over, decided
I would and decided I wouldn't and
finally didn't. The horse came gallop-
Ing In first, IL to I. was so asham-
ed of myself that hadn't the face to
tell the Louisville man the truth, and
when he asked me how much I had
gathered in I said a hundred and
thanked him warmly. Later on he got
broke and came around to borrow $50.
I wouldn't ask you,' he said, but you
know l put you next to winning that
hundred What could say? hand
ed him the money and have never seen
It since. That was tip No. 1.
1.-THE other tip was given me by q
gambler here in town." continued the
dentist II yanked out a molar that
was setting him crazy. and In burst
Of gratitude he swore me to secrecy
and told me to be certain to back a
horse-well, call him Snow King, which
comes near to his name-that was to
run that afternoon. l couldn't go out
myself that day, but l determined I
wouldn't get left twice, so sent for a
friend. raked up $50 and told him to go
and make the bet for me. This friend
Of mine has bad impeachment In his
speech, and late that afternoon he
rushed in with face like funeral
'K-k-kill me!' he suffered. 'K-k-k-kill
me" why. what's wrongT I asked,
greatly startled. With much difficulty
he managed to tell me that he had got
the names miEed and had bet on King
John instead Of Snow King. Snow
King was winner, Of course, at 20 to
/, and King John was nowhere. My
messenger was so heartbroken over his
blunder that didn't have the heart to
reproach him, and when he pulled out
$40, mostly in small silver, and tried
to make me take it refused. No, my
boy l said; you can't afford to make
that good. It's vexatious, of course,
but mistakes will happen; so keep your
money and say no more about it. That
made me feel so fine and magnenimous
that it sort Of reconciled me to my loss,
and my friend was almost fearful III
his thanks.
"About month afterward, as near
as l remember, a bookmaker came In
to get a set OF false teeth, ard while
we were waiting for the cast to dry we
got to talking about luck. He said 1t
was strange how often green outsiders
walk up and call the right horse. why,
not long ago. he said, all the talent
was backing the favorite in one of tho
events where 1t looked like moral GER
tainty that nothing else could win.
Just before the race was called up
comes a gawky young fellow to my
box and puts down $40 on an old skate
Of the name of Snow King. He got
20 to and might just as well have had
100 to L. Hold on interrupted, be-
ginning to feel little SICK; did you no
tice anything peculiar about that young
man" Nothing particular said the
bookmaker, except that he suffered
so bad thought he would never make
his play before the race was over
$50 that's why I'm sore on tips" add
ed the dentist. II got two straight
ones, and figure 1t out that lost $3.50
on the flrst-the $1OO didn't win and
the $50 loaned-and $42O on the Sec
| ond-the $4OO l won, but didn't get,
and the $40 was fool enough to tell
| my suffering friend to keep; total,
$570. Wouldn't that jar you Hitler"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.