Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22
TWO TIPS ON THE RACES.
Why the Recipient of Them is Not
laundering After More.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
mo. sir" said a 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 if I knew it was a copper
bottomed. double-riveted cinch and a hun
dred-to-one shot
But why wouldn't you?" asked listen
err Have you been thrown down so bad ?"
II haven't been thrown down at ALL" re-
piled the dentist. '.On the contrary the
only two tips l ever had in my life We're
both perfectly straight, but-well, I'll tell
you what happened to me. Personally I
don't care for racing and never go near the
track, but during the winter season I did a
good deal of work for horsemen and got
We'll acquainted with several. One day a
Louisville man for whom l had put in a
rather difficult filing told me in an off hand
fashion to put 50 or SO on certain horse
mat was going to run next day. l thought
II over, decided would and decided
wouldn't. and finally didn't. The horse
came in first. twelve to one. | was so
ashamed of myself that 1 hadn't the face
TO tell the Louisville man the truth, and
cred In said "a hundred and thanked him
warmly. Later on he got broke and came
around to borrow fifty. L wouldn't ask
you, he said but You know l nut Won next
to winning that hundred What could
say! handed him the money and have
never seen it since. That was tip No. 1.
The other tip was given me by gam
bier here in town." continued the dentist
Il yanked out molar that was setting him
crazy, and. in burst of gratitude. he
sWore me to secrecy and told me to be GER
tam TO pack horse-well. call him Snow
king, which comes pretty near to his name
that was to run that afternoon. | couldn't
go out myself that day. but | determined |
wouldn't get left twice. so / sent for a
make the bet for me. This friend of mine
mas a bad impeachment in his speech. and
late that afternoon he rushed in with face
IKE funeral 'k-k-kill me.' he suffered,
k-k-kli me. Why. what's wrong? |
asked. greatly startled With much difti-
Guilty he managed to tell me that he had
gotten the names mixed and had bet on
hihs John instead of Snow King. Snow
hlng was winner, of course at % ia /
and King John was nowhere NV messen
ger was so heartbrUken over his blunder
that l didn't have the heart to reproacb
m hitn, ana when he pulled out $50. mostly
IN small silver, and tried to make me take If
refused NO. my boy L said YOU can't
AFFORD to make that good. It's vexatious
Oh course, but mistakes will happen so keep
your money and say no more aho,t IL
That made me feel so fine and rnagnani
nous that 1t sort of reconciled me to nv
loss. and my friend was almost fearful in
his thanks. i III
About a month afterward, as near as T
remember bookmaker came In to get a
SET OF false teeth, and while We were wait
ing 1or the cast to dry We got to talking
d s luck. ne SAID 1t was strange how
oiten green outsiders walk up and caIl the
right horse Why, not long ago. he said
an me talent was backing the favorite in
one OF the events where it looked like
moral certainty that nothing else could win
oust peIore the race was called. up comes
a sawky young fellow to my box and nuts
down twenty on an old skate by the name
OF snow King He got 20 to l, and might
Just as We'll have had 100 to Il Hold On.
1 Interrupted. beginning to feel little sick
dia you notice anything peculiar about
that young man.? Nothing particular said
the bookmaker except that he suffered 81
bad. thought he would never make his
play before the race was over i''
SO that's why I'm sore on tins addea
the dentist I got two straight ones and 7
hsure It out that lost $50 on the first
and $i20 on the second-the s4OO 7 won hit
didn't get and the $50 was fool enough n
tell my suffering friend to keep. Total
S9IO. Wouldn't that jar You a LITTLE y,