The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
GOOD LOSERS VERY FEW.
THE TEST Or SEEING OWES HONEY
VANISH AT THE RACES.
Even Professional Puuters Cannot stand 4,
Young Grocer Who Nentured Ills
All on a straight Tip-The Other Slds
to the Philanthropy OF the B~ookmsker.

poolroom for 500 which he had s%loughel o' is
making pike bets In the poOlroom for f,e a,
six months running. said a member 49, mo
Metropolitan Turf Association. "Mhether o-
not this fellow succeeds In collecting the .I|y.
ment and getting his money back, | -.H..
think he'd feel pretty small with himself I.a.s
isn't much TO a man thatll do the baby dyt .t,
that. He's not only a hard loser, he's a ouNHr
He's even more on the welsh than a |cnurou'
American actors that I could name wnr. n,ol
they make big losings ut poker. give check. ..~
the amounts of their losses and then hang AROUND
in front of the bank until the doors ave or..oi
for business the next morning IN order 10 -'.p
payment on the checks.
a man who can't stand the gan has no rrH;
10 gamble. That, a pretty trlre remtrt. a.t
1t will always be a true one. Only q goo. I.-a-
can afford to hazard his money. and, after 900
experience of fifteen years or 30 on the block. {
am convinced that only one man In a thog,aoI
Ia worthy the name Of n good loser. There ~
scores and hundreds of men we'll known In ,
turf and sporting world who have the uaue -
being good losers. while they're nothing of 'Ia
sort. They uont rip ana snort AM tear dIoun
when the game goes against them, but tivE.
anything but good losers, M that. Gopl I...r
il a baDly overNorl;eI ANA ml~apulu'I l,.
No man likes To lose. Few can roilpIu 'l..t
giving outward expression To lWudfInlus .r
worriment over their losses
The only gooi losers that I have ever i.r,
with have been men OF eilru wealth 'la' Uu
losses of u really PR. lEiOus ouardrtHr ou.I. r...
IDLY affect their serenity. fuui-''tI- of iN" '.r.
Dlungcr- have the name of being goo. ,...
whereas cont know ul a SlugI" Du'u. 1.HpI...
ent generation of p|luUg"F- who I~'-.Hrr. ,
reputation. used 10 ." a su'n ''M ".
pllngermyself, ana know that wa u.W-..I
bai loser when the tile ~ei too strong HLr.
me and struck etrpakS Of a couple Of v,..
a stretch when I cuuI mt land rl-1t l.I'.
Try to rip the weather huarq~ on me gIu.
stand or throw GNnanItlc bombs ia 10 i." 'H.
ring or perform any giNcaWIy stunts Jos"
but there were times when I hd. aa 'a ,
enamel worn of my teeth from ]grluuluE r..
"Good io-crs IN ne the rank aud fc :
regular race piayer- are scarc"r than '".
mOlars. Those Of them mo don't yell frau.
Of their lungs every time a race g,"s uEU D.
them. are hnllrring murder inv ruIy,. as 600
one who is praCtlsrd in the study NJ .u-"l.'
Countenanoc~ can easily soc. som" ' i"'
casual racegoers. "a distinguished from 90
regulars. tax" their losses mortal hurd l',
often felt sorry for them. Ia much rtfl"r
have the exclusive patronage Of the regular,
for they well know what they r" up a|sHl'-',
and they're pretty certain 10 Eu broke, U.-t
of them. In the long run, anyhow. Bul I'1
different with the. casual holiday chaps Ih.
get pulled into the eddy without having n'
Slightest notion Of doing anything Of tl"-.Ii
and with hut the vagueSt idea at the orasslr'.
of the game they're trying to beat Inst for iN'
fun Of the thing. The fascination grows -
them. and then they're IN n fair way e. hro.u 4,
regulars. The hurts they get IN the meantime.
however. are more than pitiui, ana B., fn'
time they get 10 u" regulars they hay" Nr'Un.
lost interest in everything els" that iurh 'N.'
time and attention before the racing game
got a firm clutch on them. meyer tF" ~ So
q promising Young fellow, become ai h'',t
10 the racegoing habit. have warned scores
of Young acUuaintances who have com" 70
me for advice to keep away from the 'rI'hr
altogether. No man can attend t. his r'gu1-
business and successfully play tho race r"-
sides. It's got TO I've either enc or tho o'N"-
and the chap " Who cultivates hls regular hus,u'ti
or Job will come ont on top Of the heap "'"'T
Al the time the horses were running ~
Morris Park Last May, n bright young lrl7Afn0p
who runs a grocery around the corn.r tr"',
my apartment uptown tackled me On" morn.
ING ~ | was passing ht~ place, and told mo
a tin lie had lust Received On a two-vesr-o.'
that day. lie asked me what ! thought ao.,.
the tip. I told him that I didn't believe :
colt he named would finish with the first s'V
He had got the Zip 80 dead straight, however,
that | could see he took no stock in what | toll
What price do you think the horss will be-
Well said l, he ought 10 be about so to l.
but the tips been out on hun for ihree or toN'
DAYS. so that all hands have got II. and he =
a. liable a. not to be the tavorlte. But th.
wont make MIN finish among the first hti
Well said this young Irish grocer. I oos
q hit more than $500 on this store, and ! VA
to pay it oil in a lump. I've got $500, aud
this colt goas to the post a. good rs 3 To /, 10.
going 10 take a chance Oh winning out the deb
= Mould the loss OF the $500 hurt You nun.
1t wouldn't do a thing to me bur put ma
out Of business he replied. II nd put r-
under the hammer. But this thing has con =
TO me SO straight that I've Just got 70 taSe t''
We'll I aaid a whole heap n things 10 m.
young man, but ! couldn't pound any s"'~'
into his stubborn head. Finally | said 10 .f
We'll. | can use your $50 as we'll as any otu.'
idiots. Fetch your bundle 10 my stool u 20.
bound 20 throw II away, and ~ CIV &c.. B
In at NlnNa van 81 N a an " a - AIh# D.
the ring
Il happened TO know the source ~ the "o
the young Irishman had received. II VA, 90
of tho things that we're sent out for Oh" 81.
pose Of making a price OF a g"huiu"%
iwo-yesr-old that was also 10 face the 'ut '.'
the first time in the same race,
Well. when the slate went mp on the tv
year-Old event, the IrlShmalI~ up was ~ ID
/, and inside of two minutes they wcl" r1ooHs
Tin. rubbed along with the r"s', pu' SER
along most OF the money ] took IN on The 'H-a
alarm TO the other colt on whom the qu''t'o
had been passed around to only a few l.
false alarm was 2 TO | on my slate when o."
young Irish grocer fought his way. up 70 r-
stool, and. leaning over, asked me II q 10 Va
tho best could give him for his $50 ss'i 3
that he hadn't been able - reach m" who.
bad the hI't betting on tap S4'r nm 80
10 $500 and he wont away looking tgII}. W.
the morning glory on whom the hs ~ '.l
been sent out curled up like a caterpillar o. ."r
leading into the stretch, and me CT i1ai .a
swinging ON 10y himself.
Now, | am not making book Tor hygior7
reasons. but ! had felt a blt sorry for hat yong
freshman from whom I'd been huy.ag e..
ceries, and 50 ! held our his $500. could 70
ford to do II, because ! pulled down a bg bundle
that particular race. no. only by iir. .
all the money offered on tho fal-e alarm nt
by PLAYING the qIl"t lin.
i met him returning on the train. He was
the gloomiest-looking Hiberuian ! ever cav
before or since He barely Erunird wien
I greeted him. I didn't hurl any l-told-ynt
50 remarks al him, but sat down h"-il"
and said nothing. | stayed alongside ~ u.
to study him W hen We switched 10 -
| got OF al the same station VII. w
looked down az the floor and tTlddl"d re
thumbs ner yously during the entire 'ournr'
without ever saving q word
Nice. interesting way Of passing the ulN-,
the ponies, eh. Jim?' | couldn't for no
Of ma help from saying to him when We =
To the bottom Of the elevated steps.
Go to the devil he replied, sacaFa'r.
and it sounded so funny, the way he sad T.
that ! came near falling down with l%agEi'~f
Perceiving the humor of the situation '' Poi"
gan to laugh himself, and then handed
back his $50. | told him that he'd bean h'
ting against "A sure thing, and then ! Hl"'h
the racing game in such lurid langga-- l"-
ing him that tho bookmakers know shsu.''"V
avery horse that is meant 10 win, tfa'
! got through he said he guessed he'd 's'
know Of one vote that | can g.
anyhow, II ever run for Alderuan
These things, however. work both vAy-, asa
friend Of mine who makes n book on the Z ..'as"