The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-24
TBEI ( MAN IS N LUCK.
1t Is Almost Impossible for
Him to Lose Money.
HERE IS PROOF OF 1T.

How a Turf PIunger Won S1oO,(Oo In
Less Than TWO Months on 5or.
rowed Capital of S2oo-Yet the
Moral Of It Is to Avoid Speculation.
William M. Barrick is the latest sue
cessful turf plunger. In less than two
months he has managed to win, with
borrowed capital Of 5000. more than
100000 in cash and twelve good race
horses.
To New York World reporter at
Washington. Barrick the other day told
the story Of his racing career:
II had been knocking around the
tracks little, placing a few small bets
on the ponies, till one day-this was
years ago-I went to Clifton. Ballston
was then the crack Of the Jersey
tracks. II man owned a horse that
could beat Ballston he had gooc
horse. While there was let into the
secret that a horse called Loantaka
could sift sand some.
'The people behind Loantaka were
not content to race him against poor
against Balston or keep him IN the
barn. Finally they got him into q race
where they met Ballston. placed e
big bet, for me then-not quite $500
on him. There was a long price and
waited and hoped. Well, to make long
story short, Loantaka went off and
never came back to Ballston. He won
by fifty yards. It was my first big win
mig and was highly elated.
IT soon got to betting heavily and
fortune favored me. I bought two
year-old called Void and won small
fortune with him. Then DR.. Hasbrouck
won a selling race at the Brooklyn
track and I bought him out Of it. I
would never have secured Hasbrouck
except that some kind friend told Wynd-
ham Walden hadn't the money to
purchase him and that It would be wise
to drop the colt on me and have him
resold In fifteen minutes when the mon
ey was not forthcoming. But fooled
them: had the money and I bought
the Doctor with It.
"Dr. Hasbrouck was a great horse
and won me a fortune in stakes ano
purses. I have bet as much as $4,000
on him and won more than double that
amount in one race. He was game and
true. l owned several other good
horses, but none was as good or true
or DR.. Rasbrouck.
when DR.. Easbrouck broke down
my fortunes also went to the bad. I
could not do anything right. drifted
along, going from bad to worse, TIL
finally DR.. Rowell, veterinary sur
geon, took my last good horse from me
in a selling race. This was in the West
I came back to New York badly bent
financially. Old Maurice kept me going
for q time, but even he finally went
back on me. would, now and then,
get hold Of a few thousand dollars, but
I could never make three or four good
bets stick together.
AFTER many ups ana downs bor-
rowed 5000 during the Morris Park
meeting from Canadian friend and
played the bank. After an all-night
session was $4,000 to the good After
an interval Of day returned to the
bank and played all night, quitting
1000 richer.
From that time prospered in all
my speculations. won over $4,000 at
the Morris Park meeting and went to
| the Acueduct track well heeled, as the
| boys say. There I ran Sir Guy, colt
belonging to me. I got 80. rs and 20
to against him and won nearly $40
! 900 on him. It was one Of the biggest
killings I ever made. beat the Aque-
duct meeting good and then came to
| this city.
ITO show you that a man when In
luck can't do anything wrong, I tele-
graphed to couple Of friends to place
several thousand dollars on Sir Guy
when he was beaten here by Royal
Sterling. What was the result? That
night when I had returned to the no.
tel 7 opened a telegram had received
! ;ust as left the track and found that
my friends were unable to place my
money on Sir Guy because the pool
| rooms had refused to take it. That's
luck, amt It?
During the fifteen days racing here
had only three losing days. The other
twelve days have netted me big profit
| on my investments. have backed
horses at all kinds Of prices and won
q big majority Of them. Just how long
| this good fortune will continue / ca
say. But I can stand it as long as old
Dame Fortune is willing to throw 1t
at me. Should my good luck desert me
I suppose will go broke again. That
| Is the fortune Of all spectators"