The sun., 1900-06-17

Bill Bosher had seen some big bills 20 through
that window on his tips, and he didn't just like
II, for Picardy and Hammock we're his own pri-
on M at random random for orr the he @ purpose Of having fun
with the sports from Hudson. il Pcardy and
Hammock brought up the tail end OF the race
nlace for him TO ioiter in. For moment he
thought Of taking an earlier train to Troy. but
Just then the man with the meGaphone mountcd
the rostrnm and beloved They're or s
took UP a position from which he could exc
cute 2 sudden retreat in case anything serious
"Picardy got away; Lady Lindsey second"
roared the man with the megaphone,
There was wild shrek Of glee from the sports.
and grateful ssocss were shot S SSsF ~ the d
wisely at the sports. but there was auakins in
Same at the quarter. with Sparrow Wing
"Whoopl- went the sports, and then they
At the half, Picsrdy; Sparrow Wing second
. sparrow Wing Is coming fsst,. said on one Of Of
more than he wanted to and was beginning
sport. who had made a small bet on Piosfdy.
but had plunged on Hammock.
as s neS sas RSv Sp step 70 ss doS
for Hammock. BIZ had given him up; There
was a clicking OF the instrument inside. and
then an awful silence, while the operator gave
the megaphone man q slip OF paper.
"Picerdy is in the stretch by neck. came
through the megaphone.
ing Of Of the sports from Hudson could BE- heard
Hammock second" came tho drawlins
There was a third horse called of. but no.
body heard it. There, was roar that shook
that pool, room and the sports from Hudson
young man insisted on standing on his head,
kept beating him over the legs with an umbrella.
bGsssf d ss Il suaS. ID dSSF
him that while hundreds OF dollars had gone
| on his good things there wasn't cent of Bosher
."Picardy wins. Hammock second. oliver
Mac third" .driwled the meRaphone again.
/ Then 1t was that things happened. There was
| g rush for that cashiers window and the first
Hudson and their friends. II was line o.
shriekins idiots. They pounded one another.
let 9S, oat calls and whSops aas dd other r foo S
every once In q while they would send CRATE
full looks back tc Bill Boshef. f'il was no longer
| at the door. With. firm set face, bearing Q
and chest stuck out. he wandered up and down
the room. Bill was doing heap OF thipkins
about that race but he made up his mind tha! hat
collecting. They made Johnny Mack's bank
| roll look like haystack after cyclone. Some
| OF them took away wads as big around as their
legs IA and az each man got MS MONEY money ne hem mage sde
| him. Pretty soon the whole fifteen were around
Bill and he was having the time OF his life.
| Il suppose there were moments when you
| thought we might not land the money, he
| remarked, One sport admitted that sparrow
| Wipg's rush took some Of the heart out Of him,
and The little sport who bet on Hammocl, told
| OF his fears when Hammock failed 10 be heard
| from up TO the stretch
There never was a moment whom there
was any doubt a. 20 the outcome Of tho race.
| said the Hon Mr.. Bosher, loftly Then he
| winked one Of those clever winks. thereby
| going UP another hundred per cent. in the
| estimation Of the sports
| IF 1t isn't private matter. said one Of the
sports, what did you pull ont of the race?"
| Not at all, not AT all said Bill. Il can
| figure II out exactly because we cannot tell how
| much of the money got down and the price
ecets to on Piesrdy here and to aplacs
on Hammock. but think We did better out West
| In New York and at the track. Oh, | shoulo
soy that our firm cleared about SO, 600 although
| II may run up To 100000"
The Hon. Bill Bosher said this without ire.
| NOR In his voice Then declining all otheI
invitations. he went down to the station ant
ate plate Of cold pork and beans. Then h'
snugly eDsoonsed IN seat, and he was surf
there we're no sports in sight, that he iniulged hi
| feelings. His emotion burst from him with ire
mendous force. 1t took the form OF cuss words
and the air around the seat Of the Hon. BIZ
Bosher was hot all tho way 70 Troy. When h
he looked long and often at that spare ten spo
that he had had in his pocket all tho time. whe,
he might just as well have split 1t betwsel
| Plcardy aud Hammock