The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-08
TWO TIPS ON RACES.
The Recipient Tells Why He In No
HnnkcrinE After Any More.

The Recipient Tells Why He In Not
HnnkerinE After Any More.
mo, SIR said a New Orleans dentist
the other day when the conversation
happened 10 turn on sports; mo, sir, 1
wouldn't play racing tip under any
circumstances. wouldn't play 1t IL
knew 1t was n copper bOttomed,
double rivltcd cinch and q 100 to
shot,"
"But why wouldn't your asked a
listener. Have you been thrown
down SO bad?"
II haven't been thrown down ut all,
replied the dentist "On the contrary,
the only two tips ever had in my life
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 horsener and got well ac-
quainted with several. One day
Louisville man for whom had put in
q rather difficult filing told me In an
offhand fashion to put SIS or $40 on
certain horse that was going to run
next day. thought 1t over, decided
would and decided I wouldn't and
finally didn't. The horse came gallop-
ing In first, IL to 1. 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 had
gathered in I said a hundred and
thanked him we ,mly. Later on he got
broke and came around to borrow $50.
Il wouldn't ask you,' he said, but you
know put you next to winning that
hundred What could say? hand
ed him the money and have never seen
1t since. That was tip No. 1.
'"The othec tip was given me by
gambler here in town." continued the
dentist. ~ yanked out a molar TINT
was setting him crazy, and In burst
Of gratitude he swore me to secrecy,
and told me to be certain to back
horse-well, call him Snow King, which
comes near to his name-that was to
run that afternoon. I couldn't go out
myself that day, but determined
wouldn't get left twice, SO sent for q
| friend, raked UP $40 and told him to go
and make the bet for me. This friend
Of mine has bad impediment In his
| speech, and late that afternoon he
rushed In with face like funeral.
'K-k-kill me! he suffered. 'K-k-k-kilI
me! why, what's wrong?' asked,
| greatly startled. With much difficulty
he managed to tell me that he had got
the names mixed and had bet on King
John instead Of Snow King. Snow
King was winner, or course, ut 20 to
| l, 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
| $50, mostly in small silver, and tried
to make me take 1t refused. No, my
| boy said; you can't afford to make
that good. It's vexatious, oe course,
but mistakes will happen; so keep your
money and say no more about it. Tint
! made me feel 30 fine and magnanimous
that it sort of reconciled me to my loss,
and my friend was almost fearful fiji
| his thanks.
"AbOut month afterward, as near
as remember, bookmaker came IN
| to get set of false teeth, and while
| we were waiting for the cast to dry we
| got to talking about luck. He said 1t
was strange how often green outsiders
4 WoAR OP 0AA SaAA SuC AtSuI AOLScs dS,
not long ago. he said, all the talent
was backing the favorite In one Of TIA
i events wnere It looked like moral GER
tainty that nothing else could win.
just before the race was called up
comes gawky young fellow to my
box and puts down $50 on an old skate
of the name Of Snow King. He got
20 tS I snd might just as we'll have had
100 to L. Hold on interrupted, be-
ginning to feel little sick; did you no.
tlce anything peculiar about that young
man| Nothing particular said the
bookmaker, except that he suffered
so bad I 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. 81 got two straight
ones, and figure 1t out that lost $3.50
on the first-the $1OC didn't win and
the $50 loaned-and $42O OH the sec
ond-t $40O won, but didn't get,
and the $50 I was fool enough to tell
my suffering friend to keep; total,
$570.. Wouldn't that jar you litter"
New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat.
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