The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

You won't think SO after you've heard
the story, was the reply.
II was in the early zoos located ar
DSsnNSf; 70 be near some mining prom
10y l had Just acquired in exchange for
my nan interest in a string of race
horses my partner. was campaigning in
ne, ne east: Those horses had cost me a
Duhch OF money and much sleep. They
were an uncertain lot. Fit them as we
would, they wouldn't do When we
thought We had them in soft spot
something occurred TO prevent their
winning. We burned up enough money
oetuhg on them TO buy a block of bust
ness houses What aggravated me most
was their winning when we thought they
hadn't ghost OF a show and therefore
aid not bet cent ON them
one day l became so thoroughly dis
sueSted at their poor showing / deter
InS on terms, and l severed my cOnnec-
non with the firm. We parted good
friends and his words to me were: If I
nave anything good I'll wire you
hnn Win the horses off my hands I
r DeTale9 down to hard work and com
I,I5iLceu developing my properties. and
Win Such success / felt more than san
Euine l had made a good trade There
Was quite a demand tor mining prop
49, 80 90 a. That time and managed TO dis
Pose Vi an my holdings at a good figure
excepting one claim which promised a
yIeIu and quality OF ore eoIIaI to The
SfIedl anaconda mine, and as YOU well
KNOW, L was not diSaDDOinted r.
quently when | had nothina 10 40 7 ,,o,,115
~ uoWn TO the pool room Just to hear \
uSSScIlpioh OF race. Sometimes the
oIu IseIng would come over me and 7
i %1eru tldke little bet. Just TO make it
Interesting, as 1t We're.
e.,I II was at this point / met the young
IenOM VINO just passed. He was moi
WI, mndt you might call tout He did
Itot lllportune you 10 play d horse, but
W xr~ffA
tioh as TO the horse he considered having
me pest chance. He knew all about
III Ihelr breeding, how far they could
So, what lhey mad done in previous
races; whether good on dry track or
In the mud, in fact he was a veritabIe
racing encyclopedia
Now the habitues of the pool room
nave an etiquette of their own A formal
Introduction is unnecessary. If Won
speak TO them they will speak to you
III you give them tip they will return
the compliment That is, if they can,
and If you make large winning they
viii rejoice with you.
II did not take me long TO learn
thls, so L had no hesitancy in asking the
man next me the chances of horse IN
a race, about to be run. He was the
Pest
- He has a good chance he replied.
played the horse. He won. Our ac-
quaintance deepened. Whenever l came
into the room he singled me out and
would remain by my side until l went
away.
One day 1 received a message from
my former partner to play his horse in
Fellow. We played il and ii won.
1t was just at this time that my
former partner was having a winning
streak and every other day for two
weeks | received a message from him
to play certain horses which message
always showed to my new friend. We
playeq them pretty strong and laid up
considerable money as 4 result.
AT first the young fellow was content
to wait my coming. AS | could not get
to the pool room every day, he COM
menced calling at my office. When he did
not find me there ne would look for me
on the street and after awhile began
coming to my house. was not safe even
in the bosom of my family.
1t was after annoying me so much
dubbed him The Pest, and determined on
a plan to rid myself of him at any cost
The following day l wired my former
partner to send me a message naming a
horse as a sure winner and yet not having
a ghost OF chance TO win. Two hours
later | received a message like this: Poor
Jonathan will win sure | put it in my
pocket and walked down the street know
ing the Pest would be on, the lookout for
me. Sure enough, he was on the corner
waiting. With the usual rush he came
up with: Got anything tOday2' | handed
him the telegram. at the same time tell
ing him he need not come to me again, as
L was gong away ana naQ WlreU my
friend not TO send any more tips
After leaving him / went to the opera
tor in the pool room and took him into my
confidence. inStructing him to call Poor
Jonathan in the lead until he reached the
stretch, when he was 10 call it just as it
came over the wire. He agreed.
when the odds were posted the price
against Poor Jonathan was so to /.
Afterwards / learned he was 200 to / at
the track. which showed how little the
bOOkmakerS thought of his chances. But
the price did not deter the Pest from
playing him.
Tick a tick-tick tic went the instru-
ment. They're off" cried the operator,
Poor Jonathan in the lead Poor Jona-
than at the quarter by one length. Poor
Jonathan at the half by one length.
into the stretch by three lengths, and the
winner. Poor Jonathan.
" The Pest gave a yell that would have
done credit to a COmanche Indian, and
shook my hand until | felt my arm was
out of it's socket. At each tick fof the in
strument | expected the operator to say
il was a mistake. but he didn't. | walk
: ed over to where he was seated and asked
I Don't you think you are carrying this
thing too far?'
/ - Too far nothing he said I called
/ the race just as ii came to me over the
! wire
L need not tell you how 1 felt. you car
pest after that-but L finally got rid Of
! him
How inquired the three in breath
/ i went out to the mine and remained
I there" was the reply.
Not All There.
What kind of a man is Rodney Nc