New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
DREAM SYSTEM IN RACING.
SHE STUDIED THE PROGRAMME OVER.
NIGHT. AND THEN IN HER SLEEP
THE WINNERS CANE To HER

froWzy, yellow hair. who sat ON the last seat of
the Brighton Beach car, to the far man wedged
in between her and the rail- but could borrow
your pencil just 4 uinute?-
She could and did. and after a moments fgur-
ing on the margin of a racing chart she re-
turned 1t with ample smile that showed
many dollars worth of gold Filings.
"Awf'ly much obliged" she said DO you
want to make some money at the track to-day
The fat Grtnned ssrJtouicahy
Il amt goin down for my health" he said.
Nothing abashed, his in;erloeutor continued:
Because if you do. 1 tell YOU o~-its
moral honest it's a moral for sure
The fat man was unconvinced. Yes" he
sneered. I've heard of those things before
"a few" aud h. rubbed his With his
thumb refiectively.
Listen" insisted his would he b. factor.
Listen. I'm from Philadelphia, come all the
way Ia play one race. and 1 can't lose
Yah" snorted the fat Got Yer ticket
back. hop.
Never YOU mind my ticket back You don't
have settle for it yhow do You? II You
don't the tip YOU don't have tn take it. DO
you But | got hunch that never lost yet, and
I can't see Why this should b- the time
The fat man appeared somewhat remorsetul.
possibly because. like almost every habitual
rat egoer he had a liberal allowance of super
ssition in his makeup
spiel aAay." h. said What's the huneh?''
It's a dream returned the pencil borrower.
getting closer the Fat mans Eight
tiurs this season I've dreamed that some horse
going to win. And it's never failed 10 come
tru-@ght times mind you. and this is the
ninth"
But you didn't play en-. l suppose. queriel
her listener. dropping hss voice.
sure did re;orted the other IN staccato
Sure / did Surest thing you ever knew,
dreamed James T.. Keating would win and bet
Sloo on him-that T. to race"
sure. sure l remember" whispered the fat
man. lie VAS getting Interested and his scepti-
cism falling from him in
Twelve to l. mind you" she Of the frowzy
hair went on confidentiaIly. and carried Sl3tlo
home to Philadelphia that night. Then 1
dreamed that Teddy would win the brighton
Handicap had put tine loo in the bank and
/ hated To draw IL down. | only bet Slo on
Toddy but | got L. To l and went back to the
sleep factory $40 10 the good By that time my
husband had got Interested and we waited for
the next dream always read over the entries
the night before to give the dream
chance to work. and when I got up one morn
ing and told my husband that had dreamed
of Locket We scraped together all the cash in
the house and | took the first train for New
York. Well" she concluded, with an expressive
wave Of her racing chart. "Lucket won
Twenty to t." murmured the fat raan open
ing his eyes anew.
Just little one thousand bones of the boOkies
did 1 tote back To good old Philadelphia that
night" said the plunger grandiloqueutIy
Well said the fat man. apprehe hensive that
that all
Last night had another dream. l dreamed
that Ethics had Won"
The fat man fumbled for his programme
Ethics, Ethics" he murmured, running over
the pages. why he's in two races to-day
No matter" said the woman confidently. Il
dreamed he won both races. I've got two hun
dred simoleons here in my little greengoods bag
to bet on Ethics, and don't care which race he
starts in. Down it goes, and cant lose
The fat man was biting his nails in dubitatiou.
Hes got chance" he admitted.
Got chance" shouted the dream tipster
Got chance, l should say he had Why you
can bet your shirt on him. He can't lose unless
he drops dead Got a chance And she
stamped her foot in vexation.
Well. here are" said the fat man. as the
car rolled by the track.
Right you are Here are ret0r:ed the
lady from the dream city. And if you don't
carry away wad you could choke a with.
Why. don't blame me-"
The fat grinned by way OF returning
thanks, and made for the betting ring. Ethics
won the second race at Brighton that day by
four iengtha '-