The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
THE DENTISTS RACING TIPS.

No, SIR" said a,New York dentist to
reporter the other day, when the con-
versation happened to turn on sports.
mo, sir. | wouldn't play racing tip
under any circumstances. l wouldn play
it if l knew it was copper bottomed,
double riveted cinch, and a hundred-to-
one shot
why wouldn't you? Have you been
thrown down so bad?
q haven't been thrown down at ALL"
replied the dentist ION the contrary,
the only two tips l ever had in my life
were both perfectly straight, but-weu,
I'll tell you what happened to me- Per-
sonally, l don't care for racing and never
go near a track, but during the winter
season, some years before | got into my
present profession, l did a good deal of
acquainted with several One day a New
Jersey man for whom I had put in a
rather difficult filling, told me in an Off
hand fashion to put S. or $40 on a certain
horse that was going to run the next
day l though 1t over, decided l would
and decided I wouldn't, and finally didn't.
The horse came in first, twelve to one.
was so ashamed of myself that I hadn't
the face to tell the New Jersey man the
truth, and when he asked me how much
had gathered in, I said "a hundred, and
thanked him warmly. Later on he got
broke and came around to borrow fifty.
I wouldn't ask YOU he said but you
know l put you next to winning that
hundred What could 1 say? I handed
since. That was tip No. l.
1.-The other tip was given me by gam
bier here in town. continued the dentist.
81 yanked out molar that was setting
him crazy, and in a burst of gratitude,
he swore me to secrecy, and told me to be
certain to back horse-well, call him
Snow King which comes pretty near to
his name-tbat was to run that after
noon. Couldn't so out myself that day,
but l determined l would not get left
twice, so I sent for a friend, raked up
$40 and told him to go and make the
bet for me- This friend of mine had
bad impeachment in his speech, and late
that afternoon he rushed in with a face
like funeral 'K-k-kill mel he stutter-
ed; k-k-kill met Why what's Mrong2
I asked, greatly startled With much
had got the names mixed and had bet
on King John instead of Snow King
Snow King was winner, of course, at
2e to l, and King John was nowhere. My
messenger was so heart broken over his
blunder that 1 didn't have the heart
to reproach him; and when he pulled
out $50, mostly in silver, and tried to
make me take it, I refused. No, my
boy I said, you can't afford to make
that good. It's vexatious, of course, but
mistakes will happen, so keep your
money and say no more about 1t. That
made me feel so fine and magnanimous
that it sort of reconciled me to my loss
and my friend was almost fearful in his
thanks.
About month afterwards, 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 it was
strange how often green outsiders walk
up and call the right horse. Why, not
long ago. he said, all the talent was
backing the favorite in one of the events
v here it looked like moral certainty
that nothing else could win. Just before
the race was called up comes a gawky
young fellow to my box and puts down
$40 on an old skate by the name of Snow
King. He got 20 to /, and might just as
well have had 100 to l. Hold on inter-
rupted beginning to feel a little sick,
did you notice 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
so that's why am sore on tips" add
ed the dentist. II got two straight ones
and 1 figure it out that 1 lost $3.50 on the
f1rst-the 500 didn't win and the $50 I
homeland $3.50 OH the second-the $500
I won but didn't get and the $40 l was
fool enough to tell my suffering friend
to keep Total, $50. Wouldn't that jar
you a lhtle?'-New York Commercial
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