The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-18
IREAM sYEs4EM IN RACING
Philadelphia woman who Picked
Winners htsSuccessive Times.


Winners E1ishtsSuccessive Times.
Excuse me- said the little woman
with the frowzy, yellow hair, who sat on
10 the fat man wedged in between her
ana the rail, "but could I borrow your
pencil just a nlinute?"
she could and did, and after a mo-
.ments figuring on the margin of a rae
ing chart she returned it with an ample
smile that showed many dollars worth
of gold filings
"Awf'ly muca obliged" she said do
you want to make some money at the
track today?''
The fat man grinned sardonically.
amt goin down for my health he
Nothing abashed, his interlocutor con
tinued:
because if you do. can tell you how
sure"
The fat man appeared somewhat re-
ne sneered. I've heard Of those sure
things before-a few" and ne rubbed his
nose with his thumb effectively.
Listen, insisted his would-be bene-
factor. Listen, I'm from Philadelphia;
come all the way to play one race, and L
can't lose
.'Yah?' snorted the fat man. Got yer
ticket back. hope"
Never you mind my ticket back
You don't nave to settle for it anyhow,
DO you? II you don't want the tip you
don't have to take it, do you? But
got a bunch that never lost yet, and I
can see why this should be the time
Pne fat man appeared somewhat re-
morsetul. possibly because, like almost
every habitual racegoer, he had a liberal
allowance of superstition in his makeup.
Spiel ell away" he said. What's the
It's dream" returned the pencil Dor.
rover, getting closer TO the fat mans
ear Eight times this season I've
dreamed that some horse was going TO
e:ght times.T mind you, and this is the
Gut you didn't play 'em, I suppose"
quteTied her listener. dropping his voice
staccato Sure did! Surest thing you
ever knew. l dreamed James P. Heating
" WIN and 1 bet $500 on him-that
Sure, sure, I remember" whispered the
fat man. He was getting interested and
his skeptic!sn was falling from him in
rags.
Twelve to l. mind you" she of the
carried $1,000 home to Philadelphia that
night. Then 1 dreamed that Teddy would
win the Brighton handicap. I had put
the Sl2e0 In the bank and I hated to draw
",
got 10 to ] and went back to the sleep
factory $50 to the good. By that time
my nusband had got interested and we
waited for the next dream. I always
read over the entries the night before
SO as to give the dream chance to
work. and when got I'D one morning
and told my husband that I had dreamed
or Locket we seraped 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, 'Locket won
Twenty to l." mur1nured the fat man,
Opening his eyes anew.
Just a little one thousand bones of
the bookies did I tote back to good old
fhfladelphia that night" said the plung-
er, grandiloquently.
We'll" said the fat man, apprehen-
sive that that was all.
Last night [ had another dream I
dreamed that Ethics had Won"
The fat man fumbled for his pro-
gramme.
Ethics Ethics" he murmured, run
ming over the pages, why he's in two
races today"
No No matter" said the woman, conf
GENTLY. Il dreamed he won both races
I've got two hundred simoleons here in
my little greengoods bag to bet on Ethics
and 1 don't care which race he starts in.
Down it goes and I can't lose"
The fat man was biting his nails in
admitted.
Got a chancen' shouted the dream
tipster Got a chancel I should say he
had. Why, you can bet your shirt on
MN. He can't lose unless he drops dead
Got a chancev And she stamped her
foot in vexation.
Well, here we are" said the fat man,
as the car rolled by the track
Right you are. Here we are" retorted
the lady from the dream city And if
you don't carry away a wad you could
choke a cow with, why, don't blame me-
The fat man grinned by way of re-
turning thanks. and made for the betting
ring. Ethics won the second race at
Brighton that day by four Iengths.~New
York Tribune -"