The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-06
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When Bsggar Lady Won
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4 young Baltimorean and his wife
! brated the second anniversary Of
3r marriage by coming over to
Ellington on Monday morning
TO see congress assemble,
they remained over a day for
purpose Of having a look at the
ming racing. Despite Tuesdays
ous weather, they went out to the
FIX. 1t was the first time the
ing man had "seen 'em run" since
marriage, although before that
mn event he had been an often
en- victim of the "horse bug"
3 all men who have sworn off on
ing with the thorough breds, how
:, he had kept pretty tair line"
he runners by assiduously reading
results from all of the tracks, SO
when he went to the track on
sday he thought that he had a
chance Of breaking about even
n the layers of ouds. His wife had
Pr seen a horse race in her life be-
i, and when the horses c'amped
lnd through the mud in the first
she exhibited considerable eN-
ment, despite the cherries sur
ldings caused by the weather con
pns. Her husband, however. did
look particularly inspirited when
number of the winner was hung
His face wore a sheepish grin, in
My" said his wife. noticing his
srined look, didn't the horse that
bet on win?"
o." he replied He was beaten
on the wire"
FELL, il looked to me as if they
passed by just at the same time"
said, with rather an aggrieyed
81 don't think it ought to make
difference if one of them is just
|euy little Bit ahead of the other,
ou?"
fcil.' he explained there's got
E winner, you know, unless the
s a dead heat, which this was
don't care one bit" she replied,
blink that horse that the old
gs in the judges stand say came
hcond is just as good as the one
say came in first"
hey wouldn't admit that, though.
pu were to tell them" said the
and. Funny | couldn't pick the
err in a field Of only four horses.
it? Wen. I'll run down to the
ard see what the betting is on
next"
E looked as if she had something
y, and she said it before he got
nck," she said, in a wheeling
'let me bet a teeny weeny little
too, won't you? 1t makes it so
! more exciting"
ack" looked at her with a grin.
gu bet, eh?" he said. "What
suppose your mother nd say to
+ she found out that | let you
And, say, isn't it enough to
one hoodoo loser in the family?
you have just as much fun
ng' for the one | bet on? ?"
p. but it would be so much nicer
ould bet just a teenchy weenchy
bit on one of the pretty things
] picked out myself on the pro-
me-" she answered.
}. that's all Imagination, and
ease" she said, still more wheed-
}, well, then, beggar lady, go
!" he said, stripping off a IS note
his roll of bills. and then he
d down the stairs to the betting
eyes spanked as she looked
the names of the horses for the
d race on her programme.
ggar Lady, she exclaimed. half
as her eye caught the name Of
t the horses to run. why,
just what Jack just this min
allied me! Beggar Lady,"
that instant one of the grand
messengers passed by, with his
| odds against the horses in his
She stopped him.
b Beggar Lady run real fast ?"
sked him, demurely.
lon't know, maam," answered
lessenger, smiling. THE flly's
run before in race. This is
rst time out"
I'll, if she wins, how much do I
pr this?" she said, showing him
ve-dollar bill.
messenger grinned and glanced
list of prices.
ggar Lady's one o. the outsiders