Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-16
When Begear Lady Won

A young BaitimOrean and his wife
celebrated the second anniversary of
eheir marriage by coming over to.
Washington on Monday morning
Hast to see congress assemble
and they remained over day for
the purpose of having a look at the
Benning racing. Despite Tuesdays
vicious weather, they went out TO the
track. 1t was the first time the
young man had "seen 'em run since
his marriage, although before that
solemn event he had been an often
bitten victim OF the horse bug"
Like all men who have sworn off on
fooling with the thoroughbreds, how
ever, he had kept pretty fair Zine
on the runners by assiduously reading
the results from all of the tracks so
that when he went TO the track on
Tuesday he thought that he had n
fair chance of breaking about even
with the layers of ODDS His wife had
never seen horse race in her life be-
sore, and when the horses clamped
around through the mud in the first
race she exhibited considerable ex-
eitement, despite the cherries sur
roundings caused by the weather con-
oitions. Her husband. however, did
nt look particularly inspirited when.
she number of the winner was hung
mp His face wore a sheepish grin, in
fact.
Why" said his wife, noticing his
shagrined look, didn't the horse that
you bet on win?"
! NO." he replied. He was beaten a
head on the wire"
well, it looked to me as II they
10th passed by just at the same time"
she said, with rather an aggrieved
air. ~ don't think it ought to make
any difference if one of them Is lust
q teeny little bit ahead of the other
DO your"
! WELL" he explained, there's got
70 be winner, you know, unless the
races dead heat, which this was
MT"
Il don't care one Bit" she replied
think that horse that the old
Shings in the judges stand say came
IN second is just as good as the one
they say came in first"
They wouldn't admit that. though
II you were to tell them" said the
husband. Funny couldn't pick the
WINNER in field of only four horses,
Isn't it? Well, I'll run down to the
ring and see what the betting is on
the next"
She looked az II she had something
to say, and she said it before he got
away.
Jack" she said, in a wheedIine
tone, "let me bet teeny weeny little
bit, too, won't you? 1t makes it so
much more exciting"
Jack" looked at her with a grin.
You bet, eh?" he said. "Wbat
c'ye suppose your mother 'ud saw to
me II she found out that I let Won
bet? And, say, isn't it enough to
have one hoodoo loser in the familv2
Cant you have just as much fun
roofing for the one bet on?"
"Oh, but it would be so much nicer
II l could bet just teenchy weenchy
little bit on one of the pretty things
that l picked out myself on the pro-
gramme," she answered.
"oh, that's all Imagination, and
you"
Please" she said, still more wheed-
lingly.
ooh, well, then, beggar LADY. go
ahead" he said, stripping off a SIS note
from his roll of bills, and then he
rushed down the stairs to the betting
ring.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked
over the names of the horses for the
second race on her programme.
"Beggar LadyI" she exclaimed. half
aloud, as her eye caught the name Of
one of the horses to run. "Whv.
that's just what Jack just this min
ute called mel Beggar LadyI"
AT that instant one of the grand
etand messengers passed by, with his
Hist OF odds against the horses IN his
hand. She stopped him.
Scan Beggar Lady run real fast ?"
abe asked him, demurely.
/ ~I don't know, ma'am,- answered
ths messenger, smiling. '0The nlly's
aever run before in a race. This A
Asr Grst time out"
well. II she wins, now much do
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