The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-19
WALTERS BATTERY
WORKED AT LAST.
DIFFERENT With THE CURRENT ON.
Racing Man Tells n story of Ola
ST Louis DnyS-An out
clasSed PAGER Won in
a Walk.

Half a dozen bCokmakcrs. who have
been acting in the capacity Of paying
telIers for the hackers OF favorites at
BenniEg during tie last week, were dis
I GUESSING better days at an uptown hotel
last night. Gossip swung around 10 ways
in which great coups had been pulled OF
with the Odds away up in the clouds.
| With the timc-honored that reminds
me- one Of the "bookies" said. You re-
( member when trainers were permitted to
/ use an electric ..-ttery placed under the
/ saddle for the purpose of infusinE into
an animal the life which he naturally
/ lacked.
| We'll, l vas at East St Louis one
/ summer when the electric battery was all
/ the vogue. A racing rule at that time
provided that although the battery could
/ be used the trainer must announce it
I before the race There was horse named
/ Walter in the stables there; a pretty good
! animal.
; He Carried n Battery
THE first day that Walter started IT
! was announced that he would carry a bat
| terry. Several of the wise boys who e no
/ early in the morning to see the ponies
| work out, and who think they know more
, ab0uL the dullu1lS IMAM the OMAtAo lAA
/ kept their eyes on Walter and in their
minds Walters name was changed TO
/ 4. Goodc Thyng.
''Of course, the horse was selling nicely
at first, but bets were about even later
on. for in those days every one had more
or less faith in the persuasive powers
Of the battery. But it was a bad bill
that day The distance was only six fur
longs. Walter was outside the money,
but coming strong enough 20 make the
early morning pikers think that he would
do at a longer distance
Later in the week Walter was on for
mile and q sixteenth. Walter viii carry
the battery was announced, but. IN spite
/ Of the needIe-inie apparatus under
meath the saddle, Walter was away back
in the rUck and was put down even by
the sunrise specialists as no good. He
/ continued TO start regularly. however, but
failed TO come within the money even
once. Each time he started the announce
ment was made that Walter would carry
the battery. The freq1enJers OF the pa
yiliOn became weary and consigned Wal
ter TO 4 hotter place than even Eas- St
Louis was AT that time The odds against
Walter took jump each time Walter fail
. cd % come home in time to meet the
. other horses as they scored. At last they
were away up in the air.
Won Easily ut 10 to 1.
The general prise was something over
80 10 l one day when Walter was started
az seven furlOngs. The way that the SUP
posedly classified cart horse cut loose
from the bunch was a sight that made the
'Wiuies' who place a-d0llaF on long
shot Just in case be should win. you
know jump 20 their feet with a yell.
There were lengths and lengths of nice
dusty tr3Ck between Walters hoofs and
the next horse. which vas a good one.
too. l doubt If the boy who was up on
Walter could hear the others coming
Walter had carried the battery that day.
100. But what is more. the battery had
been turned on. IN all those other races
the boy had instructions never TO turn on
the current 4 few Of those who we're
next garnered enough of Uncle Sans
best textile goods OF a green shade 20
carry them over several meetings. Il was
not long afterwaTd that the battery drop
me-