The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09
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--35zrs-agad gentleman to his COM
-.-.ar on a car returning from the
[-.. rounds saturday. The other
.-.-=-,r mon which j saw the horses
- ms I'D the later eighties at that
---- track. Washington park, in Chi
..,re. Those were the paimy days or
r--za racing i'm the Windy CITY, and
recall she experience OF my VISIT
.. the great course, 1 do IL with
r..r OF satisfaction for several rea-
ems 7 was some younger then than
ann NOW. but strange as IL may
.-.-- never took any interest in the
.-..r ffesi1ations usual with young
.r WAS brought up in a slow old
r,v- and only had my eyes opened to
M. little ec,-utricities of modern life
after reached rather mature age.
had occasion to visit Chicago, and,
like all other travellers, aimed to make
INV STAY there just IS short as possi-
ra finished my business one Fri
.rs,, afternoon. and. as luck would have
rt 7 received orders from my house
-, remain over saturday and await
Instructions from headquarters. / was
considerably chastened in spirit, as I
had half arranged to go 60 ST. Louis
rrfH7- NIGHT and have some enjoy
mont We'll. to make a long story
Short / was disguised and sought SOL
ar. I'm the compauionship of q group
af rather wild young fellows. and, 70
make an open confession TO you. We
had several bottles of soda Water-or
something. About 10 O'Clock at night
-ra wound up in a pool room conducted
low certain silver Bill Riley, anS
Witnessed the selling Of a number o.
auction pools on The racing events that
rp~a rarded for the next afternoon a.
Washington park. I was quite entnu-
sf4si5a. both i'm a literal and a figura-
tive sense. and before I realized what
7 was doins 7 had bought a number
Of little cards that cost $50 each, and
promised large returns in case a little
Tennessee auy happened to finish first
I'M the fourth race. The ofteuer 1
bought the little slips OF cardboard
the greater grew my ambition to win
all the money that was lying arOmd
loose in the city Of Chicago. SO kept
purchasing until nobody wanted TO
take tine field end Of the bet. Then
We left the room and went to our diff
terant abiding places
81 vas the most astOnished and dis
gusted man in Chicago when I awoke
The next morning and found all those
tickets IN my pockets. The idea of
winning the bets did not occur 10 me
at au and for some time 7 lay there
ou the lounge in my room and pOndercd
on whether il would be best to turn in
au alarm OF fire or summon the detec-
tive department. and set them on the
r.ack of the men who were accountable
iy- my having the tickets instead Of
some $1,000 of my hard-earned money.
I finally compromised the matter by
pocketing the tickets and making g
Decline for Silver BilTs' place. I
found him easily. and was received
with his usual courteous smile. He
recognized me as the man who had
done the high and desperate piunging
ON the preceding evening. 7 explained
90 him that I had made a mistake in
betting the money, and that I could
not afford To lose the rather large
amount He told me that ne thought
the animal upon which I had laid the
wager would win the race. and said
that If he were i'm my place he would
stand with the bets as they We're How
ever. he said that IL I wished him to
i1 SO and had another $1,000 TO in
vest he would buy field tickets for
that amount and thus hedge out
against nay bets on the favoriIe. He
explained that by doing this I wouI5
only be out q small commission on the
bets and 7 accepted his advice and
handed over all the money I had. I
felt better when the matter had been
adjusted, and went back TO the hotel
and figured zap my financial status. If
the FLY won I would u ou- exactly
So. ana If she did not win I would
lose everywhere in the neighborhood
OF SO. So. everything considered. I
was immensely relieved. You see. my
tickets on the field and on the favor
Ice each called for approximately
S-aot. and either way the race result
ed i could not lose much Wen, along
in the afternoon 7 hied myself TO the
track TO witness the races. [ was not
attracted by the opportunity afforded
20 bet on the horses. in Fact. I was
heartily sick of the very name Of race
horse. But ] was curious to see the
ACE that had caused me SO
much disturbance, The day was
one Of the few perfect DAYS that occur
10 Chicago, ana the grand stands were
-.e1 with spectators and SPECTATORS.
ana J watched the running of the first
.-ree caried events with only passing
interest,". noticed that on a black
board at the back Of the judges stand
.-e7a was an announcement that Q GER
tain horse had been added 10 the fourth
race before the final entries had been
closed early N the morning. I did not
Day any particular attention to the an
-a.anel-. as I was only too anxious
III. have the agony over with and TO re-
.e-Ee my money from Colonel Riley. L
'.H- down into the betting ncIosure
..N watched the busy peuciIers take
me "agfSs of the public and hand
i."n 3 the significant little cards. 7
.-1st that the FLY upon which / had
-., The night before was held at even
money. ana as I turned to leave the
.a-e 4 saw that the horse that had
.-eS added i'm The early morning was
quoted g.. so to1.
I'D. race was q short one. five fur
.'aSS. I think. ana the animals were
S'l lined up az the post They made g
....lE picture rs they changed posi-
.S While the boys were making an
-..' q autwit one another and the
The occupants of the stands
intensely interested and whar
VIZ AaTuur They're on sounded as
. one throat found myself as ex-
-- 's any Of them. q peered ouc
.Ss ife reStsUI green of the indeId
..- saw The confused tumble of bright
7l st.A and struggling animals
-a down the back stretch Ike q
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