The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

wRrrrrN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
II a. not 30 long ago that the well-dresseo,
xuaye .ranfng tipster" was unknown on the
turf. Five years G the disseminator OF
racing information was known as q tout"
He was seldom well clad. and he never adj
vertised in newspapers like the racing up
stsr. or information bureau Of to-day.
The tout still operates in his small ana
somewhat Intellectual way. but 1t Is the
information bureau" with its diamond
lacked manager. handsome offices. myste-
riouS manner and seeming endless supplies
Of money and Information. who appeals 70
the green racing Spectator of to-day.
The word tout Is capable Of very hb-
ual Construction. Technically it is taken
to mean the Woodworking, forward lend
me-your.pencil.' Neutrality-suspicious.
nrother-betting-on" Fellow who boldly ac-
costs mi and works at sill ends OF the
game. The plan Of this old-fashioned tout
vassto hustle as hard as he could. and gee
n many man as possible to bet on dtnerent
horses In the same race II he nad q
ssciisnt" on every horse in the race he was
sure to get a division Of the spoiis.
The energy and memory Of these men were
rsmarkable. They never MADE a mistake IN
remembering the successful client OF IN
codsing the unsuccessful ones. -
OLD TOCT DRIVEN OUT OF
The strict supervision OF the track man
aeefH and the Increased education OF the
public patrons of race tracks have pract-
cslly driven the old-fashioned tout out OF
business- Through the medium Of racing
chayts and handicaps the oaily papers ana
sporting papers increased the personal
knowledge Of the Individual and informed
hun enough to make It a pleasure Tor him
to xoly on his own judgment
So the day Of the tout as described mere
Dues another man to make q bet, and TO
give him. the solicitor. an interest IN the
p~Eo6lemical winnings, Is known as 2 tout.
The horse owner VINO gets men to bet on his
horses with the understanding implied or
explicit that he gets his bit n case ne
who hss an interest in a winning bet. are
known a.. and. strictly speaking. are. toutA.
though there may be in this category many
I With the disaDpesrance Of the. old tout
rose the turf adviser. It is said the late
Mackenzie. a clever and brilliant turf
ronis IT year. was really the first OF these
Sirh-roilv Rg turf ADVISORS. was
mar OSefne Yo oacr fron aR Enf Issssn With i me
- !sspsS and. Vt is said. Information,
an sEsthi made Mis- plunge. sent out
e Sis .r1 man. as wen as : remarkably lucky
Sns N H aH"s nrst days tips went through AZ
moet 10 q horse. Though they were really
seut to him from New orleans oy q news
hoomed them as cinches in his advertise-
nsnt. adyi .S t HE G msds e TO get down ior
For some time Mackenzie had the field to
himself and made money rapidly. OF course,
fellow. he allowed his business to 60 to
ruin. and lost his clients and his money. He
af.srw.rds turned !. up un e = r rsS.ns up sns
ated his bureaus. He was an Englishman,
ma an English accent and q splendid
an aristocratic name, and never failed to
make = good nrst impression. He secured
. stable Of horses out Of the wreck of his
Der writer. When at his best he was 4
charming companion and mest interesting
CATCHY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mackenzie's success led others to lake up
the business and to-day hundreds Of such
tipping concerns flourish. a. IL shown
by their advertisements in the daily and
racing press. Some of their literature ID
iyr.c;s sl., II Its IT. ! way sg,s Many sSs,s Of them q, make make
business. but others manage to missstate It
In . wonderful manner.
make. one believe that they are whole
souled philanthropists. One drm sent out .
bssntifuiiy sngraysd pamphlet last year.
Of fron 80 upwards to be invested in oet-
ting operations. All the lrm asked was .
analysis Of their tgures proved that an In
proff Of $4,000 by January II their plan
was followed. So. for q miserable 10 per
cent these altruistic citizens were willing
to pay clerk hire office rent. advertising
bills. etc. telegraph tolls, az well a. to do
great amount OF personal labor.
Investigation showed that their brilliant
pamphlet was a.literal reproduction Of the
ce3obf1ted e. s.. Dean pamphlet, which
wrought such havoc among stock specu-
latorg just about this time. An expose in .
New York paper killed this frm Of tipsters,