The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
HERE amt nothin' doinI in
the toutin' line any more -
said a sad-faced young man
who was lounging in the ro-

said a sad-faced young man
who was lounging in the ro-
tunda of the Saratoga no.
tel the other day. Time was wnen
used to clean up $50 to $50 day steer
ing fellows at the tracks But now It's
Inherent. They have guards who chase
the touts out of the betting ring, ana
If you try to get hold of live one
some husky officer comes up and boots
you out into the street,
"Of course the only thing left for
me to do is to go and bet my own
money on the races-and what nap
pens? 1 go broke. I blew in my last
cent at the track today, and Eve got
to telegraph my folks in the East TO
send me some COIN"
While the officials of Washington
park have kept the sad-faced young
man and dozens of others like him from
earning a living by imparting stable
information" to credulouS race goers,
they have at the same time unwilling
ly encouraged a new form of tout1ng.
The f1ashly- dressed men who formerly
haunted the betting-ring have now es-
tablished headquarters in downtown
buildings, where they issue circulars
containing the same tips that they
formerly gave out verbally. In other
words they have invaded the field oc-
cupied by reputable handicappers.
There are half dozen men in Chicago
who figure out the probable winners
of races in accordance with the form
of horses. They issue letters contain
ing these calculations and send them
TO anywhere from Zoe to 500 regular
patrons These men do not pretend
to say definitely just what horses will
win. They simply figure out the horse
that ought to win, provided it has a
good mount, and give their patrons the
benefit of nothing but their keen know
ledge of racing.
But the sure thing" tipster is an
entirely different Individual He tells
you that he gets inside information
from Jockeys and stable boys, and even
from owners. For all of this he says
he must pay large sums of money. In
consequence he makes you pay liber-
ally for what he gives you.
money Back If You Lose"
Most of the thing" tipsters
have agents stationed outside Wash
ington park. Their "tips" are in sealed
envelopes. Some of these are sold at
rs cents each, while others cost from
50 to SIS.
Come and back the 'water-carrier.'
He carries water to the horses and
knows just what ones are slated to
Win!" Play your coin on the old
Jockeys tips He gets inside infor-
nation from the boys that ride the
horses. If you follow him you can't
lose, and If you do the old Jockey will
refund your money. We've got nice
90 to shot in the third race that will
just walk I'M" These alluring induce
ments are offered every afternoon by
the agents Of the tipsters. That the
men make money out of their scheme
is self-evident, for if the public ignored
them they would soon go out of bust
ness.
"a tipster who has an office on Dear
born street told me that he cleared
Z $4,000 from his game in one season."
said a tobacco merchant who attends
the races every day. "He got me to
playing his tips last year and we be-
came quite friendly, for a number of
his good things PANIED out, and 1
thought he was all right.
One day while the races were run
ming at Hawthorne this tipster came
running into my store all out of breath
and said he had hit on a scheme that
would bring us a barrel of money.
I'VE can't possibly lose OUT he
said, for We'll bet on the races after
they've been run and We'll know who
the winners are. Now, this game was
told to me by a bartender who was
drunk at the time and he didn't no
more know what he was talking about
than rabbit. He had a handful of