The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15


some of his hundred horses, Ed Corrigar
says: II do NOT want fight, and 1 vii
not make it."
So II seems that even the born fighter
can get enough of his favorite diversion
1t has been said that Corrigan OF Haw'
ihorne wants to fight Condor of Harlem
Racing is on none too stable a basis II
Illinois. Mayor Harrison of Chicago ha:
sent forth his ultimatum that bookmak-
ing on 1t most cease. MIR. Harrison may
not. make good. still he said the sam
thing about Jim O'Leary's handbooks and
he is making good with them. He revoked
the licenses Of two saloons which al
lowed OLeary to operate landlords in
them. He may close up race tracks. too
1t would be what Hughey McCarren would
call small throuble to him" He is Mayor
OF, Chicago. a receptive candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President. and
racing is against Lie laws of Illinois.
II Mr.. Harrison does close up the race
tracks. Corrigan will be saved the trouble
OF fighting Condor. So far 1t does not
seem that there is a casus belii. Corrigan
never wanted one very badly. He would
hsf. for pure love OF It: They say that
Danny Lynch. guiltiess or '.nobb.ing'
Bondage or of having Orsina pulled" Mr..
Corrfgan may not want a good reason of
fighting. But that he should pick up Mr..
Lynch as a cause is scarcely credible. He
would make such an atrociousy bad
cause.
HoFFMAN'S BOoKMAKING CAREER.
Among the gentler class Of racegoers
about St Louis, among tho better bred
folks who make a bet now and then, It
has become a saying that "he who bets OIL
gives his patronage to any bookmaker
when Herman Hoffman is in the ring Is
swing his custom to the wrong shop"
easy ways, low voice, gentle
touch on the money offered to him. in
variable courtesy and his never-failing
WILLINGNESS to take u bet at the prices he
has posted nave made him a great favor
1te with local bettors, who like to do
business with q gent.emap- Some thirteen
years 9 the blond fellow was a tele-
graph operator. At times he worked pool
room wires Thus he acquired a knowi-
edge OF the laying Of odds and taking Of
money. He began booking In a modest
makers secured a start, Pool alley 1'S St.
Louis. Laying long odds in combinations
with scratches. riders and condition of
track unknown, won him his first con-
siderable sum Of money. He would lay
n man 100 to 1 he would not pick four
winners In SIX races. Nowadays the aver
age combination layer will give you some
winners, but with Jockeys, condition of
RACK and scratches known.
H0nman Is q retiring sort Of fellow. He
does not make huge boasts about his win
nings or his losfngs. He does do a lot
OF quiet kicking about unformful running
now and then. He makes a practice Of
laying against favorites-that is. betting
Of booking should have been very SUCCESS
ful around st. Louis last year. and would
doubtless have been 30 were 1t not for the
beaten. but finished outside of the money,
which means. In worse than third posi-
tion..
THE left the bookmakers to pay off six
way one two. three on the first horse.
two, three on the second horse, and third
on the show horse. Favorites are seldom
played for second and third places and II
they are the prices laid are short. When
the favorite and second choices finish put
side OF the money. as was the case at st.
Louis SO frequently last summer and ia l.
the bookmaker gets caught going and
Holman fell In for a lot Of his hard
fortune, as he always MAKES a heavy
fortune ir this line he would nave enjoyed
a most successful season. As It was he
broke 81. Loo loser. 1t Is said that it was
,ahst fret losing season in fifteen years r Of
worth 100000. He resides in st. Louis,
where he has a growing family.
HUGHES LOST SOME MONEY.
Another bookmaker Of the very shrewd-
est kind, who Is said to hay had a losing
streak. is J. K. Hughes. known as the
long boy from Texas, the talk sycamore
and extreme sinuosity. Mr.. Hughes Is ad-
mittedly one OF the very greatest card
players In the world. 1t is held by men
game Of stud or draw poker. A typical
Texan. he halls from Troy, In the Lone
Star State. Men who have sat with him
ssg shss ne an can w Seat L { ssas fG The his table BE-
goes most shamefully broke He never
touches liquor or tobacco. sleeps most
soundly, but can keep wide wax for a
most valiant Knight Of Father Mathew.
and the average gambolier being a most
inveterate win bibber. who will sip and
the advantage which may accrue to Mr..
Hughes In q prolonged sitting at "keerds"
is plain to those who have a personal ap,,
many a time he has gone to the board
with three Of the best card players In
America and Invariably he has come away
:Huehesey" Is a mere streak Of anima-
tion diagonal In the air with a large
blackinE brush moustache, shrewd and
pleasant blue eyes and a wondsrful set OF
their deep cover Of bris.le es piano KEYS
show when the oak board slides up. The
TAN fellow is famous as q keen manipu-
lator and q boy who knows pretty nearly
al that Il liable to be doing. He Is also
rated az q good bookmaker. Still he Is a
gambler and will take q chance when he
10 this HE loss of some s12 900 last sea-
con b attributed. He won several large
bets IN the last month. and pretty nearly
Unfit. hut he Will bet his money! to the
last cent when he thinks he is right.
MADE MONEY ON JOCKEY.
Hughes made q huge stake of little
Jockey Houbre last summer. He took the
little fellow as a gift for eight years.
After v years Of the contract had run
THAT amount Mr.. Hughes kept The lads
mother. It is said, demurred and wanted
a part Of the purchase money before she
change Of employers Mr.. Hughes went
from Troy to New Orleans. and a few
smiles n some soft logo soon convinced
the, the Ok, nn LADY asot that Ssr he Soy w sna 2 mace sSSd h snm lIae
well enough to sell for $4,000. She APP
proved without getting q cent. MI, Hughes
went back to Texas AND gro"i .nsn e1c time
and railroad fare upoRS such e distasteful
and provoking Journey Next ume !
take . boy to make aArider OIL. salo
ians agree to Give me all The purchase
money IN case Of sale, and make the ar
ticls binding for forty years"
HUrFMANrs HARD LUCE
Johnnie Human. q very capable trainer.
was badly injured while breaking aScolt
at his farm near Gresnvils. III, last
week. The colt reared and fell on his
owner. Huffman's leg was broken at the
knee and he suffered q fracture OF the
rfbe and other injuries. He was alone
with the colt when the accident 0ccurredl
and remained under him two hours before n
the animal could move. |
The veteran trainer 10 not q very young \
man any more. but 10 an intensely vtgor. Y
Gus ntfle inflow, who Possesses m. end OF
pluck Though hia name would indicate q
man a pooco. he II q warrior In evefyiI
- H. Ghoet that HnzIman would not =