The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19

was left ct the post was actually the last Of
the NUTS to finish.
when offered to turn the kick over to the
ring arbitrator. my bet was that my horse
would run last. He did run last. The one
that was left at the post didn't run at all
l 81 only '0sssd back to the stand after being
But the one that was left was IN the
starters hands, and that lets me OUT
told him. It's the same for you as II you'd
voE!te had been left at the post,
cided that / had the correct end of It, and
the owner OF the plug has been going
around ever since telling people that I'm u
shine and tin-tag ptker.
Down In Washington this spring I had
another one Of these freak bets with chaw
for an aftermath. A Washington man with
a small AIS, STABLE Of bush skates nad 1sssapG
them. and he made his little speech to me
just before the plugs lined up at the barrier
he to me. but I'll bet you two hundred to
thousand that he'll beat more horses
than'll beat him
You're aboard said l.
His horse was pretty bad, and had
clairvoyants picture of him doing his great
tail-ender stunt. But the mutt didn't wind
up pd the pek he ba rsnsd seE !, a or tns
in front Of him and six behind him, and
won the bet.
You're easy-where's the Dough- said
BEAT MORE THAN BEAT HIM.
Think it over-your horse finished
seventh told him. Just frame up per-
sonally- conducted cogitate on that fact for
about eight seconds
Look a-he-e.' he said to me, my bet
with you was that my horse would beat as
many horses as beat him. wasn't IT.? and
then 1 saw that ne was one Of those race
track grammarians.
Not any. it wasn't said I. You bet
your horse would beat more horses than
would beat him, and there were just six in
front and six behind, SO. you see. you be-
long TO the You Lose Association
He put up a friccaseed beef over II, but
plenty OF witnesses who had been standing
by testified that he had said more horses
instead Of as many horses as he said,
spelling around telling folks that l spent
my nishts cooking long drawn hop-pills and
beating my wife.
Another one OF the funny bettors made
me proposition at Grayesend.
What'll YOU lay me that that one falls
down: he asked me. placing his finger on
the name of one of the commonest, ornery-
est, most no-account steeplechasers in train
ing, plug that can't jump over Noah's
arks with any kind of weight up.
Nothing l replied. But you can have
70 to that he doesn't finish.
That's me- said the kinky bettor, hand
ing over a fifty. and the bet went down in
Well. his horse did some bronco work at
the very first jump. tossed his rider under
meath The hedge an then. relieved OF the
burden on his back. went on with the field
taking the jumps with them al the way
around and finishing near the leaders.
Just IKE coming gran'ma for the Sun
when he came around to my pay-off linz
after the race: and the duck actually
thoLght that he was going to get away
with Il. His chilly nerve got me around the
collarhand.
Say, didn't you ever attend night
schoo.; couldn't hep but ask him.
ny, what's the natter? he asked
me, with his lamps as big around as moss
asateS used for taws. and then could see
eopped de ont d bi actually e believed that he had
In trying to tell him that a horse that does
not cross the line with his Jockey IN isn.i
CONSIDERED as finishing.
But didn't say nolffn' about no Jockey
nnlshin, he replied. sulky-like. T bet Vol,
IN mat the horse I'd finish, and there wasn't
tio 5stSelient about where the jockey 'ud
,itlshaTou gimme my one thousand and
fitty dollars or III see Mr. Robert Pinkerton
about you-he's fren' o mine and he amt
AEON 10 see me done
MIR. Plnkerton. who happened 10 he nass-
ing my stool just then. and who had never
seen my ilnny hettor before in his life. had
the gate when he announced that he Vas
going 10 take the sl,oS0 out OF my cuticIe.
HORSE WAS DISQUALIFIED
l had a funny experience at the Fair
Hrounos IN the spring with a sausagemaker
VINO made a 500 set with me on the 9 TO
IN 2-year-old race. The favorite won
handi!y by length. but the stewards dis
qualified the colt for aasrantIv foultne ,
number OF contending horses in the strefc,,
But the bologna manufacturer was the frst
man IN my pay-of lines. even after the am
same '' GA ZIG
TIRE huntert alretty,' he said to nv
pay-oiI man; showing the number of his
head. 49, Aoie
What horse?' asked the cashier.