The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
THE Boss DREAMS WINNERS.
AND MECHANICS ON HOTEL BEL-
MONT PLAY 'EM.
Foreman Anderson says He Cleared Vp
SAs,sSS on Luminosity First Play
Was Ascension, the Next Shotgun
Ne Dream for tho American Derby.

Foreman Anderson Says He Cleared lp
GA,SSS on Luminosity Play
Was Ascension, the Next shotgun
Ne Dream for tho American Derby.
gang of blue leaned mechanics were
standing yesterday morning at the corner
Of Park avenue and Forty-second street
with cigars in their faces and with their
heads together over a telegram.
"Nothin' dom; he amt comm. said the
one who held the message.
But the last one was several days ago,
and he's about duo to dope her out again,
amt hep asked one in the group.
.That's right, too, replied the man with
the telegram, but don't let's knock good
thing. We amt got any kick comm"
.You bet we amt, ;" chorused the crowd,
The men we're employed before the strike
on the Hotel Belmont which is going up
on the corner there. The telegram was
from John Parish, one Of the superintend-
ents Of construction on the building. It
announced merely that Parish hadn't
dreamed on Friday night and wouldn't
be- up to Forty-second street yesterday.
as he had work to do somewhere else.
Now, whether John Parish dreams or
quence to the workmen who learned to know
him on the Belmont Hotel job. Why his
dreams should be Of any more consequence
to them than the dreams Of anybody else
isn't explained psychologically. but that
they are is fact which the workmen attest
with much evidence, including good-sized
wads Of bills and large quantities Of cigar
smoke. Parish himself. although he hasn't
got much confidence in his own dreams,
thinks that his men do we'll to stand by
them.
Parish's first dream OF general interest
around the Park avenue corner occurred.
1t is said on Sunday night two weeks ago.
It was a boyish, innocent dream. Johnny
Parish was playing ball with many other
boys in the lot back at the old honest cad.
They were, all playing knock up and
catch. Parish was away out in the field.
Eddie Smolley was batting, and every time
he soaked the ball it went right up into the
clouds. The rest OF the fellows simply
watched it with sleepy, Lean t-get-it
expression on their faces, but Johnny
jumped up, up, up into the clouds. Some.
turned and ran fast through the life-giving
ether, and every time he caught 1t and
descended triumphantly into the lot among
his earth-bOrn companions
mont early Monday morning. John Ander-
son. one Of the foremen, heard him. John
Anderson is a man Of discretion, but he
is also man OF foresight. He had a dope
book in his pocket He walked over TO
one Of the poolrooms that the police haven't
to one were the odds he got. Ascension
ran away from the field and next morning
everybody who got near he new building
knew about John Anderson's foresight and
John Parish's dream.
Tuesday and Wednesday went by, but
there was nothing particular doing in Par
ish's head On Thursday, though, things
began to stir again. He was on a gunboat-
big, black gunboat, with small double
barrel guns All night long the guns went
bang, bang, bang, hitting everything in
sight, and he sailed into the harbor next
salutes.
-Ah, Gunfire," yelled the wise ones when
Parish told the dream to the crowd at about
1880 Friday morning.
No G sad John Goa Anders s e
added, moment later. Shot Gun does"
Everybody who had the dough played
Shot Gun in the first race at 20 to /.
a An der 3, was the biggest winner He
Shortly after that Parish doped out an
other; but 1t was of 80 hazy gauzy a texture
that his men had to pass it up completely.
He saw. he said, beautiful black haired,
black-eyed girl with rich. flmy draperies,
dancing on sea Of something, and she
sparkled as she went.
Star and Garter" piped up one man
who had his dope book out.
Nav. Miss Dorothy" suggested an
other.
.How about Gold Saint or Merry Aero
bat" said third. cor maybe it's Sparkle
Esher."
They couldn't decide, and Parish couldn't
either
John Anderson tells about the next
dream
well. sir, he says. Il was about ready
now to bet my last shirt. For two years
I'd been saving my money to buy a sixteen
acre farm in Rosedale n. j, And knew
now that was going TO get it. All had
to do was to wait for John TO dream. It
came few days ego. when he told us that
he had seen his father having his shoes
shined and that as his father walked the
whole street was illuminated from the
very polish on them. II was like taking
candy from a child. I simply put the
whole lump I'd won on Luminosity in
the third race. John said I'd better not
risk it. but, what the devil! got the
returns in the poolroom, and I bumped
lIp against that place for just e6.ssS.
That : my earning FOR little over a week
on John Parish self de tips. and az
soon as he turns out some more Of them
me to the poolroom."
Right" sang out several of the other
workmen,
Anderson, il IL said, offered Parish good