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HOW CYNTHIA CAME
TO PICK THE WINNER
Fron the Chioago Tribune.

From the CuiCdSO lIlDuHe.
Let me see," said Cynthia, consult
ing the racing form she held so pref
tily in her daintily gloved hand. What
horse shall bet on?"
Well" L said. 'if you want to throw
away your money, of course pick your
own horses. If you want to win. let
me pick them for you"
"Why%' asked Cynthia.
Because L said, women know less
about horse races than they do about
anything else, which is saying a good
deal. Men are not only supposed to
know more about horses, but they do.
1 have been coming out to this track
for years, and know something about
picking winners"
zoe Thompson said you dropped $500
last Derby on a dog that didn't get in
till some time that night" said Gym
thia.
MIR. Thompson knows absolutely
nothing about horses" 1 replied stiffly,
"and much less about my affairs"
But the idea of betting on a dog at
a horse race" resumed Cynthia. ANY
body ought to know that a horse can
run faster than dog"
(Which, my dear Cynthia, shows how
much you know about racing. In track
language a dog is a poor sort of a
horse that has no chance of winning,
! and comes in. away after the others
have finished, as the horse did"
Then you did bet on the dog?" ask
ed Cynthia
eve all make mistakes" I went on.
mo one is infallible. especially in pick
ing the winner of a race"
Then why haven't I as good a
chance as you?"
Because you do not know as much
about the game. l, of course, may pos
sibly pick a losing horse. But the
chances are in my favor because I
know the horses and know which ones
are considered best"
We'll" said Cynthia, Il think could
pick the winner in this next race.
think 1 would like to bet on that horse
down there just coming out of the
UNI, paddock, 1 guess it isl
Probably because the jockey wears
colors that match your gown" 1 said.
sarcastically.
Mo- said Cynthia. because the
horse has such a cute tall
"A logical and unanswerable argu-
ment," L said why don't you send
your startling information down to the
betting ring and give everybody a
chance to make money!"
What horse do you advise me to
plaY?' asked Cynthia.
Play is not the word back is prop
er. Well. I don't advise you. Still,
don't mind telling you that Mazeppa
will win hands down. But he hasn't
got cute tail and his owners colors
wouldn't match your gloves"
well, l think my horse will VIM
said Cynthia, ,determinedly. "Play S.
on him for me. win you, please?" and
Cynthia pulled bill from her pocket
book.
Cynthia" I said warningly "fout
my advice if you want to. but if you
wish to throw away your money, why
not pitch il over the veranda, that
would be much easier? The horse with
a cute tale is Kantaka, that never ran
a race in his life, and is a so to l
shot '-i
What's that2" asked Cynthia.
Sixty chanches to one that he will
lose to one that he will win"
And how much viii 1 get? Oh, I
know, sixty times S. that's $780, Oh,
of course I'll play that horse"
Very WELL" I said. It's your mon
ey: throw it away if you want to-"
took the IS and went down to the
betting ring. On the way over I gave
a half, dollar. to- Jockey who haG
given me several good pointers, and he
told me Mazeppa WIS sure to win.
4 didn't like to see cynthia lose II
pledSeS girl so 10 WIN, ana so L pu
her money up on Mazeppa. I wen
back to the clubhouse, stopping to tall
to friends on the way. so that the
horses were just coming in as L reached
Cynthia's side.
"Oh!" she shrieked. che wins, he
wins"
"Of course" answered grandly. 81
knew he would. I told you so and put
your So up on him. You win So"
ffNn don't - shouted Cynthia fTt
was a 60 to 1 shot. He WINS
"Who, Mazeppa?' I asked.
mo, MOI" exclaimed Cynthia. 1.-THE
horse with a cute tail"
1t was too true. Of course I couldn't
tell Cynthia that I hadn't bet on her
horse. had to go back in the club
house and borrow $500 of the steward
l shall never take Cynthia to horse
race again.