The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10

broke, he was worth just 10000. for the
mare who beat Lnda-f think her name was
Madeleine-was disqualified for her bows
eaoush riding. and Peaveys pick was placed
nrst. lie got back at the books from
th on and chased lot Of them as far az
the Arkansas River
tommy Chain the runt OF a lad from
Salro, ll.-he was something under 10
VINO ran beanbag up into SIS 900 at the
Washington Park track in Chicago in 'o7
went broke as gamsly as any trick / ever
saw for his age, or any other age as far as
mats concerned.
Tommy began on the Washington Park
track as newsboy and gum seller. and
one one day he landed a 200 to shot with a
hhI.yIcent piece that he deposited with a
spiralled right along to the cone, without
airy mistake. az hoy say in Missouri
ne DIDN'T take anybodys picks, tips,
nanolcaps or suggestions, but Just chung
un'o ne running, animals doped out and
set aside by one 7. Chain. The result was
mat three weeks after he had slid his 2tJ to
! thlng over the sack he found himself
with the $4,000.
.. Then he made his mistake He thought
i La flile was a good horse. Rife may
not IN o. Tommy Chain put his whole
$4,000 on Rife, but Rifle wasn't loaded for
IL That day and missed fire.
i was near Tommy when Rifle failed to
pop he spat refectively at the grass.
and then he trotted over to the stand of
the boss gum man.
Me for couple O. boxes, said Tommy
TO the boss gum man. producing the neces-
sary silver change and then he began to
circulate among The, throngs, politely in
wing them to purchase pepsin from him
at the uniform rate Of five cents pack
age. Tommy is now faro bank dealer
down in Sonora, Mexico. with Chicago
gambler who got hold of some rich gambling
CONCESSIONS from the Mexican Government.
Nor Is it to be supposed that all women
plenty of women pungers get their hand
kerchiefs into half-inch wads and begin
to dab at their eyes when they find them
selves broke.
"The year before Tommy Chain made his
rocket play at Washington Park there
was Chicago woman who seemed not to
know how TO get into the error column
at the Hawthorne track She kept MILL
merry store. and good one, on State street.
lh. sign on the millinery store window
was just lively. witty and thoroughly
clever young American woman who had
learned to Like the sound of the Gathering
hoofs from her deceased husband, Her
real name was Mrs. Charlotte Lathrop.
she got them going and coming at Haw-
thorno for little bets of $40 and 500, and
she won so consecutvely at this kind of
play that one day she took chance and
placed $3.50 against an 30 to I shot TO win, |
From then on she fidn't know how IN NAV
ANYTHING b,,t $500 and 4, Coo bets and for a
brief smell She wenI IN winning thet kind
.Hsr friends advised her "a chuck the
oamn whan sh. had s.o 90 and nrganizs
n millinery t,,Ist in ('hicago She renlied |
that she'd orran;za the ir,i.t when she had
slO0, 900 velvet
$40 600 marx and IN link f az, R', wb ,
wo~,am La ,,n, va s rno CO.., m' sha H.
nossessad "f = ~ ,amneraa,,re ,ho, no S' man
IN rho g,ma conld ondur, FOR trentv
minutes, and Mmn Thtra.c went rirht
along sbooting ~ tho a xod ytars with 90 M !
and a. ono hats md MOI conninS "'''' ''''''
sHer l,cls lid dronned ,trnS fror, bsr
like n Chinese laundrvman's slinner She |
not only n,,.bod the an uno IN XII an, sold |