Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-08
TALES OF
THE PLuH|eERs
Tie Turf Has ! Peculiar fascl-
nation for, Those Who
Are Successful.

VI .
Are Successful.
NEW YORK, June 1s.-Each season
develops it, particular candidate for
h0nOrs as sensational race track
gambler, and once or twice in decade
there comes forward n man who domi-
Mates the betting ring like Napoleon.
II il the rule that Waterloo is not
long In arriving for the favorite OF for
tune, but occasionally there appears a
man Of brains and power who stands
M under misfortune and whose success
= not ephemsral. Such man 10 Pitts
burg Phil'' Smith. and 1t would seem
that another like him, and perhaps a
greater man. II Joseph Yaeger. who has
0Flked havoc with the business Of his
fellow layers OF odds since racing be-
r gan in the east q few weeks ago ana
who has amassed q fortune Of more
than q million and half dollars in
ave years. -
"Flunger' Walton rose to wealth
with the suddenness Of skyrocket. and
when his decline came he fell to OBJ
! security like q rocket stick. mike"
UWyer at one time was regarded AZ a
lxture In the world OF racing. He had
: great fortune and he had permanent
inves4ments His wagers were large.
but they were not well placed. He 10
now wreck Of his former self and IL
living az his brother Phil" who IL
81 x.x~~n : ~v,u ttVn dSroofa. t.
Riley Grammar sprang into notoriety
In : single bound. The present day
racegoers will never forget how he
made speech in the betting ring at
0heepshead Bay the day the mighty
Navarro met the speedy Dominic In a
1 match Mt a mile and a furlong. They
( Mill not forget.
Not lie Walton. Dwyer Of Grannahan
- .JOe Younger He viii wager his
s,oney freely az did any Of them. but
M bets with better judgment. and he
has NOT the gamblers fever. which
acrsly bessts them. His eyes are ever
open 10 place hiA mohey where he be-
y N1yes the odds warrant bet. He
4 1knoWs that ne must have good fortune
~ well = Rad fortune. and he expects
th1nR T. soyeu up In the long run. II
A 4hats II accomplished he will close the
aocount With pr6ft. In any event. he
\ viIl, not interfere with the legitimate
I'M znents which ~ has made.
SsAn Wi aAtss ~ yao.eoo on horse
{ 11asnea eAeriG Hell U win : race = FEW
~ aaps ana. l6St ~ money. The race
- 800 b1,a hesss named stuyvs. Mr..
60 ~ not MIND losing the small
4 1nne that ~ placed In jeopardy,
\ M ~ dleuksd having his judgment
& pRoyea 70 ~ wwTprg. He declared that
oAerin Hall had not ben properly hand
& M Nv me boy who rode him. and he
1llers1 10 bGt $4,000 that the horse
Would defeat stuyve the next time they
met
Never In his career has Yaeger made
onch : complaint a. was made by Mr..
Cnteg ~ may have opA ions regard
~ ~ work done " q jockey. but II
- ~ ksps them 70 himself His horses
~ always properly handled and they
Y Wtn ~ Leo On their merits. He heard
m 0ntea otfer 70 bet $4,000 that
shosia 0sll could defeat euyve. and ne
went 70 hinA and offered TO make the
WAGER. '.Yalr' Dwysr would net permit
M match 70 ~ made. but . few days
hteS ~ tive hsgsee met Again Ii !: !: race
aSryihs M ana weights they hadl
SaSr,eA before. Mr.. Yas6er bet about
!. 13t,Nee a oeuvvA which won EASILY,
QAosl4 AsaA Aet eAlrylng any Of Mr..
44Aea money. being twenty lengths
4 ASAlnA.
That tives Demonstration Of the
youne mans methods. He Ii quiet and
sku1ao0A when he II right, he takes
Il ~ matter Of course. When he 10
wrong. no attempts to discover his err
ror - that he will not stumble over It
again.
Money Is something which YaeEer
roGnrds as OF little value aside from the
TACT that Il permits him to carry on his
business. He has correct estimate Of
! the value Of property. but the value Of
money 10 relative in his view. He maps
out . campaign, and he requires money
TO prosecute II.
Little more than Ave years ago Joe
Yaeger was a clerk In a New York
pool-room. kept by Joe" Ullman. He
was without capital other than his
knowledge Of horses and his sound
common sense. In a short time he has
pushed his way to the front. until to-
day he II dominant factor In the bet
ting rings OF the East. Strangers al
0ravesend ask to have Yaeger pointed
out to them His fame has gone far
They expect to see man OF great
physical strength. one who can force
his way through the world by dint o.
his power. They are disappointed and
OFTEN akepticai when smooth facet
little chap. who looks many years les,
than thirty which he has lived. is point.
ed out to them.
9AAss~A> ~ s~nNnv, Lanai.