New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

the captain explained "and you know what that
means"
Billy" looked at his grandstand and paddock
badge. which he had so recently acquired sorrow
kully. II suppose lose out on that too ne COM
rnented. AN all the way from Buhalo oeU"eeh
the bumpers 10 be on this one.' The captain
promptly had the money paid for the oaoee re-
funded. ard IN bidding "Billy' a gentle Dut mn. "a
rosoby warned him OF the futilty o. trylns any o.
the other entrances
.sF5e's a very fair sample OF the type We have 10
deal with" Captain Haus explained later. he =
q graduate OF Elmira, and before that IN d 4o~'o-
Ling asylum ana a house OF correction. - 'ielo
ANYTHING crooked he can't turn his hand 20, IiOI
touting 20 going through mans clothes Uo.
know what fl is-hut Al bet Billy does. -Is, -,,
him to,.tinR a crowd OF young fellows up al hei1
worth las1 spring. and gave him lis choice D9'. g.
Canada and Elmra again-his probatlon i--- -
yet" G..
vr.. Understood D, the past generation Of local
raoexoers has become, thanks 70 the delec'''97'
obsolete on the metropolitan tracks me prese-- p-
GAY patron OF the sport probably "ou'u 14Ot M
what 10 make OF the old fashioned ~tou' ma
aoeosted him for lead pencil ana lAeh - -
"a vbisner in his ear the good thing he kne" was
-ina for .he fourth race. The running turt around
nyew-Yorl at least has passed this partleuiSI PCS
On 70 She trotting track and the "Dusn inee'lhs'
where he still thrives - 4,
,ao,t,, they could give 4 satisfactory account OF
themselves and they were permitted TO go on 'hel
zrsI, Somewhere the officer remarked "hen &c
r..urned 10 his post. I've read Quotauoh' @Ai'u
: 1,,,la child shall lead them. Well. II the io4As
.,,s. cot that I'D could know half the cases Go
the,,'S make that And a little child shah buneo
,heTns The keenest rascals I've had 10 deal WIN
.,nce went into this business have been young
sters that ought 20 be In kndergartens learning 10
work notices IN red worsted And their easiest
victims are the individuals that had rather DC
known as wise guys than railroad pTesloeh's'
Why It was only last July, at the Brighton beae1
meeting that two little shavers not more IMAM
fifteen years old IL they were that palrned theun-
selves of On wise saloOnkeeper as Hlioeo A1i4
and his younger brother. And their game NSs u'
old as racing itself The younger chefuo zen IN
with the saloonkeeper and. after an ingenious pre-
nmb,e that would have done credit 20 the best con
man IN the country. led up TO the fsct mat as
brother was going 10 ride a horse the following
DAY but n he could get enough money 10 put a
swell bet down on another horse, that could beat
anything IN che race except his own mount he
would see 10 Il that his didn't win. And that
wise guy fell 20 Il like a farmer for the shell
game. He gave the boy SO 70 let him IN on the
other horse. and the youngster. whispering in his
like veteran. gave It TO him. Now, you'd
think that man who had fallen for an old ono
Nike that would 20 keep Il 70 himself and take
his medicine. but what does he DO the next day.
when Hildebrand wins the race. but come TO US and
hoIler like q woman that had lost her bank roll.
That's how happened 10 know about II, but !
haven't caught the youngsters yet"