The evening world., 1904-07-11
WHEN BIG MEN OF THE
TURF HAVE A BET DOWN
Mr.. Gates and Others Show No Emotion After
Wagering Thousands, While Some OF the
Magnates Are as Excited as q
TWo-Oollar Bettor.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Capt Sam" Brown chewed up his cigar while watching BroomTick
break the worlds record in the Brighton. Mr. Brown Is q giant, physically
He always has a box and occupies It until the days racing ID ovsr. Al soon
q q horse Of his starts Capt Sam" hauls his hat down " his eye and
settles into his chair.
He nearly stops smoking hi, cigar and chew. vigorously on the butt Of
n The motion Of his Jaw Is his only move until the racers fash over the
snish line
John Gates smiles He has a few millions and h used to betting.
Wagering a few thousands is as Important to him a ordering eggs for break
EAST Inw Gates watching ot Wells Saturday. He looked almost pleased.
and i've minutes later, In the paddock, no one would yer hav. taken him
for the owner Of a beaten tavonte.
Frank Farrell tips up his chin and trowns while looking At q finish. It
Is an anxious expression, hut he uses the same twist of eyebrow while SO"
isctns a cigar. Immediately after a big losins-or winning Farrell looks
o. placid as Il he neve had thought of making a bet That is the gamblers
way and a matter OF professional etiquette LA
MADDEN ONCE FOOT RACER.
John Madden is always to be found in the paddock Immediately before
Q race He looks over every horse as critically as II about to purchase It.
When starting time comes. Mr.. Madden suddenly sprint, for the club.
house or the stand. He was once a champion foot racer. and he goes to
his destination at a ten second clip.
Once there, Mr.. Madden climbs as high as he can, to the roo. Il pos
sbs. He wants to watch every foot run by every horse In every race. II
he loses he makes no sign. II he wins he laughs over 1t for a couple OF
minutes, then suddenly turns to new business. 1t is dangerous to stand
near Madden while he is winning. He claps you n the shoulder In regular
yitlsimmons style
fayorite. He goes out to the inheld with Trainer Shields He walks to the
upper end Of the Enclosure. aud as the horses round the Anal turn galops
down toward the finish, shouting and swapping his fingers After a win
ming Thomas wears a face ihe a full moon. You could pick him as the
fortunate man II you were near-sishted and looking through a knothole in
the outer fence.
John A. Drake pulls his Panama down over his eyes, leans against a
most and tries TO look as II he didn't care for racing, anyhow. But II you
ret near enough you will see a wstchful gray eye alert in the shadow Of the
y hr bnm, following every surge of that Aging, struggling mass across the
innsld.
YEENES SIDE BY SIDE.
James n. Keene, Wall street magnate, and Foxhall Keene. polo expert
iprpsct the horses side by side, It Is easy to see that the iron-gray imam.
"A ~ Il Q men to take RISKS without emotion. Guing a rae he looks on
NJ uWk never n change OF expression. Winning or losing a race track bet
- ~ hundreds or thousands what is tina. to the play for millions In his
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W| Newton Bennington likes to get down "on the rail" lie Is over sy
= an and can look over the crowd II he Is late He usually has his
X4&ons down well In advance and moves about In a lesureiy way. He
~ Or gain pacidly and without excitement
&Ypuysa 10 an amateur, like Mr.. Thomas Winning brings a smile
Gpm 70 trouble BIN As little as they DO Mr. Oates