The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-25

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more than 81. Am 1 on?'
That's what you are, said the rae
ing reported. That's like getting $50
in letter. You don't know what you
are going to stack up against
All right, said the reporter from
the Coast. I'll go out to the track
with you, and you can see me make
the touch
THE next afternoon the racing re-
porter and the new man went out to
the track together. They new man
was got up in pretty hefty style
paddock coat, flat topped racing bow
Ter, field glasses and the rest of the
racing makeup. On the third fin
ger of his left hand he wore a ring
Ia big sparkler in the middle and
smaller gems on either side Of it
The ring was a phony.
" Where did you get it?' asked tho
racing reporter Of the man with whom
he had the bet.
" Bought it on Clark street this
morning for six bits was the reply.
When the two men reached the
track the racing reporter went into
the press stand to attend to his work.
and the man who was going to dig
5000 out of Lucky Baldwin made for
the betting ring. Two races were run
off before the racing reporter saw his
colleague on the paper again. Then
the latter turned up in the press box
and plucked the racing reporter by the
arm.
" Come on down into the betting
ring he said, and lose that $25.'
The racing reporter followed the
other man. Now, in the race that was
about to be run off one of Baldwin's
horses was entered. The bookmakers
didn't figure that Baldwin's horse had
a chance in the world to win, and so
they laid 20 to l against the Baldwin
nag. The man who was going to
touch Lucky dragged the racing re-
porter over within seeing distance of
Baldwin who stood chewing on an I'M
lighted cigar outside the circle Of bet
tors.
Here goes said the new reporter
and he rushed over to where Lucky
Baldwin stood.
Sir he said. stepping directly in
front Of the California Croesus. L don't
know who you are. nor whether Won
are in funds or not but l do know that
! am not. I've just dropped $4,000 on
the favorite in the last race. and that
tapped me for to-day. I haven't time
to get TO my bank before the next
race. and l have a chance to get even
and a great deal better by playing Mr..
Baldwin's horse in this race to win.
Lucky horse simply can't lose this
race, and he's at 20 TO 1 in the betting.
This ring pulling the phony circiet
from his finger hurriedly, is worth $500.
and II Is a good deal more valuable 10
me than that on account OF its assoc
Citations. Let me have 5000 on II until
after this race. / want 10 60 10 Bald
wins horse. and Baldwin's horse can
fall down and win. In the remote pos
sibility that Baldwins horse does not
WIN, III redeem the ring Tonight upon
my return TO the city
1T was % star olay. The reporter
from San Francisco knew Luclv'g
weakness when A. came to question
Of the ability Of his horses Moreover
his makeup was great and he had
very persuasive manner. Lucky sized
him az carefully chewing on his nie-
ieaa ciGHr.
"D'yc think Baldwin has such
clnrh with hig hurfrY Lucky asked
after a minutes pause
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