Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-25

the boy who rode him, and he offered
TO bet $4,000 that the horse would de-
feat Sauyye the next day they met
Never In his career has Yaeger made
such q complaint az was made by MT.
Gates, lie may have opinions regarding
the work done by n jockey, but II 40 he
keeps them TO himself Ills horses ore
always properly handled and they win
or lose on their merits. He heard Mr..
Gates Offer to bet $4,000 that Sheriff
Ben could defeat Stuyvc, and he went
10 him and offered 10 take the wager,
"phiW Dryer would not permit the
match TO be made. but a few days later
tie two horses met again In race, car
ryiug the same weights they had car-
rlod before Mr.. Yaeger bet about $685.
600 on Stuyve, which won easily, sheriff
Bell, not carrying any Of Mr.. Gates
money, being twenty lengths behind,
That gives demonstration Of the
young mans methods, lie Is quiet and
studlous. When he Is right he takes II
ns matter Of course. When he is
wrong, he attempts to discover his or
for so that he Will not stumble over 1t
again
Money Is something which Yaeger
regards as OF little value aside from
the fact that It permits him to carry
on his business He has "A correct es-
Innate Of the value of property, but the
value OF money Is relative In his View
He maps out a campaign. and he re-
qiures money to prosecute II,
Little more than nve years ago
Joe Yaeger was clerk IN n New
York pool room kept by 'Joe" Ullman.
lie was without capital other than his
knowledge OF the horses and his sound
common sense In short time he has
pushed his way to the front until to-
day he Is dominant factor In the bet
ting rings OF the east Strangers at
tiraVcsond ask TO have Yaeger pointed
out to them, His fame has gone far.
They expect to see a man OF great phys
lCal strength, one who can force his
way through the world by dlnt of his
own power. They are disappointed
ana often skeptical when a smooth
faced little chap, who looks many years
less than the thirty which he has lived,
IS pointed out TO them.
Though he seldom laughs, Jaeger has
keen sense Of humor, and his ascot
ates are constantly on the watch for
his Jokes, which are always practical,
but never harsh or offensive, He IL
never too busy to turn n joke upon a
friend, though he generally wears so So
Der a face that the casual observer
would not know that he is interested IN
what Is going on
Yaeger admits that he is experiencing
a phenomenal run of good fortune this
season. and he IL endeayoring to profit
by IT, He has supreme confidence I'm
MS own operations, yet he Is ready 10
cut down his wagers az soon as for
tune begins Ia frown instead OF smile
upon him.
He has won not less than 100000 since
the thoroughbredR came north from
Washington last April, and II his luck
does not desert him he is likely to null
tiply that sum.
lie VIII win as much as the other
hookmakors win permit themselves to
lose. When he thinks he IL right he
turns his money loose so generously
that q victory for him means havoc
Tor those who bet against him. lie
was one of those who believed that
The Picket would win the Brooklyn
handicap. He kept his wagers travel
ing around the ring until the big field
OF horses was sent away by Mr.. Fitz-
gerald. He did not know until the
next day how much he had won. The
amount was $4,000 ard had there been
more time for his agents to work, he
would have doubled that amount.
There was n day of reverse, and Il
was not long delayed. This loss was
not scrious-not serious 10 Yaeger. lie
lost perhaps $4,000, and thought no
more Of II than the average racegocr
thinks Of losing $50. That was the
day that John Il. Madlen's 2-year-od