The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-23
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During the summer of 1902, Peter
WINNER. and James Mccormick the
two eminently successful and popular
trainers of race-horses, had an intimate
friend whose young wife appeared to
be i'm the danger OF contracting the bet
ting habit. She and Mrs. WINNER were
friends. and through her, as
Mccormick, the fair speculator was
frequently receiving good things
such as frequently fall in the way of
trainers who are most constantly at
the track. naturally in touch with
everything in the way Of training oper-
atoms, and consequently the first to
know of any marked changes in the
condition Of the horses in training as
reflected in their morning gallops.
Thus it was that although Mrs. VIM
mer very rarely bets a dollar on the
races, while her husband is almost as
conservative as she is, the young lady
friend was materially aided i'll her at
tempts to pick winners by her three
acquaintance already referred to.
The husband, an extremely well-to-
do business man, looked with disfavor
upon his wife's fondness for betting.
She had been doing rather we'll in
running up an extremely modest al
lowance of pin money to a "bank rolf
of some $500 before the middle Of the
racing season, and he knew very well it
would be useless to lecture her on the
imprudence of betting as long as the
balance stood out so strongly in dis
proof Of his theories The situation
worried him. He had seen women
time, and he had again and again
pited them as he had noted the panied
and nerve-racking anxiety with which
they had watched the finish of every
race on the card.
That his little wife, who had known
but very few anxious moments in her
earthly carer of sunshine and home
love- should ever have sharp lines
burned like the ineffaceable brand of
the gamblers greed about her dainty
rosebud mouth was something too re-
voting for contemplation, and convinc-
ed that nothing short Of a disastrous
financial reverse would cure her, he
proceeded to plan one for her.
Next morning he took Mccormick
and WINNER aside, and unfolded his
plan to them, which was as follows:
II want you, to- give my wife sure
loser for a winner one of these days.
Tell her it can't lose, and induce her
to bet every dollar she has on it, and
then, when she is down and OUT
financially, I will offer to make up her
loss to her if she will quit betting on
the races"
Both WINNER and Mccormick
thought that picking oft a loser ought
to be the easiest problem ever presented
for solution to racing experts, though
they felt rather ashamed Of being par
ticipators in a conspiracy to rob the
little woman of her handsome accumu-
! lation of pin money. They consoled
themselves, however, with the ref1ec-
ton that her husband would make ur
| the amount to her. and that Ito cure
her, Of her fast growing propensity fol
| gambling should be. regarded by he1
Friends :as g. matter Of para13 ount I'm tn:
WORKING OUT
On looking oyer the entities for Thu
next day they found ia: a cheans selling
| race. the name of a bay filly which: ha6
/ never shown an ability. to finish strong
in a. five furlong race, and as she was
| to. be asked to go seven, furlongs. thu
next day, and as at least FIVE of the
| probable starters seemed to hold he
| safe at any distance over three fur
longs, they felt secure in selecting he
| as the medium through which the re
was to be effected. ~..
To McCormick's lot fell the task o
giving her the fatal tip.
"Mrs.-,'' he said blandly, II thinl
I shall have. a really good thing TO
you tomorrow. The price will be good
and I would advise you to put ever:
dollar you can get and play it to win.
well, that is encouraging. I hay
been spending a lot Of my, money get
ting up a surprise for my husband TO
his birthday, but I can bring owe
about $780,
Should the price be as good as
think it will that sum ought to brin
you very handsome return
Early the next afternoon the youn
wife handed Mccormick 5000 in ban
notes to be invested on the bay fill.
and in due time the third race on tn
program was reached. The price abol
the bay filly somewhat exceeded til
expectations of the conspirators, an
] the fair SPECTATORS money was 500
on at an average of 60 to l.
: WINNER and Mccormick kept ava
y from their trustfull client while tt
race was being run, for neither of the
J had the heart to be witness of VIII;
must of necessity be a. bitter disa1
by the paddock gate to watch the rae
AS the barrier was sprung the fill
! shot under it as if in full. headwa
and in few strides she was out Gle:
Of the ruck, with a length of daylig1
open behind her. This did not surpri
them, for she had been always a Quit
breaker, but a little later when thu
saw her turn into the strech with thr
lengths to the good and, swinging (
the bit they were genuinely surprise
She tired perceptibly in the last ha
furlong, but lasted long enough to wi
} beating the. favorite out by go'
half length.
Il Then for the two trainers came t
wholly unexpected task of .collecti
$4,000 from the betting ring. and
took little time to do it, but it W
finally deposited in the ladys lap i
she sat with Mrs. WINNER in a quj
/ corner Of the grand stand.
/ Just then the husband, who had on
I arrived from the city and had not tax
time to note the result of the third ra
came along for the purpose of condo
ing with his wife upon her financial ]
| verse and lecture her gently on t
/ folly Of turf speculation; but her gre,
| ing was not what he had expected:
III "Oh, Edward, I'm so glad YOU
/ come. I've just won a lot of, nont
/ and those horrid bookmakers have SC