The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

game OF billiards an old friend, Tom Man
nix, the horssman, gave me the shoulder
clap and We had . talk about the old days
when / belonged to the tribe OF thorough
bred fanatics.
Merely out Of force OF old horss habit
] asked Tom II he knew OF anything sweet
that was liable to come on.
sMannix twiddled his thumbs for .
minute and then said:
Well, pal you never were one Of these
loud monolo gists, and % I'll tell you. I've
got one In tomorrow that's liable to get
by. Meet me here at the Riggs House
tomorrow forenoon, at II O'Clock, say, and
I'll pass the name Of 1t along 10 you
well, l was at the Riggs House at II
O'Clock the next morning
Tracks lumpy and dead to-day Man
nix told me, and this goat Of mine can't
30 much as walk unless the soil under his
feet Is red hot fast. I'm going to scratch
to-day, but you meet me at the paddock
at 1 O'Clock tomorrow think the sun
will dry the track out thoroughly to-day-
and you can have It for the asking
Il tried to find ManniK in the paddock
the next day at 1, but It was like looking
for flea by name in a Mob Hill mansion 10
ban EIanClHCO. was hA"oyb abOhN wv
minutes behind him, from shed TO shed,
and finally l sailed into the betting ring to
see II l could nail him there No ManniX
there, either, that could find. So had TO
give It up.
"A couple Of minutes before the fourth
race, as l was leaning against stanchion
in the betting ring, friend Of mine sailed
along and gave me hurry clout and said:
Have you seen ManniXr guess he's
got something to slip you, for he's been
plunging around like a wild man and look
ing for you. Last saw him he was over
yonder.' and he pointed to a far corner Of
the rail.
But It was too late then. They got away
as ] started for the lawn, and then Toms
horse. Prinoelet. came romping home,
about ten lengths TO the nice, and With all
the 100 and even $50 against him that
fellow could pick up with a gardener
shovel.
1T took Toni met him right after the
race, Of oourse-about three hours TO walk
back Of the pay OF lines and gather In oohre
money, and the out Of town dough reached
him in bales until long after the hyAoinths
and croouses had disappeared. I've never
thoroughly recovered my appetite since
man who IL prospecting at the present
meeting, and who had a swell season At
Ascot and Oakland besides, relates bar
rowing tale Of the good thing he, and be
alone, had at Bennings two years ago this
spring, upon which he was unable TO get
even a dollars worth Of action.
i had to make the run up from New
Orleans two years ago this spring by short
jumps, because / wasn't there With tbs
price Of any long or consecutive ticket
he says. 'one OF my stopping Oh places
was Atlanta, where they had q little old
kind Of bush meeting, and spotted
horse there that looked a. II bed do about
right in the company he would meet at
Bennings, and heard from his people
that they were going to take him 10 Ben
njng.
when I reached Washington didn't
have the price Of quill toothpick, but by
the use Of all the face could get together
managed 10 hire a little room in . Wash
ington ONCE building This was three
days before the meeting was 70 open.
i owed everybody on earth among ths
horsemen drifting into Washington from
all points, but Just did make a quick touch
for enough TO put little four line advertise
ment In the Washington papers announo-
ing that had a swell thing all salted away
and inviting folks to come and talk to me
about il. stated in my 'ad that I'd let
them have the thing for a quarter Of their
winnings, and that they wouldn't have to
dig a cent before the good thing clomped
home
Then eat In that little Office and waited
for the rush. didn't spring so much "
one caller-not one. Thsy don't bite on The
tipster thing 10 any extent In Washington.
and 30 there l was with that good thing
and nobody to give It to on one-quartsr
rebate terms.
son the day Of the race went forth ready
TO do everything but neck underlined men
to get them to play the good thing bad
sprung at Atlanta, and which was 10 run in
tho frat race that day, but couldn't get
victim to fail for II. / had no front and
some Of them that tackled looked ASH
they were going TO have me arrested.
up 10 the very minute when they were
on was begging men that had known
around the tracks for ten years TO 60 to the
Tommy Foster thing with as little as hvH
bucks II they couldn't see any more than
that on IL, but they only laughed at me
Il was 20 desperate Jlht dlou 10 81
zap met In the ring TO 60 In with half
dollar on THAT Ia how strong WA, Just
q hah-So that could at least have buck
down, but the hanky only edged away from
me a. II he thought l had the bubonio
plague and looked upon me with distrust
Tor az far as he could see me,
Then Tommy Foster the neat thnG
that had picked up all by my little bright
eyes lonesome down at Atlanta, came
skylarking home on the chln-strsp. ana
there was all the $50 and 200 10 1 on tap
against him that you could buy.
After the race concluded the former
tout who Ia now riding 10 and from the
track In buHz-waRon splendoT, about
a thousand Of the lobs that had be gge1
10 put just any teenohy little old thing on u
came TO me and asked me why ! hadn
made II stronger, and gave me the san
lamp, and reproved me for not Just roPng
them and driving them up to the layers
stools
IF you know Of anything worse than
having q three-hFured long shot in ne
hollow Of your mitt and not enough action
on II 10 buy q paper Of chewing tobacco,
] y ant you 10 take me 20 II 90 that 81
have a replica made Of Il 10 hang In M