The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07

whom Carroll wasn't then acquainted.
walked up 70 his stool and asked for u
worth Of Herald, Carroll then having 70
/ on his slate. Il was in the days Of tickets
and CAROLS ticket writer hadn't any sooner
scrubbed the SO 20 81 ticket than tho book
maker wiped up the 8 10 and ohalked up
toto I, while the 81 bettor stood and watched
the operation with a chagrined expression.
"Give me a dollar on Herald at thai
10 TO 1 price said the Insignificant looking
bettor, offe inn a dollar bill,
mo dollar bets, gTowled Carroll quickly
What do you think | am running hcre-a
rummRge saleY
sThe quiet little man reached into an
other pocket and flashed a wad the size
Of bar Of kitchen soap.
BET you a hundred on Herald then.
he said, skinning a century note from the
''Why, sure said Carroll. taking the
money, and he instantly erased the 10 10
against Herald from his slate and put IN
II 70 In It's place.
aT'll bet you Ave hundred at y 10 t.
said the insignificant looking bettOr, With
the greatest coomess in the world.
You're on, snapped Carroll, although
he was already laying about six whole
points higher than the ring price
'But as soon as he took the $50 he started
to put up IS t) !, whe1 the ell They q
en- rang through INC stand. Carroll
/ stubbomntss and aggressiv,ness we're 20
keen thtt l actually believe that bed
have boosted tho price against Herald
! to 100 10 I rather than surrender 10 the
! quiet chap who was taking tie benefit
I Of the boosts even If he stood to 60 broke
| in doing it.
"Hernld won the race IN walk. and
/ CAROLS neckless boosting scheme had cost
him Thousands Of dollarg The inFigiG-
cant looking man, who efterward became
one Of the most noted plum gers OF his time,
/ knew all about CAROLS popularity heio' .
4 approE ching his stool, and had DELHI
erntely played upon il to egg the book
maker on TO giving him an immensely
out ~ line top price.
at Saratoga one day Carroll received
a lesson In tSe way Of little talk from
an elderly Southern gentleman that lasted
| him for long while,
@The old Southemer, who was a good
bcttor. had been attracted TO CAROLS
stool by having heard his associates call
him Virginia He had also before start
ing TO bet with Virginia learned that tie
bookmakeT's name was Carroll.
when the old Southerner approached
Carrol's stool 70 put down his first bet with
the bookmaker whose nickname pleased
him, he was bit slow in getting his money
out Of his wallet, and the bettors were
swarming all around the stall. eager to get
their money down. This made Carroll
grouchy, and he spoke sharply to the old
OOul0tIneIt VINO hbpIl1tN loNhllik Aol lhN
money and gazed at the bookmaker with
acute surprise depicted on his face.
when he became certain that the book
maker had really been addressing him,
the old gentleman made some reproachful
reply, the gist Of it being about men who
permitted their tempers to get the better
Of them. This aroused Carroll to fury, and
he dashed himself into pouring one OF his
torrents Of wrath upon the old gentleman 3
head.
The old gentleman listened calmly, and
when Carroll had finished he looked the
bookmaker squaTely in the eye.
All had heahd sub he said, that 70
name was Vahginia Cah'n, but now All
am convinced, sub, that yo' are travelin'
under an assumed name No man by the
name Of Vahginia, sub, and no gentleman
by the name Of Cahll, could talk in such a
blackgahdly mannuh as you have talked,
sub, and I'd recommend yo' to resume
whatevuh ruffianly No'thern name yo air
entitled to, suh-yo' damned Yankee loafuh,
suhn
'Then the old Southerner, still az a ram
rod turned on his heel and walked away.
while Carroll, who was Southern down TO
his toes and inordinAtely proud OF II and Of
his New Orleans birth, looked chagrined
over the rebuke from a gentleman Of his
own section 1t was long time before he
gave vent TO another outburst.