Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
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asked him if he knew what chop suey
was made OF, Why
There goes Dandeiion DOWN. yelled the
crowd as the favorite In the race crossed
his legs while running close to the rail and
went down In a heap, throwing Miller, his
jockey. under the flying hoofs Look ut
that western plug Sir Huon coming along
like wild cat,''
Why" went on Burke, paying not the
slightest attention to the race. although
the crowd all united in bowling the name
of Sir Huon. upon which he stood TO win
$4,000, he didn't know what the dickens
chop suey made of, and yet he inserts
a whole heap OF Ii into his system along
toward daylight every morning and tries to
make everybody he knows fall for the
chink grub and
Sir Huon copsr' howled Burke's group
OF friends, utterly disregarding his dis
course on the chop suey question. Well.
what d'you think o. that? Say. Burke
how did you dope that one, anyhow Did
you go TO 1T strong?'
Had on three straight at Is to l." calmly
replied Burke, and when plunger says
thousands. even II he doesn't mention them.
'But the next time that friend Of mine
tries to make me fall for that chop suey
stuff
But Burke's friends were already wend-
ing their way down the steps 10 the betting
ring and paddock eager to find out" about
the next race.
This is a fair picture OF the utter indf-
ference with which Burke. one OF the big
gest plungers In the business. takes the
luck that comes his way be 1t good bad.
He Is probably the most naturally indif-
ferent individual as TO the kind OF
break" he gets when he stands to win or
lose big amount that the game has ever
developed in this country.
There are some occasional race track Wis
tors who when they lose $40 $50
afternoon card will ride home In state
OF the most profound gloom. with heavy
knocks for the game accusations as to Its
universal crookedness. and on. and en-
obvious determination not to be comforted
under any circumstances.
On the day, not long ago, when "Davy''
Johnson. who used to run a gambling
tablishment at Narragansett. and who has
picked up as high as $500. 900 at the New
York race tracks In one season. went absu-
lutely broke on his noted sprnter, Roseben
he plucked a thick blade OF grass from the
turf of the infield where he was standing
whistled through II as boys do. and made
some commonplace remark about the way
some other horse In the race had performed
Nor did there appear to be the slightest
evidence at straining for effect in the man.
ner in which johnson took his wiping out
on this day.
He had bet so Il was commonly said
about the track. $4,000. the last ready
money he had in the world, on Roseben TO
WIN tnat race. HOSeDtn was held at TO 10.
with the steadter OF 137 pounds up, so that
johnson. giving them the odds. stood TO
win $1,000 for his 10000 If his sprinter
should connect
How much do YOU like your big nag to-
day, Dave?' inquired one OF Johnson's
friends. strolling over to him in the infied
where the plunger had stationed himself
with his group on a little knoll to watch
the outcome.
I've liked him for tap" calmly replied
Johnson. but I don't know about him
He's thrown me a good many times lately,
and though 1 believed him the world
beater Of them all couple OF months ago,
he's got to show me again now"
Three minutes later Roseben had been
beaten face on the wire. and johnson
was known to be broke
Pretty shifty race that little Handza ira
trick ran" was all that johnson said after
blowing his suueaky blast on the big blade OF
grass he Dlucked from the turf. II always
did think a lot OF that one" and he strolled
across the track to the betting ring looking
not in the least down in the mouth
Davy johnson. however. has been down
and OUT on huge bets good many times
before. and there is such a thing as be-
coming used to these things.
All of this is not saying that some OF the
big bettors are not exctable men.
A. ]. Joyner--"Jack" Joyner-the famous
trainer, was a pretty heavy bettor on his
own account in the days when he first be-
gan to train the great horses OF James r.
keene. In his ordinary intercourse joy
ner ts one of the Quietest and most sedate
and reserved men of the turf. He always
talks in a very low tone of voice and he
uses remarkably correct English for a
horseman, scarcely ever relapsing into
slang.
trained for Keene he had great horse IN
a race he was an entirely different in
divdual during the running of the race.
Once when he had the mighty Waterboy
1f ~ frt tD Iax- I.a.i
SO COO of his own money down on Water
boy at the juicy and quite false price OF
to l, thus standing to take down S4S 600
IL Waterboy should beat the equally mighty
Hermis. Joyner stood in the infeld with
Waterboy's blanket around his shoulders
the field lined up The start was per-
feet and HermiJ went out to make the
pace. Hermis shot his bolt at the mile
however and then Waterboy loaned In
front. Then Joyner, who is South Caro-
linian, threw off all of the reserve that
had characterized him IN ordinary life. and
the way he did throw that blanket around,
like any bowling stable hand, was amaz-
ing to his friends to see. Moreover. he
dropped right into the stable hand style
of roofing, which was rendered the more
noticeable by the South Carolina dialect.
roofing purposes.
They hain't NO hawss what kin beat
my hawss!' the usually impassve Joyner
bawled with all the strength of his great
lungs as Waterboy, with frictionless gai5,
swung down the stretch, lengths In front
of the firing field Come. you nlgguh
baby! They hain't NO hawss. whst.n git
yo' all, coon boy Jes' shake yo' all feet
an poke yo' OF haid along nah black run
min devil-they hain't NOTHIN' evuh
a-goin' tub git near yo' all!' and. as Joyner
tapped the blanket in the hot air. the great
black Waterboy romped past the wire. a
winner on the bit
'.The old fellow ran a fine race. didn't
he?" said Joyner, instantly resuming his
usual quiet tone as he turned to one of his
companions only fifteen seconds after
Waterboy had won.
The quiet South Carolinian had only given
way to the blood frenzy of the great mo-
ment that's ALL thereby showing himself.
however, more trainer than q born
plunger c. L G.