The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-05
THURMAN MADE A
LUCKY MISTAKE
Bet $500 on Long Shot, Think
ing it Was $50
HE PULLED DOWN $4,000
Good Fortune That eefell a Man Who
Was Careless With His Money.
i Tales Told in Sport
ing Circles.
He PULLED DOWN $4,000

cashier at Belmont Park in paying out
$500 bill for $50, and his frnitless search
for the better who had prohted $3.50 by the
error reminds me of a similar mistake
by hacker at old Jerome" said Gen.
John Peacock one evening recently; with
this difference. that by strange irony
of fate the aforesaid hacker of the good
old days profted to the extent Of ten
times $50 for he got his $500 bill on
successful 10 to ! shot, thinking he had
bet only $50 against $500, and never looked
at his ticket until after the race. when
he Wen to cash in
Some of you know the man to whom
fell this windfall at old jerome. and also
the unfortunate bookmaker who got the
hot end OF the strange mistake to the
tune of $500 For If the hacker had fol-
lowed out his original intention aud only
got the $50 bill down, the booke would
have had a winning sheet ON the race for
the horses price heightened at the close
and went to the post practically unbacked
to any extent"
Here is Peacoek's story;
Brooklyn's turf enthusiast, A. w Wynn
gardt better known Andy Wynn
gardt in the eighties used to own that
good jumper Wellington. Little Addie and
one two other horses But his role as
an owner not of very long Duration
and his colors have not been seen on
race track of late years. Not very
heavy better rule, Andy OCCASION
ally made plunge, but not to any great
extent.
But he was an extremely careless man
with his money. Sometimes he would
have couple of thousand dollars in his
pockets in bills of various sizes, from
large to small denominations, mixed up
in wads and rolls in all stages of con-
fusion. Naturally, it often took him some
time to straighten out his cash.
Bet on Gray Horse.
It was on gray horse that Wyngardt
met with his good fortune. As a rule,
race horses of that color have not been
very successful. Old Gabriel was one of
the best. although Lizzie Lucas. Prva-
teer, Stonewall Jackson, Loadstone, Gray
Planet Bill Bass Tunder. Faraday Bel
mar, Cyclops and other grays have also
earned impershable fame. Kansas City
has the record in this respect of the only
race on record for gray horses-with eight
starters, too.
Orfamme, by Flood Frolic. foaled at
Palo Alto farm in California in 1884, while
rot as much of turf celebrity, perhaps,
horse that made an extremely creditabe
record while the turf In the Fairfax
coors OF the late A. r. Wallcott, ORR
namme ran second to Gurus III the SUI
burban tof 1887, a good showing for a g.
year-old.
The gap Orifamme closed IN that race
80 With INNING MIN start the erav coit
from the coast would probably have de-
feated the standard-bearer of the Cassatt
tricolor AT the sale of the Fairfax stable
the next year dSSS) Orifiamme was pur-
chased by James Rowe the stables train
ar who raced him with fair success. and
a year later sold him to Col Tom Davis
of Romney. w. Va
II was when Orinamme was carving
the Davis colors that the Wvneardt in
cident took place at Jerome The sturd.
gray had proved nearly as good a bread
winner for the popular West Virginia
stable as had War Eagle. who split
General Monroe and Jack of Hearts in
their sensational finish for the first SUI
burhan when Snanner Garrison. then q
Iiebt weight rode the Davis horse
Like War Eagle Orihamme was a mud
dor mar excellenee and I'm the Jerome
Tarl race had that going to negotiate
Tut be was meeting a strong field one of
p,,reh,s horses-I think If was the mare
piygonet-heinp n strong fayorjte with
"Pobhv" MAYNARD TO ride her. MAYNARD
Who was also called 'Fo,r-flngcled Bob
while not a frst-class Jockey. was of fair
ability. and understood Biggonot thor
ouqhlv from, the day he rode and won
With her tho Spinawav stakes at Saratoga
,n vbieh ensted the record DELAY at the
posto hours and 20 minutes
bl9oohet hesenteo muu'
But Biggouet, while also superior mud
lark. had one peculiarity--or. rather, aver
son-she resented getting much mud on
her face and eyes during race, and was
apt TO fail to show her best in such an
event. Andy Mccarthy, who was to ride
Orihamme. was we'll aware of this failing
of Bggonet and having been given carte
blanche as to how he would rte the gray,
said to Colonel Davis:
Now, Colonel. you leave Orifiammes
handling to me, you say. Well am going
to take the track just ahead of Burchs
mare If l have to whip to get there. |
mean whenever we two get off am going
to lay Just in front of her and give her
all the mud | can from my horses heels
right In the face. That Is my only chance
10 beat Bggonet
Among those who knew the tactics to be
followed with Orifamme was Andy Wynn
gardt So he said to several of us: Boys,
] guess I'll put about fifty on the gray"
And we all 'moseyed" back to the bet
ting ring to also play Orihamme, The odds
were 10 to l. and as we scattered for