The Washington times., 1906-11-24
FIVE WILD MACS
IN SECOND RACE
Also, Everybody Had Tips,
ard Much Good Coin
Went Glimmering.
T0UTS FIND EASY MARKS
Washington Declared to Be Soft Place
for the Ready -InfoUma-
tion Boys.

The HOP Derby was contested At
Benning yesterday and no mistake. the
event coming off with the running u
The second race, an affair for all ages
at a mile.
At least fve starters went down 10 the
post a-boiling. the winner Agile, mani
Testing e. desire To run around the ring
once again after winning with Miller up
Strange 10 say. every one ot the choices
which acted so peculiarly attracted "a
select following cf bcttors. Each one If
them received "a strong. we'll defined
play, giving the paddock observer the
impression that each was serving as 4
Louting medium.
For instance. CedJTstromC was one
hot tip. Many had this line Of Informal
tion and they either went out 10 the
course themselves or had some one con-
vey their money 70 the bOokmakers
with Cedarsrome as the magnet OF IN
VestmenU Many a well-NnoWn Wash
ington sport stood lined zap about Cedar
strome's stall before the race. while
over at the stall of another starter
could be seen a weu-HuoWn Pennsyl-
Nania avenue jeweler, who had bet 500
for himself and $50 for the owner.
Soft for the Touts.
After the race there We're many sor-
rowful faces about the paddock, for
none of the good things" participated
IN the number placing 10 any extent, as
Agile. the winner was the public choIc=
al 10 o. IL was an amusing thins TO
The real insiders who know the angles
oS the paddock. 10 whom the place was
mJre like an apothecary's shop than
ANYTHING else. We'll there is sure one
race on the square. There is not lob
in the race" gleefuliy suggested Far
mer Bill" Scuily. as he viewed the pa
rade of the crazy acting Thoroughbred
10 the starting point. That the piactlct
of stimulating rdcenOrSes Is quite gen
orally observed could not be doubted
after what took place IN connection Win
this race yesterday.
Bye the bye, "a man who has the rep
uJntion Of being the highest class
more .'boobs''-the race track name Ior
q man or woman who VIII stand Tor a
touting-in Washington, than any other
city of its size in America very IN
teresung fact
Bookmsker NJ. Wolf has bad nose
His machine turned him out en- route
home from the race track some even
ings ago, but he is still on the job
Bob" Kaufman, Of the Caught in
the Rain company, just managed 10
outDIav Nat" Wills record yesterday.
The popular comedian made four bets
and lost them all Kaufman made
them all in one race. too. the winners
name having lodged him by curling un-
deTneath the program leaves. and Bob
didn't see it,. Else he might have beat
en- u winner
r r Thomas cOl0rs are 10 the fore
these days. Two races i'm two days 5
not bad for the owner of the great
Hermis. on Thursday il was Nemesis,
and yesterday 1t was Onatas.
Marvellous" Miller rode three win
ners yesterday, competing a round score
Of go winning mounts Jhis year-the
worlds record. According e. "Bauty'
Burns a s. note played or Miller
mounts, straight and place. since the
prst of July up 10 last SATURDAY, would
nave melted the investor just g, 245. .rhe
player would have Won on the entire
year. too.
Morris Hayman says Euglander will
be just as good d boy as Miller next
year Another guess.