The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-24
HE SAVED KENTUCKIAN
Oklahoma Story Of a Rath-
er Rare Wager.

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age in the recent tournament at Madi-
son Square Garden, "and a lot Of
money will change hands before It is
over. Bat can tell you Of game Of
billiards which resulted in bigger
wager than all these latter ones put
together
Furthermore, II was made on a
single shot, and the stakes we're in
value close to s50,OoO. The story was
told TO me by an eyewitness, who
with another man was the only spec
tator Of this high play with the worries.
Back in 1886, II my memory serves
me, there was a breeding farm for
trotters established on the Ocean
parkway in Brooklyn by John II.
Shuts. He purchased a large road
house, as well, and fitted it up as q
residence In one OF the rooms he
set up billiard table TO amuse him
self and his friends during the long
winter evenings.
Among the outof-town visitors to
Parlyille farm, as it was called. was
w. II. Wilson, who had similar place
in Kentucky He was big, rawboned
man, fond Of more sports than horse
racing. with a reputation Of being
handy with pack Of cards as well as
with cue.
with him was veterinary sur
geon from the Blue Grass region. and
they were entertained in the royal
fashion for which their host was
noted After capital dinner, flanked
; by numerous cold quarts, the party
adjourned to the billiard rooA for a
; smoke. and the Kentucky breeder was
9 invited to try his skill against the
y master OF the Brooklyn farm.
'' "He made good showing and the
n game was a pretty close one. After
;. a fairly good run, Wilson left the balls
$ in a difficult lineup and far apart or
7 the rail- AS Mr.. Shuts stepped up
s for his inning his opponent said: You
y don't expect to count this time?'
r -" Yes. of course do, was the re
i ply That's an easy one.
r I'd like to bet you something yoI
miss, said the Kentuckian.
How muchg said his host
oh, let's make It a horse, said
ie the visitor
Not long before Wilson had secur
ed valuable stallion in Persimmons
l. son OF the famous George Wilkes
lr to head his stud at cynthiana, ant
= when Mr., Shuts said @All right. Per
simmons for me- he was a bit startled
IS for that meant the bulk OF his world,
chattela
ole still thought he had practica
cinch. however. and, moreover, en-
We'd The Brooklyn breeder the posses
2. sion of that good sire, Pancoast, TO
e. whom Shuts bad paid s2s,OoO at auc
ID ton short time before. Here seem
n ed the chance OF a lifetime 10 land
le big prize, so Wilson snapped at th'
st suggestion, and promptly said;
at IT'S d so II you put Pancoast "a
)r against my morse.
IS $50 the big wager was made in
,e jiffy, and Wilson. who now fancied h
IA had a moral on the o,ner mans yalu
Of able trotter, suggested they put it fl
r.. writing That was agreeable to MI
"A Shuts. and memorandum OF The be
~ was duly drawn up and signed b.
ID both principals. with the veterinar
n. surgeon and the superintendent Q
Parkvine farm as witnesses.
Then the cool old gentleman wit
the white hair and mustache took n
h his cue, ehalked It carelcssly and wit
powerful push OF an iron arm sen
the BAH spinning across frop,-tse ol
ject ball 10 the third one as 4. wer
- making straight c2rom. Then h
turned 10 his guest with merr
twinkle In his keen blue eye and foun
the latter propped back against Ii
wall for support looking as whit
of about the gills as his own collar
he What's the matter, wilson. sal
ne he
!, Il did-didn't think you cou
u. come within a yard Of that sho
4, stammered the TAN Kentuckian, WI
~ saw ruin staring him In the face
~ the result Of his sure.thing propo'
u tiou.
80 That's all right, my boy said b
conqueror with reassuring smil
~ You're my guest, and as never mis-
,ev ed a cross-table sh0t like that
'ns wouldn't be fair 20 take your hors
Wen have another bottle and call
OF,
= "Then Wilson came back TO ear
= with a sieh Of relief that could ha'
| been heard down at coney Island a
4 ceptlps the invitation ike man vi
1 had been on the water wagon for
4 year and tore up The memorandum