The Washington times., 1906-09-09

tcrday. Today, less than tWeufy-four
hours after. he comes back. gets his
watch and pays as 80 cents for the use
of the money He won on the races
and we didn't lose. An army OF men On
New York are doing this
Want Junk" for Winter.
The average man does that two or
three times a week, and our profit there
fore is considerable. They pawn their
diamonds. watches, rings, or other
pieces Of jeweIry and get the money.
II they win, they come right back and
get their good lockers; II they fail TO
beat the bookmakers. they come In with
something else and try as long as they
can for 4 killing The men who do this
We see at this time Of year-the au-
tumn-and no other.
AT the end Of the season there is al
ways big digging up OF money among
the clients When the horses move on
20 Benning a Washington. D. c.. pre-
paratory 70 the long jump 10 the winter
courses at New Orleans. every mans
son Of them-and women. too-win
make a desperate attempt 10 borrow
from some friend enough money TO get
out the junk 20 take South along with
him. The poolrooms? Oh that is a
different class Of trade altogether The
race track crowd is made up OF good
people. The poolroom players who
come to pawnbroEers are not TO be com
pared with them.
Are Sometimes Stung.
1T doesn't pay any too well to lend 10
poolrOom players. and a great many Of
the things they pawn stay with US
until they have 20 be sold al public
auction. They are a cheap class. and
we have to scan the articles they offer
very carefully. for they viii stick us Il
they can. Can't stick a race track
pawnbrOker? Don't fool yourself.
There are any number Of race bettors
who are meaner than we are reputed 70
be. They get into us often enough.
The pawnbroker does not always
have a sure thing. There are at least
500 men and women who are cleaned
every afternoon on the race track.
They come with money and when the
last race IS over they stand up IN the
grandstand without as much as a penny
in their pockets. For years the pawn
brokers have helped them home. Now.
thanks TO the Jockey Club, they must
walk or steal a ride on a street car"
Water Pearls Hard Luck.
Early In the year the experts con-
ceded the two-year-old championship 10
Water Pearl. The big son of Water
cress had beaten the best colts out and
the honors were his apparently. Then
before the running of the Brighton he
sprung a sQueamish tendon and went
out of training Within the very next
week three comparatively unheard of
stars calmly moved within the sphere
Of the championship ken - Salvidere,
ElectiOneer and Fountainblue. Since
then their respective performances have
been so high class as TO make Water
Pearl and Oran no better than equals
by comparison.
With the Flatbush Stakes Overland
that Is where the Futurity winner is
supposed TO meet the good colts which
were unable TO give him battle in the
Futurity, because of ineligibility-the
two-yeaT championship laurels must
be finally awarded 10 one or the other
Of the above trio. There are but two
others worthy of considera ton. A silly
James r. keeue's Court Dress, has
shown so we'll In her stake engagements
she really deserves a ranking with the
very topnotchers,
Then Oscar Lewisohn's colt, Yankee