Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-02-21

sight. at amy i+t.. ,hai "|iowling New
York b~"okmahcr. He j. jhc virtual boss
Of the bookmakers. who descend upon
Washington at the Renting meetings, ami
n. doesn't know what is means To put the
soft pedal ON his superintendent; bronchial
energy.
During The recent needing a slender.
erect. well-s.t-up. elderly man. quite m
conspicuous as to dress. walked up 10 the
place wh.r. this irascihle book was
standing. The bookinaker al that moment
was engaged in shooting The one-dollar
bct;ers away from hrm.
Hey. none q III. s~hoemak-r's money"
he was barking al tn" humble chaps VINO
drifted along his WAY with one or two dol
lar bills. Git out . III way. YOU cissroot
srafters. an make rom fr m bettsrS.
No'hin loss n a rNc->pot goes here
This is he same bookinaker. by tn" way.
who. al The New York tracks. ke-us hts
stool surrounded by Ave or six cops to
keep the small hstt"rs away from his
stool.
The elderly. weI-set-up mau arrived AT
his stool lnst AZ had finished his speech
abou: the 'ciSaroot yrafters."
II wish To bet this on Montfurt.' he said.
and h" handed the "A bill from
his gloved hand. The bookmaker iisdain-
fully glanced at he bll and rudely passed
il back.
"A on.-sput. ney." he yrowled. We'll.
that's IA sailors bet. AM l amt takin' them
kind 81 Montfort or any other hawss.
Back 10 Your ship. sailor. an let IN bet
tors git in
The elderly. well-se;-up man flushed and
looked puzzled.
My mistake" ne muttered. II me,nt
10 bet this and H." showed a tw-nty-,iol-
lar bill. which he held N his other hand.
'Iyntca,nr .S tJot tan.,Itnft EA d, Sntln,'
bot. IN not bet at ALI" and n. quietly
Withdrew from the stool.
But before he reached the SIX RIG of the
crowd around the stool the bookmaker
was getting lhe- merry and Observation-Disclosures
rom tine bunch.
You can het your sweet life. you fat
head. thai YOU turned down "A sailors
BET the crowd Knocked the slrly book
maker. Hes one of the bigges; admira!s
of the American navy. that sailor is. and
ne was lighting for America before You
.ver put on your first pair of wooden
shoes. You big -m"uthed four-tush,"
The other players N the ring quickly GO
ON 10 ii how the bawline bookmaker had
aimed some of his venom at a s,,re-enough
admiral who takes "A keen interest in horse
.a,.ing when the Renning meetings are on.
They guyed him 40 much over 1t that the
raging b~ookmaksi fell 10 thinking.
An experience that came his way just
'NO Gays later competed ms cure ana
served To change his ring behavior. ut
teas; while he was at Brin:ny.
The hiSh-fving nephew and heir of a
multi mil!ionairc Mexican silver king was
IT the track. Although of pure tastiilian
origin this young MeXican's kin WAS eX-
ceedingly dark and his inky hair Struggled
lose TO his head III tight RINGERS. There
4re always scores OF Afro-An,eric bet
ters in the Benning ring, but this erouchy
had draw the color-linr aud
steadily refused to let the black hetters
get near him.
No dinGes." was his cry. which came
vlose to causing a riot at the track ON n
couple of occasions. No boog bet here.
Gimme tho white change. but con dun Is
barred on this sheet, Make room for TIL
betters,"
The young Mexican happened to move
toward the bawling bookinaker's place
just after that Individual had chased "A
bunch OF black betters. and the
er took the Mexican for the fag-end of
the black party.
Now. you heard me-. didn't you, COON
>hc bookie howled at the amazed Mexican.
~ he waved his slate threateningly. This
" a Lily White book. None O that chick
en-iiftin' coin here. Boog hooks down tn
line. Beat it."
The young Mexican stood IN front of the
NOokmaker transtiXcd with establishment
'iAo iih i'f ~ ifi' as dit IL
Mon at Harvard. and he had no difficulty
whatever in unravelling the bookmaker's
meaning.
Il will bet you sYp.@0 on the favorite."
vaid the Mexican. very quietly. to the
Then IL was the bookmakcr's turn 10
Iook amazed. He began to sputter:
"Wha-What! You-you bet twenty
what the dev|"
Twenty thousand dollars on the favor
te." repeated the Mexican, still more
quietly. There's MIR. Dainserfield. the
secretary of the jockey club. over The
aisle. You may ask him IL I am good for
the amount"
"Algy" Daingerfield. the Jockey clubs
secretary. got into the situation just
then.
This gentleman Is good for ffty times
100000. and then ten lines that" said Mr..
Daingerfeld TO the bookmaker. What's
the trouble here, anyhow
Tn grouchy bookinaker had to era wi
Tie stammcrs that he hadn't begun his
big -store bookmakins for the season yet.
that no wasn't taking the big money: that
ne wouldn't mind taking a thousand or
two In a lump on the favorite. but that
But ] am not betting chicken-lifting
money" calmly observed the Mexican. and
he strolled away with MIR. Da,ngertield.
The other layers were put wise to this
incident. too. and that evening. after the
races were over. they joined hands around
the grouchy layer and danced the ring
round-rosy with him in tho center. That
layers name were at least tolerable
FOR the remainder OF the meeting.
1t WAS at Benning that the late Virginia
Carroll took a lessen that toned him down
SD that afterward his ring friends hardly.
knew him. Many times Virginia Carroll
was in danger of his life from men who.
not knowing the mans extraordinary ad-
d:ction to profanity. became rolled over
his abuse.
Several years before his death Carroll