The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-04

tl:g ring seems to be very much crowd
cd to-day. though. Could ASH you to
make tire wager for inc?'
Nav, I couldn't think OF dom IT,
said spinner. holding out his hand with
grin for Lucky's money
Lucky pulled out Il yellow roll the
size Of q prize squash, and skinned off
one of the hundreds into Splnner's mitt
The tout sailed into the ring and found
a clallser who was laying a 10 to /
against the Emperor. He bought n
ticket reading $1,000 to 500. and
vanipcd back to where Lucky was walt
ing for him at the bar.
"'You hold the ticket IL you please,
young man. said Lucky to Spinner
when tho tout offered to pass him the
ticket. 4 never have any luck holding
tickets myself.
"rhen Lucky passed with the tout
out on the lawn to witness the race.
The horses were on their way to the
post All of the friends of Lucky
marveled to see him walking around
the lawn and convcrsing c1unmily
with one Of tho best known touts
around the Chicago tracks.
BnIdNin's Horse Wins.
Emperor of Norfolk got away from
the post on his toes and when he came
down to the wire all alone at the fin
ish he was merely lolling in his boys
lap.
awful poor. ain't /, grampar
gloated Spinner. 'Puttrid, amt !? Didn't
know ting about Lucky's ace in tn
cistern, did T. or nothing? Wait'll go
get TIL kale on this ticket-mcet me ut
the bar and the tout dashed for the
ring.
Lucky wondered up the lawn and
A., f,-r TIL
friends as he walked BY the time
Spinner got the ticket cashed and
reached the bar there was something
doing in the bar Enclosure.
about forty of Lucky's friends had
formed Gordon around the old man.
and they were dancing an Injun ring
around rosy around him. Tic mag
nuns were stacked up on the bar three
deep. and the contents of the magnums
were for anybody that swung along
with thirst
whats the matter with old man
Lucky? He's all right the bunch of
dancers around Baldwin were bowling
at 'en- second intervals.
Spinner. returning. saw this stuff
and halted. He stood at the entrance
to the bar for q. minute or SO, trying
to grasp the meaning of the scene. and
then the big white light splattered all
over him.
"'Grv'nor.' he said. hoarsely. trying
to slip the $1,000 to Lucky after the
Gordon had broken up and the jubilant
ones were drinking. I feel bum enough.
Don't make 1t any worse. Don't put
nobody hep to 1t. that's all. I amt
askin' f'r ting. Guv'nor. exceptin',
please don't put the gang hep. That
'ud be worse'n ruin me off. I'd never
git III last of tn kiddin'.'
Lucky smiled.
Give. Tout His Winnings.
DIN your jeans with the little roll.
SON. he whispered to Spinner. I've had
my fun out of 1t. I win about 100000
to the race If my bows got the money
down right. and so it's all right. Your
conversation saved me from being a
heap nervous before the race, and so
you're welcome to your bit
"Old Green Morris had little session
once with tout that amused him a
lot. When Morris brought that shifty
trick of his. Cunard. to the New York
races he started him first in one of the
big two-year-old events at Morris Park
the National Stallion Stakes, j think
1t was. Cunard had shown the old
gentleman some things, and Morris was
| sure he had the winner, particularly as
the track was deep that day. and Cu-
nard reveled in the holding going
"Old Green, who had been one of
the big men Of the turf game almost
since the Black Hawk War. was nlooch-
ing around the Norris Park lawn hail
an hour or so before the big race. when