The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-21


Ir Is Monday afternoon. The usual
crowd OF refuse humanity clusters round
the door OF the great turf exchange. Ex-
pagilists, low publicans, noblemen's but
lers that were traders on mems weak
uesses or lust-greasy. brass-chained.
| shovel-hafted. brazen- throated. brazen-
brcwed-with wss6sh greed of gain stamp
ed more or kss on their features-the
hungry. oldseeklng mob oscillate round
that low doorway. The turtles temple
never shuts the fell war between hackers |
and layers never ceases Eager murmurs |
are heard midst that vuiture-faced crowd |
He went very bad In the market this /
morning" ~Tell nae thsy offered threes,
at the clubs" What's wrong with /
himY' What against The safnt7" and 1
similar hurried interrogatories fall on the
ear. Now a brougham. now q well-ap-
pointed cab. whose driver throws the reins
from his avender-kidded hands to the
NEXT tiger; now ths hansoms Of ordinary
life drop their respective occupants at
the small doorway.
The Subscription Room Ii full: round
the big circular desks much paying and
receiving Is going On The sofas round
the room are crowded with loungars; the
tessellared pavement Is tired by 7ucfuat-
ing mass, who ebb and flow 10 different
points as some one or two large specula-
tors vociferare the odds, or cease to do So
1t Ia the settling day after the broken
week at Newmarket, and sinister rumors
are rife about the first favorite for the
Two Thousand. He has stood at five TO
two for a long while, but report ssys i
that fhree to one has been laid and Of
Tered, to any amount Of money, at the rae
ng clubs this morning. !
Half-past four-fatal hour for many a I
avorite at TattersaIPs, the adjustment Of
asst weeks acc0unts-is over, and the :
ing has time to turn its attention to !;
orthcoming events !
Three 10 one against Coriander for the
suineas," IL vocfferated In more than one
uarser. Nothing positive seems known
bout the horse: but q panic has set In.
nd hackers stand aloof from a wager M
bat yesterday they would have jumped
I. Some few adventurous men take the
lcreased odds to little, bur speedily n
spent as they find the disposition to lsy =
lat price rapidly increasing. p
At this juncture Pearman, affired In %
rep mourning. entered the Subscription Oh
DOM II was but a few days since his vi
Irher's funeral, and, to do him justice. M
would not have been there had not 4 an
lend telegraphed to him early In the day IN
e onslaught that was being made on -
,riander- Business must be attended TO.
argued. whether racing or otherwise.
ID knowing his horse to be perfectly
I'll, he ran mp az once 20 town to stop Nc
is demonstration against it evl
Foremost among the opponents OF the 0ti
vorita was q big. corpulent north coun- do.
IMAM, who enjoyed the reputation OF ,va
no means throwing his money away. -
turf parlance, when he persistenny bet -
ainst a horse. -he knew something
Here's 1000 to 300 against Corian- evi
: !" vociferated Mr.. PIyart, for the sec art
or third time. the
Put IL down to me-" saId Pearman. spe
Issly. a1o
Yes, sir. VIII you take Il twiceY' ms
Psarman nodded. A-@
The bookmaker pencil1ed IT into his
e book. The crowd. attracted by the TAP
{ Of Coriander's owner coming to the ma
cue, had surged round them: but no is ]
ner had Mr.. Plyart completed bis pur
norandum. than be reiterated bis tab
rise war cry Of Here's 1000 TO 800 safs
inst Coriander r. a shout In which be -
! Immediately Joined By two or three -
er large spectators nav
Put II down agrln. p1vsr4 ;, ..fa pa won
q, grimIy and now. inspired wi4h corr riaa
nee BY the way Ia which his owner We
supported him. several hackers In rem
ted on the favorite but
~ s.,, .st's = seemed 90 u GoriAnder cfef.
odds - -Ss 1890 & pue ne ayers hear
ily came forth M pIvs~t;s 800, nr,s,, ~ be q
1t OF 1000 to Oo0 araInws fs,e gsvar. mi
for The Guineas ~ not
III take that" cried Pearm&n. though sa
establishment knew no bounds: and. est
ne booxmaker noted II, he remarked,
! sneer. You'll find my horse bad Al
ct out Of on the Two Tbousand day veal
MT think you will hedge, except nc the