Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

over the coast country as being absolutely
untouchable. No matter how scientifically
the touch was engineered, Lucky wouldn't
fall for it. But there's exception to
every rule. and l know of one occasion
when Lucky fell for neatly framed
touch. 1t was put-up job. al that but
that fact doesn't affect the fact that
Lucky was touched.
1.-The man who put the touch thing over
on Lucky was a racing reporter. He
hadn't been working one of the San
Francisco papers racing reporter for
more than week before ne began to hear
yarns from the other racing writer's about
1-ucky's untouchableness. The new rae
ing reporter was from Chicago direct and
he'd never happened TO run into Baldwin.
But he was an ingenious cuss and he had
theory that the man didn't live who
couldn't be touched if all of the circum-
stances were right and the thing properly
put over.
I've heard a lot about Baldwin's I'M
,Ouchableness. he said to a bunch of the
racing writers when the talk veered
around 10 that subject one day. but I'd
ike TO be shown. / don't know Lucky.
Never happened TO meet up with him
when lie was racing his string around
Chicago. But III tell you what I'll do
now addressing the racing writer VINO
was lOudest in averring that Lucky never
had been touched in his life. I'll bet You
-
lnsleside track. I'll successfully touch
Lucky Baldwin for 2O bucks. rendering
him in return an equivalent that'n only
be worth dollar. Am / on:
" You're sure on said the other racing
writer That's like sitting fifty bones
out o. a letter from home. Pretty soft
for me. But you don't know what
you're going 10 stack up against. hon.
"'All right said the new man from
Chicago. IN go out to the track with
YOU tomorrow and you can see me make
7he touch
The next afternoon the new racing re-
porter and the man he'd made the bet
with met up with each other at the start
ING place agreed upon and went TO the
track together. The new man. for the
occasion. was goj up in pretty nifty
siyle-iong tan paddock coat, top hat.
patent leather top boots field glasses and
80 on-the right kind Of racing toys from
top To bottom.
''On the third finger OF his left hand he
Wore q ring u big sparkIer in the middle
and a couple of Colored stones on either
side OF IL 1t was not even very good
pDony, that ring.
Say. whore did You get the bum
ring? asked the racing reporter who
thought he had as good as Won the fifty
. Bought it kearney street this
morning for six bits replied the new man
from Chicago.
When the two men reached the track
they went to the press box To attend to
their preliminary work, and then the new
man from Chicago beat IL To the betting
ring. lie didn't show up again until two
races had been run off. Then he ap-
peared AT the entrance TO the press box
and plucked his colleague, the man he'd
bet with, by the arm.
a. Come on down into the betting ring
and lose that twenty-five for yourself,
he said.
And they went into the ring. Now, In
the race that was about TO be run off
one OF Baldwin's horses was entered. The
bookieS didn't figure that Lucky's horse
had a chance on earth. and so they laid
ID to l against the nag. The man who
was going to touch Lucky dragged his
colleague over within seeing distance Of
the old man. who stood chewing an I'M
lighted cigar on the lawn just in front of
the betting ring.
Well. here goes-watch me- said the
new man, and he rushed hOtfoot over
to where I.cuky stood
Sir ne said. stopping directly i'll