The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13

oh 81 w MIIlLIA IUllONu 10Y y lIlNlO81llnRs
showed that Smith took more than si0O.-
90 out Of the ring over that particular
race.
But smith won on other people's horses
very largely and frequently = cred whan
the owner and trainer of the horse did
times he would meet the trainer and in
an exchange ~ opinions would demon
strate clearly that the hOrss under dis
cu-aion should win thst day. taking
/ form shown On q prevtocs occasion a.
line by which 70 hglre. Commencing
LIE a. cutter Of ooTks end having pTac-
tiCally no knoWledgs Of horses he devel
Ops-d into one Of the best judges Of con-
ditiOn 10 he found anywhere. and n a
horse did not warm uD 60 suit him ar
show the sweat running clear and pro-
fuse IN the paddock before the race he
would have none % him. or u by chance
his money was already down he fastened
to hedge
! smith was clever enough always 10
have some good riders that we're
/ friendly 10 him. and one q; them, Willie
shaw. who II nov riding In Germany, was
~ close 20 the pIunRer a. his brother.
Bill. who trained th. horses running Ia
/ the name Of Pittsburg. shaw was never
much OF finisher. but he had that rare
quality which made Isaac Murphy, Jimmy
Mclaughlin and Willie Martin great
iockeys-Ee could tell you everything that
haDDened In "a race etter ~
-Of course you all know that the beat
! o &c does not always win. Half dozen
things can happen during the running
: of q race and any one Of them nsa be- fatal
to the chances 81 the beat horse. Getting
into a pocket 10 one Of the ways a good
horye can lose. and especially II there are
! Jockeys riding who have a Crouch on the
rider on the horse that Is IN the tight place.
They won't null out and let the unfortu-
nate through. and in taking back and going
around the field much precious time IL
lost.
SHAW could tell not only what had
hspp-ned to his own mount but 90 every
other hOTSe in the race. and perhaps YOU
cont think that SORT of news Saa valuabl..
tn SMITH The horse that met with all
thu trouble would probably be AZ a much
longer price the neat time he faced tn"
/ barrier and plenty ~ folks couldn't under
chApoes with the degree OF confidence
Smith disIlnved when he put down his
thousands They knew more about 10
whom the hor-s romus-d home.
Did Won ever think that Pittsburg
| Phil WaS about the only one 81 the big
! plunRers Who brought next To nothing
/ into the gAu.e and left more than q, SOo 900
1 in good hard cash and securities when he
dhod few years ago. just run your mind
over SONS Of the high rollers. Nike
/ Dryer made money. and lots u II. in the
meat busi ness long before he ever thought
% owning thorOughbrsds John W.
Gates. as YOU know, got hts easy money
in Wall street. Tive old timer Bernard
} had "a profitable business working for him.
aud i kept him going for YEAR,; and 50
il gees on down the line. But PittsbuTg
Phi ran, from - week ~ a cork cutter
:, a millionaire, and all between the age-
OF ~ snd 81.
ibid Won ever hear &c the time he got
! his tickets mixed at old Monmouth and
? got into trouble for day ar ~ because -
HE youthful appea ~ ncef interrupted
one u the listeners. No? Well. III tell
phil had grown tired beating oeorge
Price's poolroom ~ Pittsh,lrg amt he
Vearusd for rctual re- cling and . sight at
-JT,r ~ the horse- and Jockeys he had
De~n reading dbDut and hgnrtng on Ter
landed IN New Work. knowing not more
han two ~ thTec PERSONS in the big
fpWn Ou.. II these was = printer who
had Norksd iu th" composing room u
d Ptttsiiu~C new sntper. and being Iona -
IN. rsc,.- hItnSeh and a frequent visitor
90 Price he'd tna,ls the ACquaIntsncs. -
Phil Nhu. ~ the Nav. gained the sobrt-
ailet y hich stuck Ia him through lho hy
xiying - JIp ~ Ecney-r n" bought pool
much tae ~ lDe a. - broker ~ The street
.,iyes q o. nv. g. the purchaser Z IT rCk-
-Hitf-Yjlry aiv ayi. looked youthful and
when h,. IRA apg"ar..d ~ Monmouth he
wa- not Iuur" than - and looked ~ 90
younger IL vas ia" day he burned the
ring up uu EnliaR aud he NaS "a such a
hurry ketti.S his money down thai some
| body 49,. ~ Jhe excitement ~ the speCula-
: tinn got un., e his tickets CALLING Cor - yD
against SlsD. whit. he in return fu,Ind
among hi- i-sr~e--ions when holLtn
breez.d Npu- D., ISaztrbOard reading Sis
- 81 \. he hadn't hes n less sum than
sisI 80 any of che lsnOks be- know right
away that . INST AXE had lIssn mad"
~. rlIzn't ioio the ring and uI' =" tho
part icular huoSnakeT With whom h. rad
made Ms wager. and befor~ they had
lei tr, 20 .,av IN protested against the
r.lym,,r 81 the larger tlcks'. The hrs'
,rau ~ Inc eating 20 get hts money was
P th., hu','sr ~ m" - - 10 e. - ticket aud
i. 'p,riIy ra''.i Tor hIs money ~h'n the
QUESTION Hf los having got "a" wrong
q tiHks' Nrz 'rh1t"'i. u hapr' nsd Tor.
i.nats.V Tor th. yoUng-ter that he had
1T with ne. 81 tie. -ItIarest rn~n ~ the
profession md ~ sent Tor NJ. Nuc"fs,
Tho ur,--ts+ou' vt the track.
. You FptnCiu',.'r the old gentleman Tie
! Wa = r,lau 81 f-S words PtitS''trs lad
a hsaI of winning tickets Callmg Tor up-
VaTd - SeuUo ard tire s2j ~ dispute
NaS 10. anly -plsll WAGER IN th.. bunch
The other man bad his zone - So to e."
and he didn't look ike that klnd II a i"t-
tor Vi. WItbe-- thDuGht Putsbura
. very yo,nlg ruan to l-e hettiuy that kind
of InuIIsv hut he yesy sAsaciousiy ordered
/ 18th men To appear before him a. q "lOrk
~. nest dav and % submit proofs 81 their
identify and bring some evidence of their
financial stand nj.
p ttsburg hunted up his printer friend.
who Sas II ickiNS tvpe On a morning news
paper The printer knew the sporting
r,st,,-fsr uf the newspaper and b. v ought
~f,,i "A down ~ he offce and explained ~"
a.. World the reporter sav q wor'' - Nlr.
Withs~s he u"y' @av' VI" would and 'bl
S,nith shaVed tank hooks o. New NOri;
and Pitt-hurE INSTITUTIONS indicating he
n.I.it. oi upward IS t2fsi Ossi The other
man hraEsTl M 20 certain point lut
4 finally .unfeE..si that the So bst wa hts
ana they both got ihsi- money
Yes. 7 remember hearing something
about that a. thN time" commented the
veteran. and u taught PIttsbIIrg lss-
.,n aud he always a. long n IN" 'iCSc;
.yd.m ws- ~ operation would ind "A
at!,s. spot ard iu-gJect the pasteloarcis
. Indicating hir Nag"r- before he horses
we-lt ~ Inc post There would i.a a
heap Of them al time that looked ~ a
distance. ike a pack II playing cards
4 hhv. often seen him Amusing him
! -clf in the train r the huin-ward rip.
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