The sun., 1910-05-08
'NAH WHO KNOWS EVERYBODY
FINDS MORE NOTARLES ARGHE
A0UEDUCT RACEFRAcK.
ono Time street Car CandnotR WA
owns a stable and a FnEluno Alndo en-
the TuFt-A MahAgeR of Many Planls
"A net That Was only Half Paid.

the TuFf-A ManngoR a. Many Flanln
"A net That Was Only Half Paid.
ITS a long jump from tho roarsnd of =
street car % the ownership Of . formidable
racing stable, but that tall. good natuEnd
looking IrishmAn has accomplished the
Feat remarked the man who knoua
everybody. ~ be watched the saddhng
Of horses in the paddock at AquodIpoe
last week. Not 30 many years ago ~
was a trolley car conductor In q Cali
tornia. city and collected lAres from poE-
sons who went 90 the raostack. of
course hs got the fever. One day he
picked out horse that looked like sure
winner. lie had $40. the extent of hia
banluoll. and be handed Il TO a fnend
who was riding out 10 the track on hisoaF.
He said no wanted 10 bot tho tan SPOT
all straight and an hour later he had
cleaned M $500. That settled his career
as a niokel taker. for be gave up his Job
with the railroad company and became a
raeetraok regular. In a year 10 had
won $1,000. ..,4
-Hs bought a yearlins colt for t2.50e
and with several other racers he came.
Fast. He won many good bsts and made
numerous friendS When the-Saratoga
meeting opened he was there with bells
on. He started his 2.sOO colt in one
Of the richest stakes just 10 taltsa chanoe.
but Iie didn't bet dollar svsn though tha
odds were 20 10 !. The colt won and in0i-
dentally earned tis.OOO az his share q
the stakes. Il was his greatest triumph.
and though he lost rare chance 10 slaugh-
ter the boakmakers he Waslik asohoolhoy
Just ON Of school. He's come Fast again
aftss.A long campaign on the Coast and
he owns several young horses that may
amomt 20 something. They say he's
worth nearly $4,000 now and he'll prob
ably keep il. for he doesnt risk much IN
betting.
This round faced. smooth shaved chap
with cray hair and a perpetual smile ls
one Of the best known raoetrack mana
gers and promoters in America. He II q
Kentuokian by birth and used 70 run 2
tailor shop in Louisville. He's now mana
ger OF two tracks In Kentno<y. ona IN
Mexico and another in this State and he
has all kinds Of financial backing. He
draws about $4,000 a year in salary Cor
his services. ... t rIsu al
"A piano factory occupies most Of
that mans time but ho loves good race-
horse and IL now conducting breeding
farm on a moderate scale. He reosntlg
bought one Of the fastest horses IN tha
world 70 use for stud purposes and has
mated him with a number Of choice mares.
Some OF these days he intends 10 race .
bunch Of tWo-year-olds In his OHn oolors
purely a. a sporting venture. for be nevE
bets.
-Do you see the bag fellow leaning ovqE
the rail taking 10 that well known
trainer? He ia tho richest bookmakaT
In the United States, but he isn't doing
any business here. He began with little
OF nothing but as he stuck 10 book making
exclusively be made money rapidly.
g1eus he's been az the Earne f1l ~
twenty yeara and u worth q CoUrIe d
milliOns ~ Il part owner a. a tga
OUT IA Callirrnla Hn ~ aunN
l,al.par QntO1 pnIIt1eRl sh
~ doink blilhesa with The aAt8 n'f
rhalk ha peyeF failed %. tltark . o,l
l.S5l. .iS "a -, u 4. las19er II It'
! > ~ -. ~ "a 4 sllAi ytl
same fls bouE t.a8 = tort ~
E0uss Tor -lhe oFiif, iafan Mo fQ,
s,.-,,s osE M ~ H. 80. s.''d ssas I:
10 me ficr feIioW. Two years ago, iI
iNfBrp ne Anti -batting law va nq
af,AlbanS. be- lad ~ ~ 4 apoiugf y earI..
horse AZ FillmOnt PaFtg TheFR wOEw l
three suarters ana M bold 1lIt fhn
Others. He tod ia 4. 900 ~ lon1
and then saw fnl,Ein ln q !. i.
"Avgtqran of th8 tdff n ui1t did
With ths Whits mnstachs amt geAl
He's been q rpcFiFaqk 4'unal ~ .'H
lhyktr. iuaie3' clark Of the scaiaS. tt8waftI
and handicapper Hs'H worked 81 81
kinds u iFarbr. inchiaing sonls, of tbe
olfelaWni .hna ~ has 4 c1aAn Rupuon1
n think inA hagt eorix he a8fF 4a
starter vas ssrefal years aRo NhEp
regnlhr ollieialt was ~. TO NnlE Al
post %. nond away tlnntg- lNl
ODDS IN q eialio. evgat worm niete
an unnliy n ~ lI5flin ~ o. Ilpst ~
II time II lboltid - II lAsy would 1eEt
got away. bot tha Hutarnn Wna ~ nfl1
a.. a noCk and pgQn made Il Perfectly
clrar that 10 would not releaao the tNf
riar until tho tNuHty-HlE young arF1
we've fsands4g sfnelt gfIIl ianing 't'In E.l
hon, Thsn 9Rdllrnly ~ ct4gAt ~ p
nsl1 ln pgElect Al annlols a'af r2p',l'
oSvsIrv ihe ysnnr kensss. Wish5is a
sinsis skoepfiQu. hfpke quirklg FnN
swept down TIA innE 1htitH. I. M
sFou ass thin rad fscsd chan with Aa
powerftil EhOpl,ffefu3 WRIi he,s ona AZ l|r
smartaae tFain0rs IN tha h'ialnB Al&
ways oGiHR fpr 4 ch1one % ololn ma
too. FeqieIrUH several y6ars g7l9
Wlfan he went lnln part1praklp VIA
qsFtain haaehall pqp ~ AZ up an9f
liberal beitora who 4snuld h3fls no hn1I
b III. stable and then cut np the wilnlaee
me baseball man had a l0t 81 acqu1iht-
"a FtamsR who liksd 10 bet on long 1flroa
hd1w4 They arranged an nterniQu
with this angel and be agnoeSi - 1et - -
on q certain hofse that wa 8frRql
rihHod for q kiilihe. Ths vnallliy ~ !.
aon came 10 the trarlr Unfly dh tAs dIyN
OF ths. cowp, but as l9rk W9uA haze ~
w net . plunEeF 81 tulel Is tiie elllpS
hOnsp and was in1prpAot thak. aQQ,Aef
hcsss p nth tse - s.ns ", Esee ss 3. 4 s..
his baseball friend, fheEmmn ~ l1Cl
dsstdsd 20 talIe tlA8 hlInnnr = f,n. %
bet a. 900 on the lnfisFa4 elIra a WI
and only 81 900 On the original good thing
The latter won at 5 20 {, and ~ c0urse
his owner together with the baseball mar
leaDsd for Joy. for they expe' tod % ~
ceive Is per cent. OF about - 90. hui
whan they met a. hotel be ORered thqn i.
q 800. Thera was a stormy soene alsd
hard words paesed. They could take ne
"a 500 or leave H. They walked out into
the night air 10 think II over. Then thsy
went back and took the money with very.
bad grace. The stewards heard about
Il and for q time Il looked ~ " somehody
would be hauled over the Coala for tout