The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
TOLD BY 4 LOVER OF HORSES
TIE TEAM OF FOUR FLUsHERs
iND FEE FsFED PURCHAsER.

Baunder % JsciEey Tnmt cost asm.aoO
-sure Thhng Racing IN the Ola Days
On else Ouelnw TrAsAs-Ome way 90
Get the BETTER 90 tire Hoskmakeru.
The big ruddy faced contractor tossed
his gray name a. he shook hands with
some old friends whom he had not seen
in years and remarked a. he pulled out a
chair in q downtown restaurant and
urged them TO join him at luncheon:
-Ths sight 81 you fellows carries me
hask 10 the days whom I thought I could
beat the bookies. even nc Gurtenburg. and
sAy. don't forget that kept them guess-
ing all the tina and many's the killing
made whsn the ponies were running for
Mclaughlin. Crusius. Car and walbaum.
and old man Caldwell was dropping the
aAg AZ q salary Of tas.o0
I rot into tho game through the pure
love % the SPORT went on the big man
whose rcd faCs bstoksned nothing but
health and plenfy Of Il. an he has never
taken drink In his life. and found 10 a
prss'y good place 70 study human nature.
| made many good friends at the course
and kept them.
When I was out West I filed a Rood
many places Of TRUST. and among other
pcsts that found give me some insight
into life was that Of chief Of police Of -.
] had TO como 20 New York occasionally.
and having q natural fondneas for good
Aorsss. whethsr trotsers. thoroughbred
OrdrSughters. always kept my eyss open
and made some money on the aide by
picking up commissions Cor people I
run across in thin big town.
Say. I'm one OF those VINO believe that
thSre's a particular man born for a par
aculAr woman. and I carry Il further
and claim that you cAn sell any horse. no
matter how big . counterfeit he may DO.
q you can only locate the man that nature
ntended should own the particular beast
you don't think 10 worth 10 cent?. There
vas brewer GA 4mbur town who took a
pair n bag white Legged and blazs facsd
sorrels for q bad debt. and they hung
on his hands like lead. Thsy were seven
Ten hands high. full broehsrs and the
worst pair OF buffers you ever saw.
They could 20 for q quarter Of milo
high enough 20 touch their ohlns and
hey were up on tho bic % beat the cars.
hack and sit in your lap. and they would
Nf@AaA NOA19 - NAAo R8NSttkUAx2 M0tAAW w oAAA
Town in the same place. On one OF my
rips saw . man driving up Firth avenue
o. o'clock one afternoon and I knew
hon the look Of him that hs was tho one
man on sArth that could ssli that Ohio
'"Am - and not more than half Try. unless
sone'hInG turned up.
This was before ws had tn bubble
wagon and ! liked out West and found
nv brewer.
How much win you give me 70 ssII
Fotir team % dead onas3' I aalssd-
bv This time thsy had been On his
a-nds more than year and he had oBsred
.he'n for - little a. aaO0. and no tAkass.
We o1hblsd . bic. but finally struck o
SrEain whereby was 90 bring the team
% View York At his expense and an that
! %, over $50 was 20 be mine.
There vas = change in ne city R0vWn-
m'nt about that time In - and rot
nne and left for NgW York. with The
ouls ard the swollesf outfit of harness.
n'AAse'S and trap that any guy svsr
30 p from that part az the country.
~ man had picked out 20 unload my
HT - tourhusbsrs On had q harm On
re ~ 'he side Streets Just above the
hy-n'nth street. sntrAnoS % the park.
~nd ] sceoTdinGly put ~ % TSimbls's.
wv AZ hand. and comnaenood 90 outline |
ny plan o. campaign.
Walked the team svoEy day and had |
- the beSe groOms In she country |
- N several hours On thsm. Thsy |
- pofshed and rubbed tSii yon could
yourself in 'thsm and tho~S white |
- Esrs washed with hluS water. unfil
~ ~nrid want 70 arrest any man who
oho link Of taking drive IN the min
% n I'd. they we're % immaoulAaa. ThsiF
ea had bSsn trimmed and thalF tailB
oHsd Gus Wsss. bus for G1aR that any
'-'hs n hat hns 49, waBasmg SnyO1all