The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
NAN WHO KNOWS EVERYBODY
, FORTUNE MADE IN BICYCLES
LOST ON FHE TURF.

Midget JoCkgy anm Mn Earnings
From Brakeman 70 BookBaker m
France Men % UBs ana DoWns
You don't 80 many bicycles now
,davs.' remarked tho man who knows
everybody a. he Strollod along broadway
last week. but hero's'a man who made
fortune out % them q dozen years
aso and then won't broke On the race
troE He owned q big whesl factory out
West and when the Cycle craze was at
white heat he fairly coined money. Then
II vas that he decided to enjoy life. and
.,nebOdy suggested a stable Of thor
oughbreds.
'He hired a trainer. bought a lot Of
n gh priced racehorses. signed q fash-
ionable jockey and went into the racing
game with q nourish Of trumpets.
He soon had tho pleasure Of sseing his
colors borne 60 victory by several famous
horses ami he became 90 enthus astic
ina, he invested In . breeding farm down
IN kentucky He became Gloss student
u turf form and q big bettor.
Armed with powerful Geld glasses and
a dope boob. he used 20 visit tho tracks
before sunrise 10 Sc his hOrsss work. and
then going hack 20 bed at his cottage
not far away he slept until noon. Ne re-
turned 20 the racecOursss shortly aftsr
that hour and spent the time up 70 bugIs
call in stable and paddock taking with
he trainer. Jockey and Cl0cker. from
whom he cleaned information more OE
Jess valuable.
For time the game broke very much
in his favor. Several Important stakes
we're won by HE horsss &c long cada and
IL was rImored In the betting ring that he
had cleaned up Handsomely. Thsn when
his contract with . crack josiey sxpirod
and the latter sailed away 10 France
the luck took q sudden twist and every
thing seemed 20 90 wrong.
His horses were beaten time altar
time by q matter % inches. He Lost
many plunge bets and In less than year
h. had to sell hts stable. Some Of the
horses were bought By the trainer and
otheru were knocked down for ridicu-
lously low prices-
still the cycle man rsmalnsd loyal
a. he turf by hanging on to few cheap
salling platers. soon q was rsmorsd
that ne owed several bookmakers 90 whom
~ gave notes. Then cams the story
that he had sold valuable property to
make good these obligations. Occasional
visits to the tracks followed. and when
D., made q bet IL was for a nominal sum.
Yet he never uttered n word oS complaint
about his misfortune. and when the end
,ame one day he shook hands with several
Old friends IN the paddock. saying:
Its all over. bOysl I can't keep q
up and I've got To quit the gamef'
They tell me he was practically pen
nlesa then. and ! guess 70 was 30. for he
veue To work ~ q salesman for n wine
agency and then got place with an auto
mobile firm. Hes never heen TO the
raoss since, and sometimes I guesa he
wishes he'd newer heard Of the horses.
In striking contrast Ia him We have
her, a fellow who has made millions out
II racing and who h tangled up just
how in the bucket shop scandal. He
halls from Missouri and 10 a member %
= syndicate which has controlled race
tracks in various States which are now
Ci0-ad M.
AZ one Of theas tracks this chap with
he partners had n sure thing. for they
hacked the boohmakers. or q majority
- them az the same time controlling
many horses. trainers and jockeys. In
a word they ran a brace game and things
20, - raw that the authorities soon pus
an end TO IL.
IN you see those two little meu hob
rohhing near the corner OF FOrty-second
a'u-et' Don't know themP Well. you ought
'a. because they're both well known
nucilisi- who keep On Broadway q greater
garr II the time.
The man with the long nose and bronze
Oh mpleNion h noted featherweight
VIC 10 one ~ the cIcverest boxers In the
unE Ne has bceu fighting for ten years
ant has cleaned up hig money in that
mo. vet don't believe he's got a dollar.
~. he isn't dissipated. hut he loves to
samDIs. He's been up against the horses.
rraT- faro. KlOndyke. roulette and otner |
Eames. and they've gathered in all his |
Gin a. fast as he's earned Il. He backed |
bookmakeT some time ago FOR a. change. |
'I, he saw his money 90 juss the same. |
20, he's still ready TO risk his dollars |
N anything that involves n chance.
His companion was q world beating |
''a'aerweight some time ago and made |
money hand over FIST: but he blew 10 ,
i.e other foolish boys and then because
"a" strenuous life he broke down.
~ has several prosperous friends who /
-" lat he doesn't 90 hungry and who
a. contribute 10 the support Of his
family
'IEs eOo pound six foOssr. who strides
a.ors vi.h head erect. was one Of the
Kre-'esi hatsmen on the ball field years
va hs played first base FOR several
cams hat won pennants and all the
i'i'1"rs trembbed when he walked uD
n 'f- plate He swung n bat that looked
-" Young tree and when he hit the
4 fa.l iar'ly he knocked Il a uile or 90.
u" ir"w a bug salary for dozen seasons
- Wien he quit the game he didn't
nav much to show for the homo runs
80 'rr"a haggers he had hammered
i during his diamond career. HO got
''' Nh a big club. however. a. q pcOut
vrrrg players and he's holaIng on
- yar
.,' 70 10 say that dark complsxIonsd
e. tn Just passed IN was alsO a famous
I aver more than twenty years ago.
20 a prosperous business man up
| "" England and IL tho proud father I
r 0'"ra singer. He doesn't come over
his daughter appears In Grand
" add then he occupies . front seat,