The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13

l doors up the street who might be able to I start the watch, but the latter was afraid to attempt he job. However, the pawn broker was not backward about asking | for a tip on the races.
 Bet $10o for me-" said G3ay, using the old formula, "and I'll tell you what I know" A
 The pawnbrolxer replied that he was never In the habit of betting more than So or s10 for himself, but he knew a man who would bet anything, and If Gray would let the loan agent in on the good l thing he would introduce the horseman I to plunger.
 l The plunger turned out to be broke but 1 he had telegraphed home for s200e, and he made such a good impression that Gray staked him to s10. The mans name was l De Witt W. Queseau. He was a Colo rado miner, who had stopped over at New Orleans on his way to New York city. Quereau told Gray that his arrival in New Orleans was purely by chance. He had been working very hard and his health had given out. He decided to take a trip somewhere, and was not particu- lar about his destination A ticket scalper sold him a cut-rate ticket to New York via New Orleans. and after few days at the races he found himself broke.
 In the course of time Quereau received 5000 by express and was ready to bet, but Gray could not see where the stable lad a chance to win. Quereau decided to return to his home at Victor, Col, but requested Gray to advise him by tele- graph when things might be looking up.
 Early in March Gray saw a race ahead wherein Woodbird, with good break at the barrier, could not lose. He wired to Quereau to come at once to New Or leans and received the following reply: 'I am on the train. QUEREAU."
 A few days later Woodbird was entered In the name of Quereau as owner. Gray put up little colored boy named Coley at 96 pounds. This boy had ridden sev- eral races, but never a winner. Still he had a good head and was strictly on the I level. Owing to the fact that a green l boy was up Woodbird opened at 90 to in the betting.
 Quereau went around the ring betting s25 and $50 with every bool1maker who | held up a slate, and for the reason that he was unknown at the track they im- agained they were taking sucker money' and reached for more with the greatest l avidity. By the time the horses went to the post woodbird had been backed down to 15 to 1.
 The mare performed her usual antics at the post. but broke well in behind her | field. and before the horses had gone 100 yards woodbird had a commanding lead and won eased up by two lengths in 1 1:161a for the three-quarters of a mile. Della, the favorite fell. but Woodbird was too far in the lead at the moment of in- | reference by the others to be in any dan ger of disqualification.
 The winnings of this unknown man, Quereau--a cool $20,OO0-created sensa- ton at the track that day, March 25, 1887 The money was counted up and divided at the barn in Cobweb row. l At the close of the meeing Gray and Quereau shipped to Saratoga to prepare 1 for the spring races at Aqueduct But the partnership so auspiciously begun was broken up by. the .meddling of Mir Cupid. Quereau fell a willing victim to the charms of a girl he met at the Springs. They were married With many expressions of good luck Quereau and his bride said goodby and departed at once for Victor, where they are be- lieved to be still happy and prosperous. But if it had not been for the catch in the split-secord watch there might have been no killing on Woodbird and no marriage of Colorado miner to a beau tiful girl of the Saratoga Springs.