The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
fET.GBRS OF IRON NERVE NERVE
THREE wEN WHO SHOWED No
= EEELING, WIN OR LOSE.


SHou mark my words. said an old time
npooulAtOs on turf events. its tbs fellow
wh0 bottlcs up his feelings and shows no
si0R,s Of enlotiOn who goss away quicker
than the chap who yells his head Oh when
hiB horse wins
-I've noticed the quiet ones all down tho
line and the heat examples ~ their kind
have gone. refer Co Mike Dryer. Pitts
burg Phil and Pat McCaTren None Of
them ever hatted an eye when hc had a
neso finish for thousands. hut they burnt
up Internally and would have lived longer
n tAsy had yelsvd row rnd then. It's tho
WY high strung chez has 81 letting on
steam and Il relieves tbs tension trench
d0uafy.
II remember the lay thrt Previous
failed 10 get away from the post for the
Futurity. which rho colts subs "a Isnt
form showed he could have won easily
Mike Dryer owned Previous and he had
90. 009up on ths son ~ Msddlcr
-It Nas Dwysr's custom To view the racs
from the cnd of the grand stand nearest
the cItihAoass wh-n they were running nc
Esheepshsad Ray. and h. was pacing up and
down with his field RIssses in his hand
while the bug bunch II two-yeaP-clds
were Ht the post. Prom tinis 20 time he
would stop and look anxiously through
ths Glaases. Finally there was shout Of
They're on! and cloud % dust tbrce-
quarters o( . mile away iudieated that the
rAos was Trdsr way. Dwysr's glessss
were glued on ths starting Point whsn M
PessinGiIl raised the barrier and the mo-
raent tho start was made he bcRnn racing
90 and gro. taking no more interest in Chs
race.
-'soussbOdy's left" ejacuLetea by
SANDER.
"Xss. is'S Previous. rsmark ~ the ReFvy
pluneer a. he continued his wslk.
re Was no fault % the starter that
Previous iaiIed TO get away. nor was Il
throagh any remissne~s On the part OF
Sinsg the famous colorsd jockey. WHO
had ths mount. u happened that Prcvi-
0us had drawn ths outside position at the
posi- and thaa the farmer had the field
nsxt to the Futurity chute planted IN
oats The waving grain swAyed tempt
inxiy pear the colt and he turned his head
for Nasty bite just o. Mr.. Pe;tingill re-
ieessdN the, barrier and called Come on!
The jockey and colt wen. both caught
unawarcs and u was TOO late to rectify
thu mistake. though thor, arr som. Who
rtili think thar Previous could have gone
aftsr mis- tleid and won.
1T In not recorded thai Mr. DNycr over
made any complain to Euyl,ody ~ muir
INJURED over HE hard buck He realized
that he was up against fate ard 1~repte,
what came as his share OF the uncy rtaiu'y
~ tho sport
-fho~~ who were Inoss familiar with
Dryer found ~ iust a. hard 10 gauge h,m
and his methods a. tho most utr, ?
stranger NJ dearly loy"d ra.urttr
and the shortdt the Odds the more monry
Ne wosild bet
-On one o'ca-ipn n. 'srughi a horse
named Joe lotion FOR SIp'sp and started
70 win him ont IT." odds Wrr. - p
ard a. tho-s fgur'~ he Wagered SFi Dp'
The race a. thu Hay aud ih. Cali
fornia marc B-cit- was a. Cnttou's
thruatIatch an IA" vay thr"ugh Tho
stretch and only 'hs judge know which
had won az ~" ~irr Not a nUscl" -
thu plungers piscid fH~" moved ~ cot
tons number WIS flashed 10 rh- announce
meni bog II and hi- only r'.nHrh 80 q
friend who ~ai vith hip ~ IN" timer.
stand slapped him "n tho la, % con.
graduation VA.
Tight squeak
-Pittshurl. I'hl Ns- mJ"I h.. pvycr
IN spnnc So Ne 49, "1rElv silent
IN the ~ dry- r. ~. .- ~.-.r but yp"r
tlic dissr-'. Whirh subsequently r'r1.r,d
bim ~ iaj u'l" s"''r' rTr..- mi
his system b" WE O. time, gurrulotIs
ard ~,S,is rrSur v''h"a"u'iy vunn the
spundne-- q r- judgment - . ra".. WIS
diFpuse-i PitI-burg Nas nj 80 taud uT
favoritss co. DNy-r. hat -" he great
rival thor was uIthi4g th..t u'"Igrp,l
during Tho r'Iuutug ~ = rae. a. he
could not tell ith great accuracy
-Nhcihsr h" W. Lifting or not he
always Watched ~ h.r-f-- run. and there,
was nuthing ihrt "c~urr-i during that
race that VIZ uut puf IvFy ia corner II
his mEryellyu-lv re- sntiVe mind g..
fuanrs us, a.. plqy..'l f"war races "a. q
Dryer. gUtng ~ a." theory. alwr "
sound In any country. that the u.an VIII
trir-s ~ hest every race has onlv ne
sight IN Wow hauk rupt~y sire and csr-
eain. When he had Vi@Sst the posi-
billttrs of tn. " rtu,I- ,sudid1t.-S ia u
rare from I'll points aEi made up hiS
nfind that % c..rt in h"T-" rpuld win
nobody could talk h,rl M ~ letting ~,
the chance Il that p.,4ticuLar horse .r
mare.
HE Wa cumming - \ degree IN his
methods. and IL ~ on r-ruri that lac has
through his Isnt- Jgercd 5 much - =
tkou.land dollars - q hpr-., Ia q rlCa "a
order g. m,slcad hi sworn CnenIcs thr
bookmakers Nh.l, th.. ,i.l,ids-d p.uctllrr.
had oHeyet, a s,trfi risr'ly tempting hgur.
Agninst the hOrs.' Pittsuurg r''aiiv wanted
% wager ON his nancy EpIs'ar"d most
prystsTiourly Ne had many rnid"ntiaI
Netting agents - crriI',t--'"n"r- but WHs
cot&tantiy springlng surpTis.'- IA ~"
fraternity IN fts--h recruits
ut n said that "a burnt ch,ld breads the
Gre. IL was a trio saying ~ far az the
bOokmakeTH were concerned. fpr thew
had such wholesome respect for the young
plungcr'a judgment that they cut the
price the moment IL Was apparent that
u was hts money that MAS coming into the
ring In such chunks
In the early days ~ hrs career which
by tho way began NJ old Monmouth Park
about 1876. The smart hpokrnakcrs ~ the
Wherlooh and Llchtenstein type thought
4 a