The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-12

He had been a regular for about
ten years. This experience on the turf
had its beginnings on that good day
when Banastar, Danny Maher up, was
a to for the suburban. At the post
over on the rail was black mare who
was away like flash on all the many
false starts-it was before the day OF the
barrier "A bunch, by gads, SAID me-
away to the ring where he FOUND the
calculating layer Litchenstein looking
for more wagers, two hundred on the
black mare in dulcet tones. Inc an
swer came, fourteen hundred to two
hundred Imp; number 1882" To tell
the tale of that exciting race works one
up bit too much. Take 1t, that the
Jock let her sleep and she came on to
win very comfortably. and the now lead
ing English jockey. Maher, was on the
ground for a year for not having done
better with Banastar.
That night after dinner at Delmoni-
co.'s that began with Petite Marmite and
rounded off with Peeche Media in the
soft clouds of an Eden Invincible, the
so-called legitimate business life seem
ed all too slow and he became reg
ular." The tales of the coming to Eng
lane. of the barley Arabian-of the God
olphin drawing cart in Paris and aft
erwards becoming a useful fixture about
the stable for Hobgoblin and quite by
accident becoming one of the three foun-
ders of the Thoroughbred of this day, all
had their interesting side for him. All of
the great ones of past age must be
learned about-Queen Maud the dam of
Blink Bonny, Bonnie Scotland. etc.
His hat came Off when at the grave
of Bonnie Scotland, near Nashville. The
horse which had come over from Eng
land to Iowa, to finally turn up at Belle
Meade, where he did more for that stud
and It's reputation than any other horse.
But it wasn't all interest in those which
had gone before. All, no. The racing
world an its wonderful atmosphere, for
those who liked it, became his home,
seeing In those good days Briene Kerche-
bal take them all along in the BURNS
handicap at Oakland, Colonial girl beat
the mighty Hennis at St. Louis, Afri-
conda and the old mud horse. Herbert,
coming home all alone in the subur-
ban, the Foreman winning the Latona
Derby by a nose, after that right fore
leg had stood in tub of ice for hours
before the race, to make a long story
short. Moifaa winning the grand national
at Liverpool and most remarkable of ALL
saw Oisean lead Sysonby for some
three-eights in the Realization, until
Odom shook Sysonby up a bit. Then
began the evil days, sporting pages of
all the big papers filled with tales of
the tremendous bets of the players. How
Davy Johnson settled up his markers
with sixty day notes for some hundred
and fifty thousand and anticipated them
all, how Pittsburg laid them all low
with a grand opera, Chiffon, how Coney
Island paid one hundred per cent divi-
dends. The readjustment was in sight
for when a real true hearted reformer
begins to hear such tales of money, then
does his conscience begin TO wake up and
get its mind on its business. Somebody
must save and with these lurid tales told
to thousands who never saw race death
came to the bookmaker. They lose sight
of the sentiment of the thing.
For example, few years ago, the
year of Stone streets Kentucky Derby,
a visitor was at the Downs from Elmen-
dorf. Some two years before he had
come down from the eastern line Of
Kentucky and went to work on that big
farm. By dint of persistence and saw
Ing disposition and lots of hard work at
the end of the two years he had saved
day and went to the Downs. 1t was
wet, mean day and after making some
five bets he was broke-only his ticket
hime A gentleman who had known him
at Elmendorf asked him If he did not
feel in a wretched frame of mind from
having lost all of his savings Not at
ALL" said Cy, never had less or felt
better, easy come, easy go, you konw."
State after state passed the foolish
7 a. Ill ,le Laex y h.
daughter of Prime Minister-Pearl Ash
by Pat Malloy, broke down, and while
the world had been more than kind
while he held the ready tin" that day he
looked legitimate business in the eye.
After a good many months of a steady
grind as a clerk In wholesale house in
a strictly business town. on a salary
for a months labor that would make
one or two piking bets and buy dinner
for two with California Claret on the
side, in the upstairs room on the Broad
way side of Martins. He was called
off on trip, Mon Dieu. yes, trip, ex-
penses paid, and drawing room on the
Pullman to "Cinci," and he began to
live again. Business done and out to
Covington in a flash, there they were,
in the same old way.
1.-THE horses filed through the paddock
gate,
And steered for the lower turn,
With a ragged collection of silks aloft,
And the odor of drugs astern"'
Vide, the case of the lamented Nadzu.
But the good georges were forgotten in
the greetings of Johnny and Skipper
and Tom and VIII and Annie, and there
is Gwendolne still. What do you know
about that? A day or two and one had
ones bearings and could in a conserva-
tive and strictly business sort of way,
make wager or two even in these pix
ing machines. so a twenty on one that
came home alone at six to one. made one
feel that these past months of drudgery
had not really been worth while. That's
good favorite. surely; give me sixteen
tickets" And the favorite rolled home
all alone. Our old time regulars hat
took a tilt over a squinted leftoeye, his
cerky days were forgotten for the mo-
ment, fresh package of perfectly good
Home Runs were thrown away to be
replaced by Dimitrino's-the Cairo brand,
you know. Another bet that went through
and then to wait for the good thing with
a nice name. The bank roll all went
on the mare. 1t was a mile in three
eighths. about eight horses in the race.
The bell rings and they're off, down