Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-17
CHECKERS COPS
BET AND WIFE
At BLIOU

The biggest killing of the present
meeting was made yesterday at Bijou,
when Remorse, at price that would
stagger the most optimistic OF moon
shooters, breezed under the wire. an
easy winner in the last race. Although
Dynamite and Silver Dollar, the favor
ties, got heavy play, so much wise
m6 ney tumbled in on the winner just
before the gong sounded, that the bank
rolls of four books were swept away
when Remorse's number was flashed.
The race mad a queer look, and an
xious betters were threatened with
heart. disease before tn eorder came
ftom TIE stand to pay off. The things.
that happened during the running to
the skates that figured to win are too.
numerous to mention, and it looked as
though at least three of the riders
were trying to fhoo Remorse in. The
latter showed the most surprising form
reversal. He Is by Big Night out OF
Gray Dawn, and has started five times
at the present meeting without finish
ing one-two-seventeen. The form
Chart shows that yesterday he got off
fifth to a field of nine, and lay well
hack until the head of the stretch,
when his JOCK made his move, shoot
ing at an opening between Dyn. u
and Dollar, that put him right on the
rtiI n e..
ale judges sent for the. owner and
E the betting sheets. but couldn't see
their way clear to taking any definite
action. Although considerable wise
money had been sown throughout the
ring, some juicy sums went to RUDE
investors, and to the "Hatpfn Brig
ade." ...
The biggest single ticket was caIhed
BY Checkers" Campbell, the we'll
known plunger, who celebrated his re-
turn to his old haunts after long
period of rustication by playing half
century on Remorses nose, drawing
down $4,000 profit on the investment.
The judges called for Checkers" but
In reply to their query as to what he
knew about Sile race, that smooth
young gentleman replied that he had
lraked 'em over just before the sad
ding bell rang, and had picked Re-
rIorse on his looks. AS that dog looks
Like the business end of cross-town
horse car, and as Checkers" is
known always to have stable informa-
ton of considerable value, even judges
snickereda at the reply.
All of the books got, Il splash of the
play, although some of them got off
lieht. Commodore Wood, the hand
some MET" layer, was the only one
10 escape entirely :. He. took couple
of piker bets, but became leery at
something his outside man, Picture
Clawson, told him, and nearly spraip-
ed his wrist rubbing the horse. He
then laid off on him, and sported about
the only smile in the ring when the
numbers went up. Wood only cut in
at Bijou yesterday, and his sheets
showed a tidy profit it's said.
Considerable interest centered round
the win of Checkers" While five
thousand wouldn't have been much Of
killing for that popular young gentle
Elan a while back, he has been on the
down and out list for some time, and
that he should play fifty dollars to a
single race, and that on hundred to
one shot, and then cash, opened the
eyes of his friends. "CheckeTs' hint
ed at q romance, when he got his
original coin, and old-time fifty dollar
gold Slug. back from the hickman,
Push Miller, "Checkers" bench
man, lent color to the rumor that Re-
morse had brought home rice as we'll
SIS bacon, by saying that Campbell had
I"copped a swell doll from Jayville on
the Hick" and was going to run in dou-
bic harness.