El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-01

tirely overlooked IN the eSLlnla-
- ton of experts, have ever been
much in evidence in turf history Of
America The longest priced winner
on a track where boOkmaking held
sway was Bright Skies, at Emeryville,
Cal, in 1903. The longest priced win
ner at a track under the mutual sys-
tenn of betting was Wishing Ring, in
Kentucky, in 1913. Prior to the win
ming Of these two horses BrOnzemarte,
at Monmouth Park, N j.. and Mailer
at Brighton Beach, held the record for
winning at most lucrative prices.
The win of Bright Skies at Emery
VILE was attended by a distinct win
for players of lunches, superstition,
etc For several days rain had fallen
necessarily and, strange to relate, the
sun had never shone- The race IN
which Bright Skies was entered was
the last event on the card and was to
be called to the post at 4 p. m. About
20 minutes before post time the sun
suddenly made its appearance, which
caused a prominent newspaper man OF
San Francisco, who has since been
made famous by a celebrated car
toonist, to remark, at last we
have Bright Skies" His attention was
Immediately called to the fact that an
animal by that name was to be con-
testant in the last race. He immeoi-
ately sent a bet into the ring and
when the ticket was brought back he
was astounded to find it called Tor
s1OO1, in the event Of the horse win
ming.
Was An Easy Winner.
The horse was owned and trained by
John Lowe, a well known trainer, and
was ridden by an obscure jockey named
Murphy. Some players Of lunches eV-
identity played the despised outsider as
at post time his price had been reduced
to 500 to i. When the barrier arose
Bright Skies speeded to the front and,
much to the establishment OF
the spectators and discontinue
Of the talent, hung on in a
game manner and dashed under the
wire an easy winner. One Spectator,
who was either crazy" or nervy
enough to bet So on the horse to win
against $4,000, dropped dead immediate
y after the race, while the above men
toned newspaper celebrity immediate
" became a bore to his friends by i'm
pressing upon them the merit Of the
bunch system.
wishing Rings victory.
The win of Wishing Ring, in Ken
lucky. was a distinct shock to the
wise men of the east" who spend
much time and burn gallons Of mid
night oil in an endeavOr to select a
sure winner" Entirely overlooked in |
the estimation of the public, this filly,
prior to post time, lacked one lone ad-
mirer. When the horses paraded to
the barrier, four venturesome spirits
seated in the grandstand looked upon
tent that they each wagered the
price Of a 50 ticket on her chances.
Woman Got $1,000.
Among the successful investors was
a woman who wore a wishing ring.
She informed her husband, who ac-
companied her to the track, that she
had a bunch the filly would win and
bet 81 in the mutuals on her chances.
But before the barrier was sprung the
woman and her husband were compelled
to leave the grounds to catch a train.
The horses got off a minute or two
later and Wishing Ring won Before
reaching the city from the race track
the woman was informed that the filly
had won and she and her husband got
off the trolley end went back to the
race course and presented the ticket to
the cashier. The 50 ticket paid nearly
$1,000. The same amount Of money was
won by the holders Of the other three
tickets bet on the filly. Wishing Ring
never won a race prior to that day
and has never carried the cOlors Of her
stable to victory since.
A go to I Shot.
The wins Of Mailer and Bronzemarte
were accompanied by several peculiar
incidents. Bronzemarte was owned
by Father Bill' DAILY, and was ridden
by Willie Palmer. The DAILY string /
at that time was noted for winning at
large prices, but, despite this fact, their |
candidate in that particular race re-
ceived no consideration from the pub /
lie and went to the post at $50 to 1, |
winning in a furious drive in the final /
running of the race Mailer, at Brighton 1
Beach, under the mutual system, prac- |
tically unknown and ridden by an IN 4
heard Of rider, gallOped to his field, /
paying $1,000 for a IS ticket
He Didn't Slow Up.
The many instances Of 100 to / /