South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-21
AUGUST BELMONT
MADE BIG MISTAKE
IN SELLING HORSE
Morse King Didn't Look Good
to His Owner and Was Sold
for S300-BeatS All
Of FaVOriteS.

NV YORK. July 21-Once upon
Time there was a Millionaire Party
named August Belmont who Possess
ed Of an Equinine known as Morse
King. The said Mister belmont who
is regarded as a Keen judge of Horse
Flesh oggled the Morse King during
many OF his workouts on the Race
Track and finally decided that Morse
King as "A racing animal was there or
even Whereabouts.
How do you Dope il out o." Queried
Mister Belmont Of the Guy who takes
care ot the Belmont animals and is
supposed TO have d Sixth or Seventh
sense in judging Equinines. The
same as you do. Boss" responded the
Guy. That Morse King horse is "a
shine and a F'livyer as racer"
Then we shall part with him" con-
cluded Mister Belmont
WhereupOn the Morse King was sold
TO "a party who was considered a
Boss because he paid all OF 300 bucks
for the said NOrie King.
The poor nut. he's beer stung. re-
marked the Wise ones.
In the course OF Time the Belmont
Party deciding he needed "a real
speedy animal TO represent his stables
purchased an Animal known as sam
McMeekin. Mister Belmont and an
chasing Sammy and the Price they
paid was 5000 SimOleons quite a
healthy price 10 be sure but the Wise
ones all were agreed that Belmont
and partner were not making a mis-
take.
In the meantime the new owner OF
Morse King entered the $500 Horse
in a race and the $500 horse prompt
Is COPIED the race. The first place
IL In h1 4
race was more than double what was
paid for him.
"Fluke. a Raw Fluke." said the
Wise ones.
Flushed with Success the New own
or OF Morse King entered the two year
old in another Race and once again
the Morse King romped home ahead
. winning easily. The Wise ones We're
silent after this second Victory for
the Morse King and they became
speechless when Ncrse King won his
Third race.
But the Climax came when the Mer-
~ New owner of Morse King entered
his Equinine in a stake Race against
some of the Classiest Ponies in the L.
s. a. In cluded IN these Horses that
went to the Post with the $500 Morse
King was the $50. 900 Sam McMeekin.
And when the finish line was reach
ed the $500 Morse King was the First
to cross with the $4,000 Sam Nc
Meekin and other Expensive and High
Class Animals quite a distance behind
the HOofs of thte $500 Morse King.
Upon another Occasion there was a
GazabO who lived IN New YOrk'S vast
Congested and smelly East Side. This
GaZa'bO had a fOndness for Horses and
one Day having amassed a fortune
estimated at $50 Plunks he withdrew
il from the Family Sock and Turned it
afsfr,
a Horse that is known as WatertOwn
probably because he was born in
Grand Rapids. Mich. Rock River. O.,
or Delaware Gap, Pa.
Everybody that is anybody in Rae
ing Circles had a good Laugh about il
because Watertown in their opinion
never would hnish better than an Also
Ran unless all the other horses Drop
ped DeadsWhue<En Route TO the Fin
ish Line.
Well one Fine Day the New Owner
OF WATERFOWL entered his Animal i'm
a Race and Tipped off all his friends
20 Get Down few Beans on said
WatertOwr 20 Cop First Place. Know
ing nothing about Horses but having
Supreme Confidence in the Tip and
Being DESTROYS of getting some easy
the Family jewels, Mortgaged the
Furniture and Made other Sacrifices
in their anxiety To raise the Kale
Having raised quite a large Block OF
Money the East Siders swept down on
the Handbook men and begged them
TO take their Money. The Bookers did
handing receipts 10 the East Siders
that stated IF Watertowu won the
Bookerss would deliver unto the East
Siders 4 dollars for every dollar that
was wagered on Waterfowl
When tie horses went To the Post
an Animal named Lady Retha was the
Supreme F'avorite. To set a Bet down
on Lady Rctha YOU had 10 put 81
against So. As TO WATERFOWL. well
WATERFOWL wasn't in IL nOhow. Wat
ertOWn WAS OutClaSSed.
Yes. YOU are Right in Your Sur
Tnise-WatertOwn won. beating Lady
Retha and he rest OF the Field
And. OF. vol what "a celebration
those East sSidCrs did have.
The Nora of this is too plain for
Explanation.