The evening world., 1916-06-20
The Optimist and the Pessimist
They Argue the Days Dongs at the Race Track the Train
Home From Jamaica.

Of Tom Healy to play that one. What
has he done TO make any one back
him" replied the pessimist in dis
gust. "Marse Henry gave him five
pounds and a good beating only last
wednesday. and to me there didn't
seem any good reason why he
shouldn't do It again."
II can see that your knowledge Of
handicapping is sadly limited" said
the optimist. "Ormesd was drop
ping four pounds from his last race.
when he finished head and neck
behind Marse Henry. and besides he
had Shuttinger and not Johnny Nc
Taggart UP then. l thought IS to 8
against Ormesdale was stealing
"weil. don't tell me you played
against E,ruscan in the fourth" said
the ,pessimist. looking the optimist
IN the eye. He surely figured to
beat that bunch"
THAT was one race I didn't touch"
answered the optimist. Jack Gillen
gave me some feed box information
on Bonnie Tess, and I was inclined
to follow II until noticed that
Startling was being backed down by
some OF the wisest Ash on the track.
Here's one I'll look at. said to my
self. as ducked a shower running
to the grandstand.
well, what happened to Etrus-
CAM" asked the pessimist
'Oh. nothing. only the kid Preece,
who rode him. had his leg fractured
In two places IN Jam between
horses before the barrier went up"
answered tho optimist "The kid
showed a lot of courage in driving
the horse home second. as II was"
well. I'm sorry for the boy. II
that's the case, but I'm inclined to
ask In what places he broke his leg
at the post and in the stretch?"
cynically replied the pessimistic one.
you certainly went to Aimee T. In
the fifth" said the optimist. over
looking the sarcasm Of his friend.
"How could I go to Aimee T. with
the information l had on Running
Shot," replied the pessimist. Didn't
they bring him over in a van. and
didn't they have him led to the post,
squandering ten bucks to do 1t, and
didn't ne gallop home in his last race
in the same kind of company How
could I bet against him?"
"Well. you know. he ran away a
mile or maybe you might have cashed
at that" answered the optimist.
"Say. Bo," bitterly came back the
pessimist, do you think I'm blind.
saw him run away, but II that 1ool
Keough had been tending to his busl-
ness he wouldn't have run away; but
that's the kind Of breaks I'm getting
these days"
Queen OF Paradise made me a
good winner on the day in the last"
said the optimist. almost ignoring the
pessimist's complaint about his bad
breaks. you sure didn't go TO any
thing else In that race hope"
Leave II to me to pick the dead
ones" droned the pessimist. Capt
Nick Houseman gave me the Queen
early In the day and l was about to
back her till / ran right into Ed AL
bright, who owns Beau of Menlo
Says he TO me, I can't lose this race
Here's a spot where you can throw
away the rubber band Yes, I went
| to tho Beau. and for a while when he
was breezing out in front felt that
this wasn't such bad old world after
all. But. oh me. oh my, when I saw
him close up like q jackknife in the
backstretch | sought consolation ir
that third rail stuff that McGratt
calls whiskey."
"Flatbush Avenue. all out!'
shouted the conductor at this stage
OF the conversation. and the optimis
and pessimist soon lost each other II
the scramble for a subway train L
| Manhattan.