Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-21

ON
SPORTS
They're Not All 'BHdqe Jumpers
By CHARLES NJ. EGAN

THOSE MINUS POOL STORIES emanatng from Pimlico
frequently during the last week have been mighty in
tgung, to those could classified
players Money always interesting topic especially
when someone is winning losing pretty big chunk of it,
as seems to be the case at the Baltimore track
So chat arranged with Charlie Johnson directs
publicity for the 66yeaold racing plant where five
occasions recently money was on an odds-on
favorte to third that the track had to cough up
aggregate of nearly $4,000 pay the minimum 10 cents
on the dollar required by Maryland law.
Johnson natty young from Miami who wouldn't
be bit out of place the atmosphere New Yorks Madison
avenue wasn't at all reluctant to discuss the matter But
he quickly dspeed any idea that Pmco officials upset
by such goings-on After ALL he pointed out there's the
"breakage moneyhat accumulation of the odd pennies
which piles up amazingly when horse which should pay
of at 100 to returns only money because that's
the the law prescribes it. The State divides this break
age money with the track it shares the minus pool los
too.
ASKED IF HE KNEW who was putting up those $4,000
and $4,000 show BETS Johnson grinned and told couple of
stories which indicated it wasn't being entirely by
brdgeumpers That the less uncomplimentary
term used to refer to surething betors who think quick
turnover at 10 cents the dollar is better than the banks
will do for them. The origin is obvious single losing
bet wipes out 10 winning ones.
1--WE have two tuxedo-cad messengers running bets
the Members Club Johnson said land of them made
500 bet for businessman ong-Shot in the fourth
last Wednesday The horse won and the messenger
brought back $5OO All of it bet the of the
fifth boosting the original 500 to $5OOO Then the
messenger
tons to bet it on the favored entry 7to1O shot, to show
in the sixth race"
Johnson didn't say So but check of the newspaper files
showed that the favored entry of Special Style and Pretty
Plunger didn't distinguish themselves particularly However,
Special Style saved the day by running third for 81 show
payof, while Pretty Plunger fifth. There a minus
pool of about $500.
The messenger didn't say whether the unnamed bettor
called it day after Special Style finished only length ahead
OF the fourth horse In the there another
minus pool of nearly $4,000 with huge COB of show money
placed Rcci Tavi, the 7-to-lO winner.
PINLICO KEEPS CLOSE check on what goes on at the
mutue windows is shown by Johnsons account Of
incident that occurred last Preaknes Day that
unusually large bettor customary occupied front box
thanked by several cronies who all of his BETS One Of
these cronies is the hero of the story.
before Preaknes it seems the big
beor nonchalanty extracted four bills and handed them
to hero telling him to get 40 win tickets Fabius the
Calumet second choice who upset Needles that after
noon. The none-too-aert didn't look at the
bills he went to the $40 window and bought $500 worth
Of tickets
The had picked up the tickets away
before the startled seller noticed the bills $1,000 notes
instead Of centuries The runner. whose
to the seller out of earshot minus 900 in change"
Bob Sloan the mutuels manager called to the
Told who the runner Sloan Immediately linked him to
the big betor and realized that the had wanted to bet
the entire $4,000 he wouldn't have given him all that
money
While the $500 worth tickets being punched
At the 500 window the runner wide awake but ashen
faced and shaking like leaf arrived the $40 window He
managed to confirm Soans decision about the $4,000 bet
but had to be taken to the rst-ad for stimulating
draught before he able to his boss Incl
dentaly, Fabius paid ST.
PINiLICo is PRESENTING very unusual racing pro-
along with the goth running of $4,000
Pmlco Special which matches such sandout horses as
Summer Tan Mister Gus Midafternoon Traffic Judge
Margin, Third Brother and Find "a miles or the eight
races the shortest the first one which is at mile and 70
yards for 2yearodS OF the others "a miles
At La miles at ia miles the grass and at "a miles
johnson said Pmlco officials convinced that dis
lance not only have public appeal than sprns
but also draw wagering He explained that after
survey showed betting up 10 per Of 4
miles longer second corrective study made eimi
mating stakes and Saturday racing.
The second survey showed the SO per
at Pmlco while similar study Narragansett indicated
rise OF 81 per cent The Thanksgiving Day betting may