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Show I.oug abuts at the W inter Track. "I havo mado money this winter," said a well ilriva.nl young ninu at the Guttenbun; race track a few days a;o to a New York Sun reporter, "by playing Iho loop horsa In every race here and nt Clifton." This statement was received witli doubt by his bearers, but when the young man produced pro-duced pencil ami jupe.r and showed how he landed Vendetta ul 100 to 1, UenKalina ut M to 1, Florlta nt W, an.l other long shots, and asked bis hearers to please Ivar in mind the fact that by winning at W to 1 he was primed for just H Iwlaon tho outsider which noclit turn up the very next ra.. The fact is that them are many more out-1 siilcrs m vcssful at the winb-r tracks than during the regular spring, siiiiimer anil fall sessions at the larger and more influential couray. Tho w ay the shrewd owner arranges to net the money is startling. He frequently starts ils horse wbcu only half tit to race, and as conartiuenco secures- a good, long price, whuu be is ruady, the riug by that lime having made up its mind that the animal ani-mal iu q mat ion is worthless. Thu owner gauge his ouiuMiiiy, bidea his time, and hen everything is ripe for action, and he is morally mor-ally certain that his homo is the fasUht in the race, he puts bis money on. Bomotitnos tho owner may lie in doubt regarding re-garding one or two horses in the race, but tl Is astnniatiing th effect a few tickets with long ftguroa on the gnod thing will havs on the unknown quantities when transferred to their owners. Thus mauy of the long shots go through swimmingly. The rUW is ln structed to lay up In front at the start, and to get away well, regard lea of the starter"! penalty for disobedience. Then, again, th owner may think his horse far sitierUr to nil competitors, and acorn to take any of thsil owners into the combination. He may gel away with it, and again be may not. |