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Show PLAYED A "HUNCH" km BEAT BOOKS Remarkable "Wager Won by a Miner Who Knew Nothing About Horsa Racing. A romarknblo hot was inado and won by a miner who drappod Into tho Turf exchange, ex-change, ln tho rear of tho Kcnyon hotel, Friday aftornoon to see tho ponies run. Tho miner invested 50 conts and by a remarkable re-markable "hunch" picked a combination that netted him J12C on tho half dollar Invested. The stranger, whosyi namo could not bo learned, had never visited a poolroom bo-fore bo-fore and was unaccustomed to the wavg und means of doing business there. Ho was shown about by a friend, who explained ex-plained the difference between a long shot and an odds-on favorite and other points of Interest. The horses were all strangers to the man from tho mines, bo Instead of consulting con-sulting the Xonn charts, "dope books." 'Uc., ho selected three horses that looked good to him and played them regardless of the odda laid against them. Stopping up to the combination window tho man ln the overalls and half-boots laid down 60 cents and called Col. Bogey, ldogo and Galanthus to win. Col, Bogey was In a slx-furlong sprint at Ascot and was quoted at 4 to 1 In the betting ldogo In the fourth raco at Oakland was ns good as 30 to 1. while Galanthus ln tho last raco was selling at 4 to 1. The "booklea" and "checkers" giggled softly when tho minor called his horses, and as he- walked away they murmured, "Such a shame, you can aeo that ho works for his money." The lnjner left the poolroom and not until last evening did ho knqw that hla combination had "filled." Ho prcsonted his ticket at tho cashier's window yesterday yester-day and the bet was promptly paid. The stranger said that ho had no good reason for plcklnff tho three hornes, to win, but simply followed a "hunch." |