Show gj g j 17 nac N i HE old race gaer stood in a at I 1 J j park row cafe running tho the Z tiber tapo tape through his fin gers as an the results of the races at brighton were corning coming in nosed out again ho he said sadly to himself as he snook his head dolefully somehow I 1 cant seem to root em across when I 1 play em straight they get the place and nd it I 1 play cm em for the place they finish third more afore hard luck stories inquired a sympathetic bystander helping himself to the free lunch nope said the woeful one not to speak of this time I 1 did haat hard luck once though and when was mas that inquired the thee last spring when the were vero running at gravesend Grave send replied the tape tare inspector reminiscently 1 I I couldn t go to th track that day but I 1 sent down 3 by a friend of mine on a four horse play id figured it out in the dope tae night before and I 1 ste ate how janico janice and dactyl could be bat so I 1 told my friend to bend send my minn MI innings Ings right along I 1 I 1 dropped in here about the time the first race was called and sure enough came in a winner at 2 to 1 that put me G to the gooc goc the second race I 1 skipped but janico janice caal biome on the bit in the third as I 1 figured she would and the tape said 3 to I 1 that meant I 1 got 27 to for my D by that time I 1 was getting quite chesty and I 1 rubb ered at the tape with confidence when the third race began to come in fit sure enough Margrav late copped the dough at 2 1 and I 1 saw myself 90 to the good well went on ua the speaker with a sigh 1 I went out aa and took a walk around the block before the fifth race when I 1 came back I 1 hardly dared to look at the tape when I 1 did lid I 1 almost fainted for dactyl kad ad won on at 40 to I 1 As soon as I 1 could get my breath I 1 fig ared it up tip that I 1 was richer than I 1 had been that m morning 0 r n I 1 n g then ther I 1 went out and bought bubble water ater in every eiery cafe in park row I 1 knew tho bar k kaep cp in andys and I 1 had bad to tell him ab about dut my wind fall of course he lie looked pitifully at me why said he alint youad hear about that dactyl race 11 hear what said 1 I 11 1 I heard I 1 was near to the good four thou bothin said he they disqualified the filly and dod rot me it if they my aty choust ads faded away and I 1 bol bought champagne since well eald said the sympathizing friend have some now aril they did the crowd croad pushed its way may out of the of course the hard luck stories are more numerous than tales of good fortune at tae races but occasionally the god of chance favors the tv tor in some extraordinary fashion there Is a new york broke who Is congram con grat gratt latine himself hese days 4 hat seemed at first drat a crushing bit of ill lurk luck one day recently a friend of hie his who knew what was doir at brighton alured him in lie second on d race the next d day ay there was a horse that simply could not lose un leea less it dropped dead a mare called lady holyrood holyroyd Holy rood the broker made up bis his mind not to mitts 1 this good thing he lie was kept rather later than be he expected vec ted at the office ana to make eure sure of getting to the track in time for tho the second race bo he hired an automobile to bite te e him hirn there the driver of the mitor car ran as rapidly as he dared over the bridge nd had scarcely reached the brook ln in aide side nhen hen the machine broke down the broker fumed and bore aw ore and the driver perspired and puttered about the machinery but without avail to tile broker say sab thousands got get ting away from him every minute ho lie had in his pocket rocket to tiet bet on lady Holy holyroyd rood for himself and for a friend to bo be wagered Nag ered on the sumo same thoroughbred and here it mas aa well welt toward 2 30 20 already there was no other ato automobile mobile in eight and in desperation pe ration the broker took to a trolley car in the vain hope of reaching the track in time they were off as too late to bet ho he rushed perspiring md rud fuming through tho the clubhouse gate and from the clubhouse veran dit strained his eyes to pick out tho the winner as the held field finished down tho the when tho the numbers went up ho lie mopped his moist blow biow fall into a chair ordered a highball and smiled smile for the first brat time in an hour lady hollod holi was uns not in ili tho the first three lady radnor won mon the race at irto I 1 the automobile la to a great institution murmured the broker to him eck A funny little humpbacked negro sidled up to the rall bird as ho he was watching tho the selling warm up before the fifth race at brighton tho the other day deros dat baaso mercer ho he said confidentially as a big bay galloped by tugging at the bit hoa hos gwine ter win NN in think so said the rall rali bird smiling then why dont ou bet on an him P 1 I aln aina got only 90 cenie cents said ho he deformed mite I 1 an dey wont tub talt it on de deaf lino wont take a dollah the rall bird due dug into his pocket and produced n dim here ou are ho he sau smI smilingly lingl nov now youve rot got clr dollar what are ou going to do with it it you win the boy rolled up his e es until nothing but tho the waltes appeared dat mat hawse orloff he hes a gwine V t win do las as race too he answer answered od confidently ef dis hawse mercer donelin Ise gwine t bet it all on orloff I 1 knows de boy vat at rub him awn and he lie say he gwin t V win shiah and tho the negro scampered away to bet his dollar on mercer at 6 to I 1 mercer won his race and so did orloff the jatter atter at 40 to 1 the was telling a friend about it us as gates to the trains I 1 cherer The rec boy now he cried and pointed to the little humpback who was as coming from the ring with bis his battered hat full of bills and a countenance that was simply seraphic seraph tc 1 I tole you dat gamse ban so orloff done gwine ter win he shouted as be caught sight of his benefactor Would ret it jar oua on was the rail rall birds comment I 1 theres from that dime I 1 gave hiep and I 1 lost two hundred on the day new york times |