"3 



" That's enough," was Dwyer's response, and ever since 

 that time Dwyer has had the greatest respect for the nervy 

 little Kentucky boy who wears no mustache and does not 

 look to be out of his teens. 



Of course, every one has heard of the famous Dwyer 

 Brothers and of their almost phenomenal success upon the 

 American turf. There is hardly a schoolboy who will not 

 recognize the name. They have always been noted for their 

 gameness and judgment. Mike Dwyer has few equals on 

 the race tracks to-day who are judges of speed and condition. 

 He has made and lost several colossal fortunes, and he is 

 still alive and he may win and lose many more. 



But it may be interesting in this connection to mention 

 how the famous Pittsburg Phil got his start. The story 

 was told me by the man who devised the scheme, and I have 

 every reason to believe it to be true. 



Pittsburg Phil was only a poor cigarmaker who made 

 an occasional bet. He formed the acquaintance of John B. 

 Hill and " Pinky '' Botay at Monmouth Park. Hill was the 

 genius of the trio, and he informed the two others that he 

 believed he had a system that would beat the races and beat 

 them all the time. The others were ready to listen, but they 

 had but very little money. Then Hill unfolded to them his 

 plan. He went on to explain that they should watch every 

 race for a week and get a line on the horses. One was to 

 go to the half, another to the three-quarters and the third 

 was to remain at the wire. They were to watch all the horses 

 carefully and see whether they had gotten good starts, been 

 interfered with, and what was the matter with them that 

 they did not win. 



Several days of this kind of work showed them that 

 there was one horse that was superior to any of his com- 

 pany, but he had always met with accidents and had never 

 had a chance. They waited, held a conference with the boy 

 who was going to ride him, gave him some advice, and then 

 they invested all their capital on his chances. He was a long 

 shot and he won handily. This gave the three celebrated 

 plungers their starts in life. Pittsburg Phil and Botay have 

 nearly all they made, but Hill has dissipated his money, and 

 he said once that he doubted if either of the other two would 

 be willing to assist him if he was in the direst want. Yet 



