go EVERY MAN HIS OWN TRAINER. 



The betting was spirited. I was busy all tlie time with my 

 other horses, as I had a number there with me. Occasionally 

 some of my friends would come to me to know what I 

 thought— if I was backing the mare any. I told them no, I 

 had not bought a ticket on her and should not until L had 

 seen them trot a little, for it was a good field of horses and I 

 thought it would be a hard race for her to win. Consequently 

 the betting was good and Frank got in $l,r)65 and got a little 

 more than even money against it^ — which was $1G5 more than 

 my order, but Frank said the betting was so good he could 

 not let it alone. 1 told him all right, to keep going, and be- 

 fore we ever got the word he had on $2,185. 1 told Mr. Cra- 

 mer we had on $1,600. He threw up both hands and nearly 

 fainted. He said, " My God ! Suppose she gets beat, what 

 will we do ? " I replied, "Andrew, if she does, I will take care 

 of the money part ; but your old mare will probably be in 

 hock the balance of her days." He said, " Jack, I guess you 

 are right," and went off and sat down in the shade. Jimmey 

 Golden had Viking in this race and he thought well of him 

 and played quite a sum of money ; at least, he sent word to 

 me by a friend that he had money enough on Viking to win 

 about $2,000, and wanted to know what I had to say about it. 

 I said, " Tell Jimmey it is everyone for himself to-day." S. 

 W. came to me several times and wanted to know what I 

 thought about my mare in the race. I told him as 1 had 

 others, that I had not played any money myself and 1 thoui;-ht 

 Elmer was a dangerous horse in the race. So he bought a 

 ticket or two on Elmer and stopped. He was too smart, and 

 would not have it that way. He watched the tactics and soon 

 got right and put his money on Kitefoot. I was not very 

 well acquainted with Mac at the time, or I should have put 

 him right at the start, as he has been a great friend of mine 

 since and we have played thousands of dollars together. I 

 regard him as the greatest manager and best pool buyer that 

 ever went out on a race track, and he is one of the straightcst 

 men I ever knew. Jimmey Golden says he can climb a tree 



