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WHEELOCKS HEADLOCKS 4OO PRESCRIPTION Eastern folks of knowledge about Metropol Metropolis ¬ itan tan betting and the denizens of jockey club rings tell a good story at the expense of George Wheelock Headlock September 6 Shasta Water the Cali Ali ¬ fornia Formica filly was in the fifth race at Sheepshead Shepherd She won it When betting was going on an un ¬ washed citizen full of words and alcohol moved through the bunch of humanity before Wheel ocks bocks stamping ground he was on the 50 live line and asked for prices and general informa informal ¬ tion ion about the field When Wheelock Headlock is busy Wheelock Headlock is testy Losing patience under a fusillade of incoherent queries he said to the bore Better take some Shasta Water Itll It'll do you good goodThe Goethe The filly is named after the product of a Cali Ali ¬ fornia Formica mineral spring said to be an excellent bracer All right said the bore VGive Give me 20 worth of Shasta Water Dont Don't weaken it either Giye Gyre it to me straight See 1 1Wheelock Wheelock Headlock took the 20 booked the bet at 20 to 1 and lost his man in th a rush of business He i lost thex hex bet too The man came back when Shasta Water won He was far more circum circus sp ct iu moments of collection took his 120 and made Wheelock Headlock more testy still by telling him that be was an excellent physician and that 400 was just what he needed to cure his case
