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I NEW SYSTEM OF MONETARY DENOMINATIONS. Slang is quickly adopted at the race track. A plunger unconsciously revolutionized the system of monetary denominations recently. "Whats the odds on Broadcloth?" asked the plunger of a club house commissioner. "Eight to five." was the reply. "All right; Ill take five yards," said the plunger. Knowing the gait of the be.ttor the commissioner smiled and recorded a wager of 00 to 00. The dialogue was overheard by many others aud now 00 has come to be known on the race course as a yard, while small bettors refer to 0 as a foot and pikers are described as having wagered an inch when they bet . A big operator bet 0,000 on Peter Pan the other day, and the news went forth that he had "gone to Keenes horse for ten miles." New York Sun.
