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BEN FALKS HEAD LASTED LONGEST. The gossip of the Oakland ring holds a story o the experience of Bookmaker Bennv Falk, which is interesting. Two weeks ago a soldier from tho Presidio offered him a 0 gold piece on Lone Wolf at 4 to 1. The bettor won his all right and won two other bets that afternoon. Next day the soldier beat five straight races, and the day following he made four out of five winning bets. For two days further he pressed his lucjc, winning with singular good fortune. Here is where the funnv thing of the affair comes in. The man of war did not entrust his speculation to any other bookmaker than Falk. Why? Falk has red hair and the soldier was one of those peculiar "bugs" youll encounter on a race track with a penchant for gray horses" or red headed bookmakers. Something was in the hunch, all right, for in tho latter days of the soldiers success he was handing up StoOO plays to the layer of auburn locks. Falk just kept taking the money and paying off, confident In the knowledge that the hunch fiend would soon come to his own. This Mr. Soldier finally did. for his last kick was an split across the boards to a choice in the Pacific-Union Handicap which didnt win. At one time he had ,200 of Falks money.
