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COUP ON THE FAD NETTED 5,000. Cincinnati, 0., July 14. It is said that Charles Van Meter, Charles McDevitt and Bernie McDevitt, of Louisville, owners of the colt, won 5,000 on The Fad upon the occasion when he was the medium of a betting coup in connection with his victory in the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Latonla last mouth. The Fad had come from Louisville to Latouia with the reputation of being the best youngster in the west, but he failed to make good either on a wet or dry track, and everyone thought that he had gone back. But his trainer. Charles Van Meter, knew better, and told all of his friends that he would win sure. They put down that statement as one coming from an overconfident trainer, and the odds went up to 25 to 1. Van Meter and the Mc-Devitts had bet ,000 on the colt in the handbooks 1 throughout the country and obtained 15 to 1 for the money. Enough was wagered at the track to take 0,000 out of the Latonla ring. Van Meter had been playing in poor luck on the turf for the past few years and the proceeds of the coup were exceedingly welcome to him. Before : leaving here for the east, he said: "That one race about pulled me out on three disastrous seasons. While the public lost confidence ; in my colt, I did not. He beat the best at Iouls-ville ! when he was just recovering from a sickness and was about half right. Then be bucked badly : and I was afraid to do anything with him. He ran a couple of races and of course stopped, as he was ; running off nothing. He rounded to before the stake race came up, but one of his shins was still very sore when he went to the post. If he holds up and I takes on some flesh he lost, I expect to bring home ! something to make me remember my eastern campaign. My stay there will depend entirely on the form shown by my two colts. The Tad and Lord Clinton. If they go wrong I will be hack in a hurry and wait for the fall session."
