. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. The Sierra Nevada from a Southern Pacific Train. observe Professor James Markland seated at a desk. In response to my enquiring look the Doctor remarked: "The Professor is our official handicapper. He is an expert on liars and a prize winning performer him- self. Instead of trying to cure him when he came here for treatment, as he is neither a shooter or fisher- man—among which classes our efforts are principally directed at present—we believed it good policy, to appoint him official handicapper. He places the patient in the trial heats for position. "
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. The Sierra Nevada from a Southern Pacific Train. observe Professor James Markland seated at a desk. In response to my enquiring look the Doctor remarked: "The Professor is our official handicapper. He is an expert on liars and a prize winning performer him- self. Instead of trying to cure him when he came here for treatment, as he is neither a shooter or fisher- man—among which classes our efforts are principally directed at present—we believed it good policy, to appoint him official handicapper. He places the patient in the trial heats for position. "I thought Jim was a sportsman," I answered the Doctor. "He runs dogs you know, to say nothing of giving bankruptcy tips on horses and ; "We must draw the line somewhere, or be swamped with business," replied the Doctor. "We have a few patients who have a fancy for dogs, and we are culling out the fanciers from the dog men pure and simple. The fanciers are generally truthful ' "Where do you make the distinction between fanciers and dog men? I asked. "I, like many others, thought they were one and the ; "Oh! no," he quickly replied. "A fancier is an indi- vidual who has lots of money and takes a pride in send- ing 3000 miles for a high priced dog so that he can win at a bench show over some other fancier who also bought a dog and won over other fanciers at a preced- ing show, don't you see. The fancier business goes on in an increasing ratio and the last winning purohaser is the king pin. Once in a while a fancier so far for- gets himself as to commit the great indiscretion of trying, for many years, to raise and breed a cracker- jack, but this devotion to the game requires brains as well as money and consequently this brand of fancier is few and far Russian Klver above Gnerneville, gratuitous and persistent advice therefor, or, in the nature of gilding the lily, suggest a few wrinkles a
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