Some wisdom from A.J. Liebling

[Thehoarsehorseplayer]

\"I am inclined to the theory that if a man knows enough to go to the races, he needs no doctor.  A good tout is the best physician for a confirmed horseplayer, and any perscription he writes that pays 5-1 or better tonifies the blood, synchronizes the pulse, regularies the functions, and lets bygones be bygones.\"


A.J Liebling (1904-1963) was  a writer for the New Yorker.  He wrote on many topics, but always his works are filled with experienced references to horse racing.

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

Thehoarsehorseplayer wrote:

> \"I am inclined to the theory that if a man knows enough to go
> to the races, he needs no doctor.
> A.J Liebling (1904-1963)

I like his prose Hoarse. He died a little young though didn\'t he?

CtC

[Thehoarsehorseplayer]

Truth, or inconvenient facts, should never get in the way of a good story.
Besides AJ got a lot of his wisdoms from his pal Col Stingo who lived well into his nineties.  Col Stingo\'s claim to fame, among many others, was that in 1930 he managed to sell Mr Widener an insurance policy that it would not rain between 11:00 A.M. and 5:30 P.M on any racing day at Belmont Park between Sept. 6th and Sept 13th.  Well, insurance policy isn\'t quite the right word, since Mr. Widener was actually paying for the use of Col Stingo\'s machines which were designed to keep the rain away.
That\'s another great story, mostly true, full of track characters, like Mike the Bite, published as The Honest Rainmaker.



Post Edited (11-17-04 11:41)

[asfufh]

Some more horse racing quotes:
\"Money, horse racing and women, three things the boys just can\'t figure out.\"
Will Rogers
American entertainer, famous for his pithy and homespun humour, 1879-1935

\"Horse racing is animated roulette.\"
Roger Kahn

\"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.\"
W. C. Fields
US actor, 1880-1946