Thrashed The Thimble-rigger

Following in the wake of the steeplehasers at Belmont was a horde of ■heil game manipulators, who plied heir trade in every fence corner and ■ross-road leading to the park, says Philadelphia Record. One more ven:uresome thimble-rigger ensconced áimself inside the park, at the stables, md was soon doing a thriviug busiless. A would-be sport dropped $32 in ihort order, but complained of being heated as hls last dollar disappeared :n the pocket of the shell man. Hot .vorda and blows followed, and the 1upe, being the better man, soon had iis antagonist on his back. Before leting him up he compelled the vanuished one to hand over all his winïings. The cappers tried to interfere ut a look from the pugilist sent them icampering over the high board fence.