The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-05


Taking II for granted that El 500 only Is
risked by betters on each Of the small
races run during the season, and that there
are, say 1900 such races, the total sum
risked will amount 10 nearly four million
sterllngs. To that sum must be added the
money which Is lisked on the larger races.
On some Of the popular betting handicapS,
such rs that run at Lincoln at the opening
Of the season, the Grand Rational Steeple-
chase OF Liverpool, the City and subnr ban
at Epson, the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot,
the Northumberland Plate, the Stewards
Cup ut GoodwoOd, the Ascot and Good
wood Stakes, the Liverpool Cup, and the
Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire run at
Newmarket, quite million sterling will be
represented. To say that . sum Of i've
millions is annually riSked In the turf
market for the purposes Of betting seems
like wishing 10 play on the CredulIty Of
the public, but there are good reasons for
believing that the amount Is probably un-
deTestimAted.
II must be keptin mind, In trying TO AZ
rive at u fair estimate, that betting is go
ing on all over Great Britain every day,
and In such races as the Cesarewitch and
Cambridgeshire as much as FROM thirty TO
hundred thousand pounds has gone into
the hands OF the owner Of the winning
horse. When three years sgo 1850 the
horse Rosebery won, Il was 4 matter Of
common report that his owner bad gain.
ed, by bets alone, q hundred thousand
pounds. To say that the horse was back.
ed by the general public 10 win half as
much more Is well within the truth and
Rosebery, although the winner, was not
the only hone that was heavily backed
| for the race. Woodlands, the frat favor
tie, which came in seconG, and Hopbloom,
were also largely supported. Twenty.
nine horses ran for tue CesareWltch IN
1876, and all OF them would be backed 10
win al some kind Of price. The price Of
the favorite, Woodlands, at the start for
the race was at the rate Of 4! TO /; In 9TH
er words, 10 win q sum Of el6 by the sue
cess oil that particular horne, the better re.
guired to risk a sum Of El0, which, Of
course, as the favofite was beaten by Rose
berry, he would lose. The betting aganst
Rosebery the winner was at the rats oil
Eco 10 El4.
Large sums OF money are daily RENTED
10 English betting men now resident In
BoulOgne, who bet on all the great bandi'
cans and classic races. There are at least
four English betting men in the French
seaport, all doing good business by cor
responleuce, one or two OF then, perhaps,
making book 10 lose 10000 on some Of
the big handicaps. Asa general rule, the
L. ttn Nha anil hu Lar thu
best Of the bargain; for Although-hity
horses may be backed for q handicap or
other race, only one can be sucnessiull
and the money for which all the others
are backed Is, Of course, won by the per.
sons who laid the Odds-ot whom there
are over two thousand now at work, some
betting TO half soveTeiguS only, Others lay.
ing the odds to hundreds Of pounds.
We have purpoSely dwelt at length
upon the incidents oil betting because
"betung Is the curse Of horse racing" an
evil which continues day by day TO grow
with what Il feeds on. Had II not been
that men could bet on the races, the kind
Of meetings which sons three or four
years ago took place In the vicinity o
London would never have been heard OF
They were simply traps balted for persons
who had money 10 spare for gimbling
purposes We do not say that oil meet
Iip:"s which took place were Of the same
charaC ter, but many Of the races run at
these suburban saturnalla OF rogues and
roughs we're utter Shams; It being q lore
gone conclusion that some altogether I'm.
expected horse should win, thus allow.
Ing certain class Of perSons, who were
puvy TO the arrangements, 70 bag good
sums Of money.-EihbuTgh RsritE.