Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-08
WAGERING TO WIN.
More Bets on the Coming Presidsn'
tiaI Election.
BETTING IN SEVEN STATES
A General Disposition to wait Few Days
Before Placing Odds on
Any Man,
NOT MUCH POOL BETTING.

IHlIinILfllA, DctoOer h.-At McIOI-
gans pool rooms the headquarters Of the
sporting men of this city, there has not
been a dollar bet on the election for several
weeks. McColgan holds stakes amounting
to about So 600, all bet even money, partly
on the result in New York and partly on
the general result But all these bets were
made early in the canvass. Mr.. l1ensel,
Chairman of The Democratic State Commit.
tee, SAYS that generally in this State, SO far
as he has heard the bets are about 500 to
$50 in favor of Blaine, 80 much
is opinion influenced by local
sentiment" said Mr. Hensel
A well known retired merchant Of this city
has bet about s. 900 even on Blaine. Col
Joseph NJ. Tobias, the well known wine mer-
chant on Monday last bet 500 on Cleve-
land with ". NJ Blakeslee, Of New York.
The money is deposited with b. X, Jamison
a Co., bankcr>. Colonel Tobias wants to
bet 500 more as follows: One hundred
dollars ON Indiana, 500 on New FORK, 800
on New Jersey, 500 on Connecticut, and
500 that Cleveland will be elected
Pennsylvania.
PillsD, RI. October G.-Bctting here is
about even. Republicans are in the pre-
ponderan but the Democrats appear to
have plenty Of money. Saturday evening Il
wager OF 81 900 was made in pool room
that Cleveland would be elected. Another
bet Of 800 was covered Immediately Y after
ward that Blaine would have 2l2 electoral
votes. Other wagcrs heard Of were 800 10
500 that Cleveland would carry New \ ork
800 each that Ohio Indiana, New York,
New jersey and Connecticut would go Dem
'ocratic, 81 OOO to $3.50 that Ohio would go
Republican at both elections.
Maryland.
BALTIMORE, Mn, October 6.-Bctting
here now is just about even on the two
Presidert"' randidates John Quinn has
taken up two 500 bets that Cleveland will
win. On the other side George Cassidy has
put up much money for outside parties that
Blaine will win, giving slight odds in his
favor. The betting AT the clubs has been
even, and n large number of so and 800
bets have keen made between club friends
The whole amount wagered in this city on
the general result would not probably foot
up over $1,000.
There are, however, a large number Of
bets on the results in individual States.
Democrats are Offering odds that Cleveland
will carry New York, and very few Republ;.
cans are showing any inclination to take
the bets. An Irish Llaine man Offered to
bet 500 even the other day that Cleveland
would not carrv New York
Virginia,
RpuNu>n. Va, October Few oets
have been made here on the approaching
election The largest amount offered to be
wagcred so far a. known is $3.50. y
well known sporting man has made known
his willingness to put up this amount on the
rl.St:... % I,la;rn nt,A Nov. N"~l ho'"S, car
ricd BY him Another party has publicly
bis willingness TO bet $1,000
against $50 that Blaine will be elected.
No one has =, taken the bet The only
wagers made here 50 lar are confined to
small arour;s ranging from 81 10 500.
New York.
BrrrAIO. y. V, October 7.-l}etting in
this city on the result Of the Presidential
election is even. One well known sporting
man Of this city has about 10000 wagered
in various sums on the election Of Cleve-
land, and is taking such bets up to 1000
as are offered. At one OF the betting head
quarters the proprietor holds about $1,000
Of stakes, mostly uH the State and Ene
county and all even bets. The $4,000
placed in the Bank OF Buffalo some weeks
ago TO bet on Blaine is said to have been
withdrawn. 4 bet was made few days
ago of S2j on the result in this States, so
on the result in Erie county and $2j on the
city of Buffalo. An Ohio man, stopping in
this CITY last week, bet $50 against $40 that
the head of the Democratic State ticket in
Ohio would have 5000 majority Anoth.
er bet on the Ohio election IN Ohio stood
$40 on the Republican ticket 10 so on the
Democratic ticket
Illinois.
CurAco, Oct3aer i There are two pool
rooms in Chicago, and while one of them
has no, a cent of election money in its box
the other has under lock and key several
thousand dol IN bets on Cleveland and
Blaine sidcntlal race. On the
black .....u i. ....' gcnd, 1--WE will bet 500
even on Blaine. 1t represents the rem
narts of 5000 put up by we'll known
Board of Trade man to be bet against
similar amount on Cleveland, ard during
the two weeks it has been in the hands Of
the pool sellers - 500 OF it has been seen
by Cleveland men in amounts ranging from
500 to so. \ clerk in one Of the large
hotels holds money on the three following
bn,s. 5000 even that Cleveland will carry