The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07
BIG BETS LEAK OUT.
Rut Just Now Betting Men are Wait
;ng-Want to See the Blaine Parade.

But Just Now Betting Men are Walt
ing-Want to See the Blaine Parade.
From the Nelc York Sun.
There is almost cessation of betting on
the presidential result i'll Wall street and
among men in financial and commercial
circles who are accustomed to take flyers on
almost any thing-even on the day of their
death. One hears great deal about Addi-
son Camack's liberality in betting on Cleve.
land and Thurman. and there were reports
YES, erday to the same effect concerning
James R. Keene But neither of them will
saw anything about the reports. IL was
ogein in the air that the sentiment favored
Harrison and Norton just at present.
but there was no copper-fastened bet of
that character discoverable. There was
A feeling ia some quarters that 1t would be
wise to suspend betting until after Mr..
Rlaines arrival 1t is well understood that
Mr.. Blaine has promised to take the stump
for the republican candidates, but the bet
+ers preferred to wait and note the effect of
the Plumed knights speeches on his
audiences. Above all, they wanted to study
the effect of next weeks hurrah and uproar.
1t was asserted yesterday, and a small bet
was registered on it, that there is some
doubt of Mr.. Blaines own enthusiasm.
But the point the democrats make seems to
then will be the best time for democrats to
get odds.
But some big bets that have already been
made leaked out last night. 1t was learned
that q wealthy bookbinder had bet an up
town manufacturer $4,000 to $4,000 on
Cleveland, and that the certified checks are
now deposited with the Farmers loan and
trust company. The same bookbjnder, it
is stated, has $4,000 more to bet on Cleve-
! ,,,IH Of ha odd lie Of 80,
$500. or $40, 600 to $4,000. The Sun has the
name of the Cleveland plunger.
For several days past big Montana re-
publican has announced that he had a man
who would put up 81 900 on Harrison and
Morton. A Cleveland man was found yes
terday who was willing to take that bet
The Montana man then said that he couldn't
find his friend.
Mr.. Richard Murphy of Green & Bate
man, the stock brokers, has made for
friends three bets, aggregating $4,000, on
Harrison and Morton to three bets, aggre-
eating $40, 600, on Cleveland and Thurman.
Mr. Murphy says he knows of bet of So
900 on Harrison and Morton to IS, 600 on
the democratic ticket. Hedeclines to give the
name of the Harrison plunger. The certi-
fed checks for all these bets have been de-
posted with third parties.
Nowadays professional betters are letting
Jl6 Jdlk anu OHeIo, WHdJ JuoTe tTe VI UueIil
go unnotlced. When these people make an
offer or take one up they do it with sort
of an idea that they know what they are
doing. Tee reason that there is no record
of professional betting now came out in a
discussion among group of sports in front
of the Brewer house last evening The
mentor of the gathering delivered it thus.
and the others nodded approval. There
amt no betting now, because we want to
know what the fight is about, and we have
got TO have that other letter of acceptance
before we can TELL"
WHAT THEY HEAR OUT OF TOWN.
New YORK, July 2S.-The betting men
to-day are wagering that if Hill is nomi-
mated he will lead Cleveland by 10000
Galveston Daily Nel0s.
They are betting nothing in Kansas
against Mr.. Cleveland, except very
small sums at very big odds. City
Times
And now the bets have changed from 2
to on Cleveland to 6 to on Harrison
Boston Herald.