Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
HEAVY BETTING In AUSTRALIA.
largo Amounts laid After the Horses
start Immense ThrcnEs at the

start ~ Immense Thrcnss at the
Races.
From the Denver NewsI
Louis q. Scharrer, a well known bookmak-
er and sporting man of Australia, who has
been travelling extensively through this
country, especially in the east, has recently
come to this city, and is so taken with it
that he has decided to locate here permR-
nently. Mr.. Scharrer enjoys In this country
the acquaintance Of the best class Of sport
ing men, especially on the turf. He intends
to make application to make books at Over
land park during the spring and summer
meeting, and will do 80 on the Australian
plan solely. A News reporter asked him ''if
he thought the Australian plan would take
in this country"
"Well, don't know. You see have that
to learn. intend to inaugurate the Austria
lian system or plan, and feel that as now
city it will take, and as soon as the bettors
get to understand it fully I believe they will
prefer it to the American plan. 1t ls sim
pie, and give the bettor chance to hedge
out after the race has started If he sees his
horse get left at the post or get away bad"
"How can you, under that plan, give q
man chance to bet after the horses are eif:'
"Just as you would when they go to the
post In Australia hundreds of thousands
of dollars are bet oa single race, and I
have seen two hundred thousand sovereigns
bet on race after the horses have left the
post and have entered the stretch. Then
they do not uss the board that is used in this
country The bookmal1er, with but one
clerk, gets stand. He advertises himself IN II
the sporting papers as being at such and such
a place, or under such a tree, where he is
| ready to take bets on all events In New Zea
| land or Australia. Now he will lay odds
| that look fabulous to the bettor in this
| country. He stands on box with q list oi
| the starters printed on sheet of paper ane
the odds he is offering. He makes straight
bets and place, one, two, three. OF course
his straight bets are very short compared t
the place odds, and in that country the bet
tors prefer to try and pick the first thres
horses, and odds of five hundred to five
pounds is very common bet on three horses
| Such bets are also made on picking the three
winners of the day in separately, sort OF
combination, as you call it in this country
| The bookmaker stands with satchei opeI
| in front of him strapped around his neck
| The tickets he holds are numbered coHsecu
lively, and as peraon makes his bet he il
given ticket with the horses name on it il
exchange for his money. The clerk take
the number of the tickes and the amount i
| calls for. He adds this 10 the last ticke
| sold on the horse, therefore keeping a tota
| amount always in front of him of tbs
amount to be paid out on each horse in thu
l IAC6. IOW WuSu eHSy SO " tAo poSV NC ecii'
| the bookmaker how his sheet stands, and
then the odds are raised or lowered on eacf
horse. As soon as they get off the book
| maker notes their positions, and Immediately
goes through the crowd calling out odds or
sucn and such a horse. So much that the
one In front won's win, or SO much on tht
fayorite. AS they enter the stretch he keep
| up his betting until the horses are near tn
| wire, and takes in thousands of sovereign
i bo1 4 hnrcaS ruhifa thav
ming. When the race is over he cashes hi
Owl tickets as they are presented, beinl
handed by the clerk the numbers of tn
winning tickets"
"Don't you often got the worst of it tax.
ing bets after the start is msdea"
"Not as rule. You see there are 81
many horses that move up to ths front and
fall back after going only short distance
and the bettors. as soon as they see hors
| in front and learn who it is, jump for bet
and almost invariably lose that bes, too
The bookmaker, however, often goes brok,
by offering too big odds on some Of tn
horses bet on in that manner, but as q rul.
he comes out ahead"
"Do the races attract large orowdsa"
II have seen one hundred and fifty thou
| sand at the Melbourne cup race, which is on,
of the principal events in that country, an6
is two mile race. Fifty thousand people
| however, attend the races daily, and in Aus
tralia there is racing the entire year round
All the race courses in that country are un
der the management of clubs, and most o
the patrons are members OF these clubs
They are very iue and high toned affairs
and the best class of people belong to them
Sporting is the main topic in Australia, an
any legitimate class of sport takes stron
hold on the people,"
Chow do the prices CT admission to tn
course in that country compare with tn
} United Statesi"
SIT coats more to attend the races there
J The Melbourne track is the finest race cours
In the world beyond doubt, and is reache
by train, boat or coach, SO you see it is a
easy matter to handle large crowd. o
this track Is hill, which Is a natural gran
stand, and twenty-five to thirty thousan
, people can see the races, and from it you ca
gee the horses feet from start to fnisl
, Now the Melbourne club charges about fit
, cents TO tho persons who 60 on this hill t
witness the races. This is the cheapest plae
, on the track; the Derby stand costs abor
, two dollars and a half; the Leger the sam,
J while to go'in the grand stand and ssddlin
, paddock costs ten shilliEgs extra. Then ii
course has free stand, where you can g
, and witness the races free of charge, an
, have almost as good view of them ss in th
, other stands. The difference in the stand
, is owing to the way they face, and, of course
that is a matter of choice to the persons pr
tronizing the track.