The morning call., 1892-02-01

The brooklyn weights QlHer so slightly
from the above that taking into account the
months earlier difference, both estimates
VIII be nearly Identical. Owen Roberts %,
King Winker o., Kimberly a. Beansey a.,
India Rubber a., Celia a., AituraS ~ and
Zampost are in the Brooklyn and not IN the
Suburban, but on paper the chances OF these
candidates are not worthy Of much ConSid-
GRAFTON. The bewildeTng in and out run
ming of the fOur-year-old as three-yeaT- OldS
last year makes the equalIZIng Of their
chances rather pulling one. Even now
it is impossible to say which of the lot was
positively the best threeyear-0ld last sea-
son. With this perpleXlng quantity to con-
slider, il looks as If the three-year-olds en-
tered this year have an advantage over the
four year-old division and the best chance
to defeat the top weights. Taking the Spir-
it's table, the winner, according to past
precedents, should be very liable to turn up
among the first five tcp weights.
VALUABLE BETTING TIPS.
As inseparabie as betting is from racing,
the following most pertinent remarks on
betting in the Turf Field and Farm are
worth the closest attention of all speculatorS ::
Once having taken hold OF theory of this
kind, il Is astonishing hcw tenaciOusly these
system players cling 10 their fallacy No argu-
ment Will convince them. no experience ablte
their belief IN It's Intalbiity, and they are ever
ready with excuses and explanations for It's
failure to operate successfully; they will tell you
of Tie unforeseen contingency which viii never
happen again, ana even lake upon III mSeYeS
the blame OF not properly following out its work
ings, but the vOtaries Of system will never
acknowledge that the plan is defective and Will
never believe but what II TelentleSsly pursued a
fortune can ultimately be gained.
Tie worst feature OF these sO-caled systems
Is that no matter on what calculations based,
whether on jockeys mounts, or on faYOTlies, or
on second choices for place, or on The three
cheapest horses in each race, or what they in
yarabIy demand 10 be played by what is known
as "the doubling up process" and this tn Itself
is enough 10 swamp millionaire, were he will
ing TO dlsSipate his fortune In this fashion; aud
even were IL possible 10 place tue aggregate Of
his money after numerous successive losses,
which il Is NOT.
IL seems that these poor deluded system play
eTs see only the prospective advantages which
might possibly accrue from their methods !;
whereas the corresponding disadvantages which
are much greater aud far more likely 10 occur,
are entirely ignored. IL those who are In quest
OF q me bod by which 10 regulate their betting
could be induced o faithfully follow the rule to
back only hrst-clasS horses, regardless OF the
weight carried--s0 long as they are not asked 10
90 beyond their disauce--and TO restrict their
Investments to races run over such tracks as
Justify the assumption that the bettOr Will get Q
square Iun for his money, lie Will find himself
far better off by the time the season closes, aud
even though the balance at the end OF the year
may not show a satisfactory gain, rest assured
he will be far lighter loser than though he had
followed any OF the deluSlYo schemes known as
" systems"
10 The small hacker 1t would be wise policy to
play only the important races, and instead OF
having trlfing bet on six or seven races each
day, TO mass the amount of bis investment on
the two or three principal events Of the day.
never losing sight of the one governing principle
always to back good horse-nor OF the one
point 10 be most strenuously avoided, viz; the
doubling-up PLAN"
According to reports from the training
quarters throughout the State about 200
runners are now being prepared for the
spring campaign. Most of them. however.
4 4.
luck there after the blood-horse spring
races.