The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-12
SYSTEM BETTING TESTED.
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When these articles on system betting first
| appeared In HI SUE they evoked 4 reply from
q bookmaker to the effect that the gentlemen on
the boxes were always pleased to meet any man
who had cash and . system 10 play at the races,
- the ring was sure 10 get all the money before
very long. He ridiculed the ides Of any system
making money. and Il Il TO be supposed that he
spoke according TO his lights, but the great
trouble appears 10 be that his lights did not
amount 70 very much
A slight proof as to how much the opinion Of
. bookmaker. upon even his own business, may
be worth, II TO be found in the fact that at the
end Of the first two weeks of the Brooklyn
spring meeting the ring was out Of pocket about
s46O,000. money won by the bettors. Now, II
the bookmakers were such infallible critics Of
the great game of games, there would surely be
no such record 10 place on the historic slate, I'M
less, indeed. It was the knowing ones who stayed
out unt1 the critical period was passed. and
then stepped in TO daily with the elusive but
buhO hcAb u tuo bybtoh pLhloTs
This Waterloo of the bookmakers continued
to Morris Park and even TO sheepshead. and
from ali reports 10 date ths Saratoga track IL
proving . mighty hard one for the -bookiss"
who simply make book and do not bet them
selves. Be all this - Il may, II would require Q
strong microscope 10 ind to-day many Of the
bookmakers who weighed In TO do business at
the opening day at Gravesend, but Of the sys-
tenn players who followed the advice of The
SuN, they are ahead Of the game and in GLOW
The Same cause runs through the success of
the system player a. through that Of the book
maker, and that IL the due speculation with re-
gard TO the amount Of capital at the disposal Of
the punter or bookmAker. The men who are on
the box in the ring year In and year out, such
men as Thompson, Lichtenstein, and Common,
are men with ample funds. and when q spell of
bad luck strikes them, as II must sooner or later,
they have enough capital TO stand the brunt,
and simply wait until the tide turns and things
como their way again. and that In the sole adj
vantage, practically speaking. that the book
maker has over the punter. II the system
player viii only adapt his first bet to the mar
gin Of his total capital on anything like a math-
ematical basis, he will win II he knows enough
about the surroundings Of the track to make q
bet and tell which horse is favorite, and that Is
the faot which II has been sought to demon
strate in the articles on this subject.
Numbers Of letters have been received on the
subject, and the writer has had a wide expert
ence Of the system-playtng crank, who as a rule
Is unsuccessful for the simple reason that he
pins his calculations eternally to q maxim
capital of 5000. That Is his Alpha and Omega,
Some time ago there was an effort made by a
responsible man to form q syndicate to play a
system at tho track during the big meetings,
and advertisements were placed in tho leading
papers, resulting In any quantities Of replies
and much more explanation and correspond
ence. The amount required was $4,000
but It was never raised by the syndicate. Every
man who was prepared to invest anything would
invest the magical 5000. and that was the limit;
and for that 5000 he expected TO make at least
$40 q day. Just think Of It, allowing $50 rae
ing days to the season, he expected TO realize $50
per cent on his money In six monthsi And yet
unsuccessful system players drop out day by
day. and say there Is no way Of beating the
races, and write letters to the papers decrying
the noble sport which they have neither the
heart to appreciate as sports, nor the ability to
approach as q business transaction, and this is
the only way to approach It wis n the betting is
taken up simply with . view TO gain.
The integral system, fully described In THE
Sun Of April 90. was at that time stated to DO
invincible II properly played, and this claim
was made upon the record Of six years expert
ence. This year has proved no exception, and
up to date this system has won for its followers
nearly $4,000, or 100 per cent on the capital
declared TO be necessary for safety. How well
this calculation was founded Is proved BY the
fact that at no time was more than 81 .l5l re-
Quired for use in the ring. II a man had start
ed this season with a capital Of only $50 the ex-
traordinary run of luck In the first two weeks
would have brought him out q winner Of over
I Inn mar can't IN hia first canttal pnt In tha
series commencing the eighth day at Morris
Park, on June z, he would have required O
capital of no less than $1,l5l, and SO
have lost all he had previously made.
This sort of reckoning, however, Is what
causes the downfall OF the average system
player. He sees himself with $1,000 In pocket.
playing Q system that needs only half or a third
rise. or Il he does rise it Is With a loss that Badly
cripples him; The player must look upon his
pay it's ias w 70 fro@ $50 10 SH 100 u pen cent anf in Sis
months Is assuredly worthy attention, without
stretching its limits, OF profit beyond the safety
c%uistion. Afew words as to the past, and then
the coming meetings will be considered.
M onhish Pa ~ ias finss1 i ~ VIII liz be sef found that at tine tine
record OF actual capital required undergoes a
dahaaSs' 4 hn stl6 Ief ho%sss an k ,sIass Within IN s as' llR% nff:
By q very large margin OF nearly. 80 per cent
ths 1sisS the 4sss se oR gan Tsqui tSis w y.rfs ss ossn Sqs With
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race. 10. .kentigerns, x-l....,. :. 10
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Third race. "a. Applause, . 5..,-,, 70
fiIlh racS &C. s.. Judge Morrow. 80, IS
sixth race. 40, .Pr'ce OF Monaco, 40 ~
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