Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-28

against about .hirty-fve or forty OF the
others-is 1t any wonder that man
who claims to be = reasoning being Is
unable to adhere 10 his first impressions
when the books have IS to 1 marked up
against the horse?
1T is given TO some men, on the 9TH
er hand, TO gloat over long ODDS aud TO
have their original fondness for par
ticuIar animal Intensified by the rich
yield which ten or twenty dollar Dill
will bring. Ii is, however. noticeable
fact that long shot, when be does "in'
profits very few Of the big betters, ex-
cept in cases where he has started loDg
shot is seldom what is known as good
thing
Now here, II seems to me, 10 the
whole thing ia q nutshell
There are many able and eareful
students OF form and performance, out
they are OF many minds. Each man
has his following. Each follower has
his faith shaken at a time when 10
should be firm. Each follower, again,
returns to his allegiance at the wrong
time, occasionally. The big fish, who
possibly are only taking flyers in many
OF the races where the fields are large
and the result uncertain, will be found
10 unite on some horse whose price, In
the eyes Of the small bettors, is probibi-
tive. The big players will then win ouI
their losses aud more, too.
no WORRY ABOUT 1T.
Therefore, for the small bettor who
can afford TO lose moderate amount,
bot while trying TO win would like
something 10 work upon that is at least
surer than tips or picking l advocate
the system which has worked so well Ia
at least one case all the season just
closed. OF course, the future Of racing
in this State is predetermined 81 pres
ent, but there are two meetings near by
at which many may be able TO try the
experiment The greatest charm OF the
intregal system to one who has schooled
himself properly Is its simplicity. Your
work is cnt out for you. Post iavorites
are provided for your wsgers, either by
natural selection or q sudden weight OF
money. All care seems 10 be taken
from your mind. Dope books become
objects OF idle curiosity rather than
priced works OF reference. You find
yourself plying the man who eropes
along lines Of fine type looking up cer-
tain performances, weights sud jockeys.
1.-THE jockey on your ready made So
lections becomes an object of'some little
interest, bnt not one OF absorbing inter-
est. Your chief work Is to walt. When
YOU are sure that one horse is preferred
beyond any ether, even though the dif-
ferance may. be a very slight one-and
to decide this you take the concensus
of the rings opinion, passing by every
book IL you think IL necessarY-you are
ready TO lay your wager at tho best OBJ
tainable odds. There is no mental
struggle, no bias caused by some per-
haps ll advised plunge on horse,
whose real form is, 50 far rs you know.
represented by the quantity y. You
have played the horse whose chances
are considered the best by the largest
nun Der Of people, aud he generally
looks the probable winner under the
circumstances. There are times, how
ever, when the system player feels that
the post favorite cannot win, and here
is one Of the few difficulties OF the sYs-
tenn The more experienced raceRoer
the more difficult II Is, az first, TO follow
this particular system OF betting.
Where there are eight successive horses
you will bet on with as perfect conf
dence as man can feel who bets on so
uncertain thing as a thorough bred,
there are perhaps two other fAvorltes
whose chances seem 10 you 10 DO very
slim. Your supposed knowledge OF
form 10 responsible for this.
THE FAvoRITE's CHANCES.
"But experience has taught me thai