The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-29

eight races. winning e53o, and nsesssltatipn
year ran ~ about, 500 capital The record
ton o. the. MoSmeu,S NESTING. capital 81
$1,000 would have been ample. and the profits
| must he remem bered that this system may be
me sr bet o bet ISS SaG also 10 3.
the place. and when that IL done the integral
. worked IN the sane ps Tsya sq ~ after
| cent larger than the Integral column calls Tor.
In this way. u the top figure is and the lover
lost. This IS must be carried into the column to
again be added. Fsvorltes must be played for
the place as long aa1.-3can be obtained and !!
GSds RI. ; U1 merit ns thu S:s Be Ss
the series l. shorter, and = is; Therefore e.
1t requires about twice the capital Still an
other modification Is to start the system by
tab Of the races Ss with tie system in the hook,
and walt until there are only one or two figures
one winning. bet viii close the ssris.I and then
make the bet the series calls Tor, ~ IL is won,
paper; but u It lie lost, continue the series on
paper until the turn comes again. and then
play doubling the former Hm3unt and SO on
above three bets
COMPLICATIONS THAT ARE PuzzLtNa
1ithls had been done with the long series y
S25. .but. With the shorter series IL ,worEs, all
right There ts one more word to be said Of
s' s .asy a. r'y oo Ss0f e. Il
Is apt 70 get badly myadied. Where there are
to divide tho bet and play the two as II they
were, one horse. and in many cases where
any two horses The mutuss viii hi' tell Which
Is really the post favorite. It is advisable
opens eisncs at the boards and come OUT, walt
until the 6ugle sounds then 20 In, make the let
Ss e Odds the
well e g,S1SI The reason for this that !,
worse to rush shin IL and play i and shortly alter
IL, leaving the punter with the wrong horse
played and the run Of the system upset unless
serned and makes another one. backing the
s Ss. Saf distance nor az Morris ule Park Ths.s
2, Al each AZ Al the no letting Progressed
3to / each, kdolbert standing at 81. The
buele sounded. the people began to stream
practically backed of the boards, and won the
day were Ill and 81. The only other dan:
ger Is that OF having too much capital ard
SSsn 9hepe Ss Bet & fss
the last minute the bookmakers may have
laid their limit and will not accommoda'e
you. asd 80 may smash the combination at
very critical point.
1t is a very common thing to hear people de-
that there is NO system which is worth the
paper 1t Is written on. and that all systems
weak points which. barring phenSmensl. luck,
will work disaster. These people hold that
ly en- DlOy0u In other and iesa ntripata of
speculating, and in this they are. In u m easure.
correct some people even g. 90 far as to
isss'pis system 4; %ssoSss.ss s%is
ployed. cannot lose. and the only drawback
70 it's general use is the fact that
with the speculation virus. and let's 1t run
away with him. so that he must play, every
content to play one race per day. to say moth
Ing OF one race every two or three days.
YOU CAN'T LOSE AT THIS GAME.
. This is the tyne OF man who would sooner
short: price iayorite. which by every rule OF
ejaculation NIL appear to be the only thing In
pathlc system. Its simply beating the book
maker at his own game that is to say. making
r too his eas for N tSs asnh.
cannot lose. but will win on every horse
Ing to the price of tn. Rorss. whether tho IA
vorite wins or loses. To explain this, IL must
be first stated for the benefit OF those not ex-
perts at the game that the bookmakar's art is
veritable science ut which no dull-witied
fool can hope to succeed, and the odds against
the various horses so carelessly chaIked up on
the slate are posted In accordance with an ac-
cepted code OF rules. which. properly adhered |
to- will win certain sum for the book no mat |
ter IL the favorite wins or loses. The only |
to the eternal success Of tho book
max or is that owing to the short time allowed |
TO elapse between the races and the liking OF |
the public being limited to only three Of four
hnF In n 0AE8 hA MN mi hat Ia
called round book. which Is another |
name for perfect book, which. of course, 10 |
one that cannot lose. Added to this Ia the ten /
dency OF the DenciIler to speculate on informa- |
tion or personal opinion. and SO hold from bet |
ting on certain horse. thinking that 1t 10 sure
to win. while some other horse well fancied Is !
laid against to the limit and often beyond Ii. |
In the hope OF accom- plishng that dream OF |
the bookmaker's heaven known to the craft as |
skinning the lamb or. In other words. lay |
ner. and SO clearing every cent OF the money |
" hich has been invested with him on that par
ticular race. such book as a round book |
Is, generally exenplihed by the first |
odds posted on any given race, before bet |
ting has commenced, and Is called "a percentage |
book, This percentage varies, and may be |
roughly said to be 3b per cent. and II It Ia at |
A per cent or over the book maker will win on |
whatever horse wins tDrovided he has laid the |
THE GREAT GAME OF PERCENTAGE
varying amount OF money against |
bach horssl. IL the percentage il below O0 per
sent the posted Dunter can beat the race and |
win no matter what horse may finish In front |
Here Is the secret: Every quotation on the |
slate represents q certain per cent and these
added together represent the total percentage
Of the hook. and are the guide OF the educated
booE max ar, although IL Is held that a number
n han do nj m staE and Ia Han and ID