The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

conversant vita system playing. II IL i'm
possible not TO lose sometimes, ana so II II
tain figures so rs N got entirely cicar OF q
series OF lUsscq. Tho great idet Is to yet ~
nearly cicnr rs possible AT the mini,pum risk,
IL the Cnse OF the seConl race on MAJ. 20. M
the end OF the worst series OF the six days. II
vii. DO seen that. although Buckronc won out,
II was mt u loss Of $50; II CAPT. Z. hal won
II would have total'cd a win Of $50 on tho
series. But, NJ before rointcd out, the, player
who kept tab after the four wins Of May p,
and tie two wins already scored, May %,
won'd have st,2pPed: l. 10 ~ not ms grsrii.
II regularly PLAYED totai,cd a win or S30U;
max mum capital rcuu red. $500. The rcnder
car iiEurc out the day by;;day winnings. and he
have peen made hy tabblnR the percentage,
aud when the run Of losses occurred going
SSiiaa i 70 'G iast 'F q. + f." losses @@S'H Lad iD BEEN ,%'i rc al.
~ incurred. This system has many, good
point, In spite Of itG intri ,2cics Of eaIcqlattom,
by-dny ruutrr.
An inter sting systcm wNs sent in, with a
last season. and for n day today system Of
playing II has considerable to recommend II II
due care 9 taken. Tits is 70 take the tips
given hv the %tlps,rrs. o" the tins printed IN the
i've 'N.st promtnru, morning papers which make
II specially Ut this feature, n.ld then play them
under certain conditions. OF course personal
selection. tHa lc used. hGt the objection to these
IS the same which applies to the selections OF
the pr, irssiOnnl %tipsteIs, aud that l., when
II rot sets IN. so much depends ON n
speedy renewal Of success III the choices TINT
l'Di llAN'lNtll'tfhN lN''s.lllNlN 10 H'lllINll lttil'
capped. The ideal tipsicr would lie n mnn
gifted that way. who could be shut up in n
racing. results, or 9thcr, people, opinions. and
simply have set before him each morning Ger.
tain problems OF The day to unrayel. the Gle
such records on such dates. such weights and
distances for the day; and he should never
know IT. he cnnc right OF, wrong. The nearest
approach to the ideal is the newspaper tipster;
he has no pecuniary interest such rs sub
scribcra and their suco ess involve, in the result
of his choices. and Mt the same time Is con-
stnntly spurred on by the composition OF other
rev sraper tIpstcrs to do his hest in wh"t is n
are taken and their selections are compared so
a. to make the bet upon the majority, there AT
TEN and to endorse the results sent H.. These
were only for one year, however, and II must
system must he unhesltatlngly received which
has not been successfully tested for three years.
TLr details will now b. given and then the
judgment goes, will b.. pointed OFT.
The five pNUcrs' selections are taken and the
horse chosen VIII .h Is named for first in the
most papers, hut " a first selection Is a non
sta ter The selection for place, becomes Thu, Sc
Thus. take. the Gravcscnd meeting OF .ast
year. For. the. first race every paper ot, the
give Domino to win: nnl he won; then;
Owlet. .Connoisseur, Emma c., Owlet, Dola-
This gave Two choices to owlct. which
for Owlet and two Tor Dolabra. wherever
ne odds would permit, ne moncy would be
pit 80 iuS 10 DHCk IHcU tOIn 10 VIII It's HthTly
rs possible the sarre sum: where this could
cot he done, the race must be called of. In
10 case Is II horse backed at worse odds than
The record OF the Gravesend spring
Of 1895 shows that. under this sys.
OF picking from the newspaper %tipsters'
'hoices, no less than 0b per cent. Of the bets
we're won. the horses backed ranging up to
. l against. and the maximum winning
rice being 81. This is a much better rec.
'rd than that of the tavorites straight, AID tho
has the advantage of having no prob.
ems 10 decide as to which is the favorite; but
practically, IL arranged before
ding to tho track. except so far as the
cratches may affect the choices. Mistakes
re almost impossible, and the only points re-
naming to discuss are the scaling Of the bets,
nd the amount of capital in proportion to the
rst BET which will insure comparative safe
y. The general Idea appears to be ST 900
apital for n first bet of S25 at the beginning
( the season. and the scale is to let SIS so
)ng as you win. then bet $40. and II lose still
ONE, to play to cover losses only as near as
with n slight percentage In favor Of
he favorite. When a day If finished with the
innings ahead teven II the last two or three
aces have been LOST. commence afresh next
ay. but II tie balance for the day Is adverse, !
lntinue until n win Is made. Here is the
.ble of the first week at Gravesend spring
leetlng, 1898. and this should explain fully
hat is meant: