The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
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81" show where O ~favorite won, where
the ~fsvorite ran second. with o DIS OF l-2 OF
latter for the place: N where 1t was .econd
With worse odds than 1-2. and 20" whore the
f~yorite WAS unplaced.
This breaks the record a. being tho lowest av.
srage ever made. In 1891 it was - per CO L;
IN 1892 It was ~ per cent; in 1898 1t was 46
per cent; in 1894 1t was 50 per cent; In 1895 it
was AZ per cent. and in 1895 1t was as per cent.
As regards the running at the meeting. there
vas good racing. with q number OF stirring con-
trsts, but nevertheless It proved a record breaker
In more ways than in the matter Of first favorites
winning. In the first place there were only
twenty eight first favorites to win in seventy
two races, as against forty winning in eighty.six
races last year. Then there were twenty-five
last year to run into tho place. and this year
only fourteen achieved that distinction, and Of
these. last year there were eleven at unplay.
able ODDS. while this year six of the fourteen
could not be played for the place. Turning to
the second favorites, the same tale of woe 10
hair stand on end. Last year there were twenty
four 10 win and twenty-stN second. with only
,Ten at uinpisyable Odds for the plase, or AZ
bcond f~ayorites won, and only eleven got the
place. all, however. at good odds Loo K up the
find that not a single second favorite won; then
turn to the thirty six first races and you will
find that only four won up to that point. Thus
ue concerned. stands at so per cent. instead OF
from about 66 to 20. which Is the average. and
those first and md second .o md %f ave PLAYERS on .
must be pretty well plucked II they raised on
the initial bet Of the opening OF the season.
one so far this year to show one day, Sept. 8,
when not a single favorite won, and only Gen.
tai Trust managed to get as good as second.
the thirteen winning at this meeting.
Last year there were only three horses at I'M
SslnIsb,e ODDS to win; this year came, on Aug.
Reed. Is. won; Bromley Stable. Is. lost;
Sept !. Flushing, Is. won. Last year there
this year not only the favorites could not win or
ct the place, but actually the hoodoo extended
Dthe rail birds fancies. and at the meeting the
Nj. won; Sept. 8. King T.. SOL, Isl. sec.
md; Sept. II. woodpigeon, 1876 -four horses
at me Taiss; Won one r of G%a. sr, de Chan he and ~ %o tse
Eee Of tho faxorites was about $40 to 81. as
.gainst % to So last year. and the average num-
er Of horses to a race showed great improve
nent, being alb ut gig, as against 7 horses to q
aon-Arehduke. Sept s-on . foul.
Special stress has been laid light along this
reason on the mad INSTABILITY Of Increasing the
because the punter has won money. Many seem
TO think that because 1t was stated in the first
.rtiele Of the series for 1897 that a certain sum
VASE weo - NoNoi ~
bsses all through the yea and that every time
tie initial capital was doubled the bet might
also be Dubbed. This is not so. II any Of the
ystems which have made money this year had
been started at either the second half Of the
Brighton Beach or the recent Sheepshead meet.
hg, the puuter would have found himself In
trouble. The initial amount was simply named
With due consideration of the system-winning
merits OF. the Morris Park spring and the
Gtayesend spring meeting, and on this basis the
capital fixed has proved amply sufficient, the
bt not being increased throughout the season.
The system OF playing the Bookmakers' Favor
Ee 10 that of noting down on a card in the open
hs betting the names of the horses against
which are offered odds of 81 and less, then
saving the ring and returning, at post time.
consulting the names on the card, and backing
te horse against which there is the best price;
saeSing 1t for tho best place to be obtained for
IL, play to get third; 4 at 81 and II.
pay to get second, and II at 2-l and 3-5.
pay to win. The first bot is $40. and then after
tloSs the bet is sufficient to get previous losses
eack and 70 win $40; playing $40 bets as long
nthey win, and after n win always returning
pthe $40 bet. At the meeting Just closed the
saalls OF this system in operation were as fol-