New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-02
Not MICH MONEY BET.
A QUIET NIGHT AROUND THE HOTELS AND
HEADQUARTERS.

A QUIET NIGHT AROUND THE HOTELS AND
HEADQUARTERS.
For the night before election the Fifth Avenue
Hotel the Hoffman House and the Metropole,
the three hotels in which politicians with a
bent for betting are wont to gather. were prac-
tlcally deserted last ngnt Tammany Hall was
also deserted and so the headquarters OF
the Republican organization. There was little
final betting on the campaign. In the Metropole
W J. X Kenny was Offering two TO one on Van
Wyck with few takers.
AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel F. II. Brooks, VINO
has been making some bets on Seth 10" >
chances. said that he had Slo,oOo to bet at t"o
70 one that Low would beat Tracy, but ne fouhd
no takers The professional bettors say that IN
no campaign for years have they found so littie
interest in betting, and large bets were
recorded.
one observant Republican remained at the
MetropcIe Hotel from o'clock Saturday night
until after midnight and he says in all that time
only 81 100 was wa yed against S1..0O. the favor
tie bets being Low against Tracy.
Colonel Henry l.. Swords the official bet-maker
OF the Republican organization, has studiousY
avoided i,oiiical headquarters within the iasl
few davs and has wagered no money on Cen
eral Tr7cy's chances.
J. r. Hatch OF the Citizens Committee on En-
rolmont. said yesterday that he had S2ooo 10
bet at fair cd Is that Low would beat Tracy Mr.
Hatch offered three to one with no takers
Rumors Of the money reached Tammany Han
and an agent sent to try to get some OF 'he
money on the proposition that Van Wyck wouid
bca, Low Mr.. Hatch declined 10 bet. saying he
had been instructed 10 wager that Low "ouiu
heat Tracy. Mr.. Hatch. later. is said to have
1T, md
q Graham is named as having taken the most
OF H.
There was money galore uron the proposition
that Low would beat Tracy John W. rotten
,nered 10 bet 81 OoO that Tracy would beat Low.
When pinned down to bet OF HIoo ne deciiheu
TO make It. and soon afterward disappeared.
At the various headquarters there was much 'a'N
about betting but as a rule ii is found tna' 'nere
was no money and the talk was caused py "
desire to inspire confidence.
There was a large amount of betting on 'he
election in Wall Street yesterday. but IT repre-
sented little Most Of it was agreed upon III
advance The money for the most part was
offered by the Tanmany pool. and 1t was onset
hv 'hedge bets" so that there was little chance
Of loss II Is a fact that most OF the acceptances
~ Tammanv offers were rejected l.. B TAI
cott was the principal oferer of what was sup
posed 10 be Tammany money, ana AT tile oiiiIe N
or his firm Bell & Co. No. ~ Broadway IL
was said in the afternoon that "all the money
offered had been covered.
The betting ilgures looked large on the sur
face Altogether 1t was figured out. s.oooUo
vas nut up on the election result by cover
ing" however It Is probable that nothing IKE
that sum was as a matter or fact, at s'ahe.
7, WIS significant that when an announcement
~ a bet on Van Wyck was made the name OF
tho taker OF the other end or the Det was Ho.
given. This impaired an air OF faKlness u
the betting. .ooo . COCO .,.h l. u
Talcott that Low would win; C. b.anay .an oey oey
5000 TO 5000 with p. y. Sproule that Low Low
wwou,d win. Mr. Talcott bet Sl0Wn to Si,ooo
With Amory G. Hodges and another that IraTG a,9
would not win David Lapsley bet Sioo 10 Hlo
With W. NJ Harrison that Tracy you'd not WIN: WIN.
Tavior & Mayer bet $50 To H-oo that Low
a,,id "a, roceivn twice as many votes as Tracy.
F. l.. Henry, H. s. sternberger ana others h" v pet
81 o0O 70 St 600 with T.. j. Jewet that van
wvck would be defeated. There were many
offers Of 10. 10 against Tracy.
..pi,i,." edwards was in Wall street win
Ill nt rammnnv money but he complained or
,' ohsance of the betting fever.
a', or the produce Exchange the Low sentiment
t. the netting was reported as strong.