Evening star., 1898-11-08
HOW MONEY TALKS
Not Great Deal Of Betting on the
Election.
MOST WAGERS ARE ON new YORK
The Odds FIuctuate and $4,000
Will Cover the Sum Laid.
GOSSIP ON THE STREET

Van Wyck men in Washington this after
room wanted odds of 10 to 8 against their
man. The Roosevelt hackers were unwill-
ing to give the odds. The result was that
comparatively little money was placed on
the New York gubernatorial candidates this
fateful day in the careers Of two Inost esti-
mable men. What sums were wagered
were put on at even money. There was a
lack Of confidence on both sides of the bet
ting, money being vaguely offered and hard
to get at. The whole trouble with the bet
tors of Washington today seemed to be
their inability to get together. Inquiries
at different popular resorts of political
lights and those members of the sporting
fraternity most likely to lay the hard coin
on their favorite runner developed the
fact that callers had offered odds on both
Van Wyck and Roosevelt, with no takers
Thus the fact was again evidenced that
something was nightly wrong in the
schedule of connections between the dead
games"
Money Laid on New York.
At o'clock this afternoon the betting in
Washington was practically at IN end, and
1t Is estimated by Mr.. R. T. Warwick, who
Is perhaps more familiar with the situation
than any one else in this vicinity. that fully
$O,UO0 has been laid in the capital CITY on
the result of the balloting contest in New
York state. The betting is confined almost
exclusively to the fight for the governor
snip between Croker and Platt, the con-
gressional and legislative contests arousing
practlcally no enthusiasm. and without this
exuberance of spirit betting is mp ossible.
Early morning bettorS pla cad small Sums
OF money at "evens,' but when later in
the day reports calGe from New York to
the effect that a heavy vote was being
pohed the weather IDEAL and prospects
good for full rural vote the Van Wyck
hot licb.
TOOK to cover refusing to come out again
except when coaxed by tempting ODDS on
the Roosevelt side of the uues,i l. Money
was posted at several different places about
the city, but the conditions imposed were
generally such no one cared 10 take on
the bet.
AT the stock brokers' Offices it was stated
TO reporter for The Star betting was
few and far between. All of the batting
rising to the dignity of public attention
closed before l. O'Clock last night. when
the tn odds We're slightly in favor of Van
WycR. During yesterday MeSscs. r. T
Warwick and Ned Jones Iail n total of
81 800 on Van Wyck at even figures. This
afternoon Mr.. Warwick was holdina, ont
Tor odds, Offering no better than s to 10
on the democratic candidate. At Shoo-
makers gentleman offered 800 or more
on Roosevelt. at ODDS of 10 TO 8, but there
was no one present willing to take the
van Wych end of the substantial arpu-
q
gentleman posted 500 to be IaiG against
any 500 to be found ready to back Roose-
welt.
Little Real Wagering.
1t will thus be that while bet talk
was abundant there was little real, bona
fide wagering. Betting men were living
rather low, ard the members of both caTau,s
sawed wood when there was a likelihood
of taking on few dollars Talegraphic
w.ra aiIr9,J
ties in the city about noon telling of the
heavy vote throughout the empire state
ana announcing cessation Of betting, a
few wagcrs being laid ;t even money. The
erect OF the messages was to further nut
stop TO all betting in Washing: and
even before 1 O'Clock. the time-irnit placed
on many of the posted amounts, there was
10 money to be had. The betting situation
was not at all satisfactory today. Around
the streets the pikcrs would occasionally
FISK d i've or ten-d0ilar bill but the con-
summatlons were rare, the argument be-
tween political opponents generally wind
ing up by return of the flashed green
TO the pockets Of the rightful owners with
out ever having left their grasp
In the lobbies of the uptown hotels there
was an abundance of election and other
talk, Dut the betting propositions were the
same as elsewhere and the amounts staked
exceedingly small. Several hundred dol
lars were pr sted and bets closed, but 81 900
will probably cover the total amount of
v al W. SSh-NoooeNelt money put on dur
ing the day. In the government depart-
mcnts small bets were numerous, the clerks
giving over a greater part of their lunch
time to Il discussion of the political battle
and showing their sporting procivities by
ohering sums as high as $::i their favor
ite in the New York futurity.
The Color of the House.
Wilbur w. Marmaduke, the ticket broker,
today bet 800 to $500, put up by George
Little, on the political color of the next
House of Representatives. Mr. Marma-
duke bets the House will be democratic,
while Mr. Little gives odds that it will be
republican, The money was deposited in
the National Hotel safe.
One feature of this falls election is the
total absence, so far as Was hington is con-
cerEed, of freak bets, the prospects of
wheelbarrow rides down the avenue lunch
es eaten on + street, and the sight of
well-dressed, well-known man polishing am
others boots on the sidewalk are very
slim, indeed, speaking we'll for political en-
thusiasts and showing an Improvement in
their mental departments most commercial
BILE.
Hats ties, gloves and other articles of
wearing apparel have been wagered in
plenty, while the girls have entered into
the spirit of the campaign and have bet
their best fellows many pounds of candy.
With the fair sex Roosevelt is hot
favorite, for they know practically nothing
of Judge Van Wyck, and then the latter
is no hero"
Washington's betting has all been done
during the last seven days, the odds favor
ing Van Wyck up to today. The sporting
men have invariably placed their money
on the democrat.
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