The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
pUNTERS AT GRAvESEND.
...rrTs or SYSTEM PLAYING At
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~ the Rsdd system $500 Yves Won on n
Rr.,.t CAPITAL Of 0100-Duplicato Race
ss..u won osIB on n Capital Of oh9O-
r.,,nnratIVs Records for Three Year,.
-. ina system player. who Judges all things
.s,r,tive from the averages Of preceding
100 and expects their tide-like recurrence at
..a.1 interyals. there Is something very inter
49, IN the fall racing records this year. oupe-
,.ir IN that Of the meeting Just closed at
1-v.sand. Time was when the favorites won
-. dny In and day out, with the regularity OF
y. ,,sInr and setting, and almost any system
.-sn the pernicious one Of doubling up-would
=. money on q very small margin Of capital.
!" ,hose days IL was the Mecca Of the punter.
..Sthe familiar Dryer oolors blazed In the van
s.tair average prizes. It was In 19e0thatt the un-
s,n.ctsd happened. and the very high average
s.rrsntsge OF the year precipitated u perfectly
.,tural decrease at the Brooklyn track, with
s.Jstlon from 20 per cent. to 10 per cent, clos
~ AZ 80 per cent. Many were the depleted
rotketbooks that year. This established the
Soodoo which prevented strict percentaaeplay-
an from making even . single bet at ehat meet
~ IN 1895. and in 1897 the percentage was
arnln found erratlc, ranging from 80 per cent
a. 10 Der cent. maximum. the opening day
olcsIne at 80 per Q
Ths Redd system rewarded those who put
,hsir faith In It at the meeting Just closed.
The Nindup at sheepshead with q matter OF
IA winning first favorites in the 10 last races
made It certain that open percentages at
prooklyn must be correspondinGly low. and
the warning given in the notes Of Sept 18
1905, to the effect that the punter might ex-
ptct "a maximum percentage Of winning ia
yorites around the fourth day Of the meeting,
and A gradual but not important falling on to
The close" we're correct to the letter. the maxi
mum percentage being the third day. ~ per
oent, failing Town to 80 per cent. at the close.
y,sine the last few days. Thus the meeting
opened with 40 per cent. 45 per cent. A per
aent, ~ per cent. Al per cent. 81 per cent. 40
per cent, 80 per cent, Al per cent, 10 per cent.
IS per cent, 43 per cent. and ~ per cent. clos
tnR at that figure. as against the 1897 record Of
80 per cent, so per cent. A per cent, ~ per
cant, 40 per cent, ~ per cent, "a per
cent, 80 per cent, SO per cent, so per
cent, SO per cent. 80 per cent. Az at
sheepshead the 1893 record needed some
heavy days Of closing favorites to strike even
nnormal figure for the meeting. There were
S5 ~favorites to win in 20 races. and Ia ran Sec
ond. with only at less than Ia on for the
place. In 1897. % won in Il races. with 10
second. 5 at less than Ia on. OF the second
f~avorites. 10 won and IS ran second. there
being only 1 at less than1-2 on for the place.
Irish Reel, in q field OF 4 horses. Sept. 10.
This year the record Of prohibitive favorites
was cut down from 3 in 1897 to /. Sept. 20.
Irish Reel. 1-25. . two-horse race. There was
no walkover. no dead heat. although previous
years furnish both Of these items; 1897
showed . day with no favorite In front.
and although 1893 did not repeat. or Sept.
1920 Z went Town in succession. these
being The Winner. 1910; Tom Collins. 81;
The Lady In Blue. IS; Nosey. 1876; Glen-
helm. 81; Miss Tenny. 15-10; George
Keene. 2-1. winning out. with Firearm. 1-6.
followed BY Roysterer. also losing ct 1876. the
next race being won by Merry Prince. 9-10; q
hard row for doublers-up o favorites. Out
Bidsrs were rather scarce. and have been all
the season: the actual outsiders were: Sept. IL.
Handpress, 49,. won: Candle Black. 20-1.
second; Sept. 16. Continental. 3d.. third
Bepk. II. Kilt. COL. won Whistling Con. 20-1.
third: Sept. 20. Headlight. 30-1. third Twin
ming the next week at 15-l): Handball. 3o-1.
second: Sept. 20. Hampden. col. third Sept.
q. Tyrba, COL. third.
I In 1885 there were TX horses to o race. In
1897 there were 8K and at the recent meeting
687 horses In the 70 races show an average Of
nearly o horses to q race. Naturally this item
Improves the odds offered, and. in this respect.
age g daily ODDS S' ranging from ESQ against
27-43 on. The average odds per race for the
peet!ng were therefore 74against. as against
90 In 1897 and 1895. This Is important to
the average punter. as 1t marks the differ
ence between a bet Of $30-$20 and one at
S35-S2O. which. calculated at six bets q day.
makes a difference Of about $50 to the punt
sr's average winning bets per day.
The Redo system certainly did well. This
Ras 5een descri6ed, several times. notably in
Ing duplicate first favorites TO win. and dupli-
cate SECOND ~favorites for the place. to win $40 q
tain sequences of the second favorite straight
q not less odds than 2-1. At the recent
Gravesend meeting the details were as follows:
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