The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08

was tho best odds obtainable. Several bets of
$50 TO $40 were made at that figure and late in
the evening Mark Burns offered to bet another
500 at the same odds
About the same state OF affairs prevailed at
the Holland House Before tho yachts were
under way on their third trial, $500 TO $40 was
laid on the Columbia, but after the news arrived
that the two boats were practically even at the
stake boat a bet Of $500 to S4OO was accepted by
Shamrock partisan.
Fred Brooks. tho Wall street broker who has
been backing the Columbia through thick ard
thin ct tho Fifth Avenue Hotel in the evening,
with an eye peeled for Shamrock enthusiasts
He had just returned from the scene of the roce
where he had twice bet $500 TO S4OO with one Of
his Wall street customers. He still had an offer
of bet of $1,000 to $1,000 Mr. Brooks said
there was a prospect Of lively betting on Mon.
day. Early in the morning he had received
several telephone messages asking the rate Of
odds and had offers IN place money up to about
49, 900 or s., 900 on the Columbia at odds of $40
to So
At Jim CoTbetts the Shamrock still held DO
siton of comparative favoritisln. Even when
the ticker reported the Columbia to be half mile
ahead during the race. bet Of 500 even money
was made that the Shamrock would win
The betting at the clubs has fuctuated more
than In any other quarter Before the race OF
yesterday Robert Stoll. tho timex eeper bet to 1
that the Columbia would win the first race but
after seeing the boats in action he had only even
money to bet that tho American boat would keep
the cup
A curious division OF the sympathy OF two
brothers is noted at tho New York A. C. Joseph
j O'Donohue has bet the cxtravagant odds of
500 TO $50 on the Columbia, while his brother
Tom is placing bets on the Shamrock
Al the Hoffman House. Charlie Mahoncy, who
has commission to wager on the race. bet $500
to S275 on the Columbia twice with j. Reed Of
England. Tom O'Brien. the bookmakcr placed
500 to $50 at Wakely's. Milton Robbie invested
500 even yesterday morning before the race tina I
the yachts would not finish on time He made
vain effort to secure customers for $500 moro on
the same conditions. AL Smith received another
commission OF $1,000 yesterday to place on the
Columbia.
Offers to bet were made in Wall street yesterday
OF 500 70 $50 that the Columbia would win the
series Of races. Some small bets were made at
the rate Of $40 to So that the Shamrock would
win yesterdays race.
Nearly all the local poolrooms made book on
the race, end considerable money was waSered
II was even money and take your pick carly in
the day. OF course the Columbia was played
the heaviest. enough 80 in fact TO warrant a cut
in the odds, but the even money price was hung
up until the Columbia took the lead and held il,
Then the rooms made a cut in the price to 4 to 5
Columbia TO win; even money the Shamrock
When 1t was announced that the Columbia had
lead Of three minutes and the wind holding strong
the crowd got on quick at TO and kept the clerks
busy recording bets.
The Columbia men did not have all the betting
to themselves however. for there was lots of Sham
rock money in sight Some poolrooms rsaped
harvest in betting that the race would be declared
of. The crowd evidently thought this easy
money and tumbled over oneAnother to get aboard
AT the odds Of toe