The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
THE GRAYESEND BETTING.
WORK Of THE SYSTEMS or RlGERS
IN TEE RECENr MEETING.

Predictions as to Sensational happening.
ON the Ninth Day veriHed-Cobb systeu
and Its Results-PItt system OF Back
ing Jockeys-The shcepshead Track.
In The SuH Of May 2S. speaking OF the COM
ing Gravesend m Getting. the writer said: This
has been the grave Of many system payeB
who have won at the earlior track. Look out
for sensational happenings about the ninth
day."
1t 10 interesting to no.o that tho tavorite
won the last race Of the eighth day: that tho
ninth day no favorito won. but o run OF eleven
losing favorites was started. Yet. there IL
nothing in expert system playing. according to
the verdict OF uniformed persons. 1t has
been a curious meeting throughout. The
average percentage FOR Ave years Is ~ per
cent. but in 1877 it suddenly dropped to ~
BOZ cent. without apparent cause. and in 1888
rose to 81 per sent. equally inexplicable after
years OF med.ocrity. The 40 per cent Was a
steady faii from 20 per cent. tho opening day
This spring it opened at IL per cent 80 per
cent 80 por cont. 81 per cent. 40 per cent
~ per cont 81 per cent. 80 per cent 50 per
cent. BIB per cent, 33 per cent. 80 per cent. 30
per cent. closing at IN per cent. the great
bulk OF these being duplicates. as shown else
where. There werc ninety races. in which
thirty-nro lavorites won. thirteen being Soc
ond. OF which six were at less than l-2 on OF
the second choices fourteen won and twenty
two we're second. with three at less than l-2
on. the record OF winning first and second
favorites being - per cent. Last year il was
20 per cent. and in 1897 it was 60 per cent.
1t would naturally he thought with such a
lack .: successful favoritcs in front that tho
long-shot brigade would be vol up This oc-
Cured May "a. Rikki Tiki Tavi Mt 2O-1 {;
May 81. High Order 2O-1. Clonsilia, S0-l
second: June 3. Holland. CO. Juno 8. Pre-
mier. 25-l. second: June I. lottie Shelville
Su-l. second: June 4. Strathconan, 20-1, sec
ond Fly by Night, 25-l. second: June IL.
Last Cord. 30-.l second. Tyran. 30--1. second
These were the only ones to finish in the
money ut anything approaching long Odds
none being actual outsiders such as
were the ten recorded last year. rang
sag from Bastion 1o0--1 winning. down
Tho unplayable hoises have been few
and far between. for the great bulk
OF the meeting. May 80. Don de Orc l-3 won (;
June IL. Sadducee. 10 won: June IA. Mark
Check, II won hut this was counter balanced
by the dead heat with Mischievous- Last Cord.
and the disqualification OF the Chamhiet Stable
Last year ten started at unplayabie odds and
nine the year previous. great Improvement
The very i'm portant question OF average odds
sGainst the iavorite also shows up well. the
Rriffs FER i l HG n to nn % as TS14st +4s
ScN 81 HHrt 80. Isai, and taxes the duplicate p e
first favorite TO win and the duplicate second
1avorte for the place only. both being played
70 Ia on; the second iavorite is never iIay ed
straight. only for the place. and is the dupli-
cate OF winning or second running second
tavorte. The bets are scaled thus: The first
bet IL S5 ION $500 capital. and when made 1t
j. placed as q marginal figure near the left
hand side Of the book further across is the
81 showing the amodnt bet. and then the
namc and odds Of the horse, played; II won.
the bet remains at rs until a loss. When lost
the IS" IL carried over into the marginal
column and the two added together give 10"
the amount OF the next bet, If this Is won both
lost. the 10" is brought into the marginal
column and the top and bottom figures, added
give Sl5 Tor the next bet, there remaining %. "
IL this Is won. and 40 on. In brief. start the
marginal column with the amount OF the first
bet, bring all losses into IT, and add top and
bottom figures for next bet. cancelinR the
figures OF such bets as are won. Here Is the
record at the recent Gravesend meeting:
Date. Hors, and Odds Won. Lost.