The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
WINNERS AT THE RACES.
SYSTEMS OF BETTING THAT CAME
OUT AHEAD At BRIGHTON.

winning Horses Tested Under Ad-
verse Circums of the
| demonstrating of the Jockeys.
At last the Brighton racing meeting has
closed. and the racing Spectator Is not
at all sorry, for with It and the fall
sheepshead meeting as a rule comes rocky
road to travel. and he is lucky II he Is able
to show n clear balance at the close. Even
to the system player who understands this
and arranges his plans accordingly, this Is
not altogether a period OF peaches and
cream, as was shown In the first half OF
this meeting, reported on July 80 While
the second half was somewhat better from
his point OF view, It did not come up to
other meetings, and there are regretful re-
collections of many second favorites for the
place and favorites straight which but for
unplayable odds would have won good
money. The forecast made on July 30 was:
THE second half will probably be more or
less spotty; but II cannot be expected that
the percentage will range along the lines OF
last year 1t will probably vacillate around
"A per cent" This was exactly what oc-
CURED. The record rams as follows:
per cent. Is, 81, SO, 43, A, At, As, ~, 40,
and Al per cent; while in 1898 1t ran 43. As.
IS, so. so, As. As, Al. as. As. As. and A per
cent. These differences mean a consider
able change In the number of bets made,
and, therefore, In the amount Of money
won.
While ranging on q lower level as re-
CARDS the number OF winners. there is
more healthful tone to the record, and more
certainty This last point is emphasized
BY the lack of disqualifications. and the fact
hat fhnrn nnlS hrn m
vorites, viz: July 9, Dryer stable, Is,
lost; August 8. Stuart, 13. won. and Ethel
bert. 1-4O, won. Last year In the corre-
spending second half Of this meeting there
were no fewer than seven unpayable IA
vortes, namely: July 20, Easter Card. Ia,
won; July 26, Rotterdam. Ia. won; July 81.
Rheimstrom. $50, won; July &c. DAILY
stable, lao. won; August /, Our
Johnny. 1-9, lost; August 2, Ben Ron
aid. Ia, won August 6, Autumn, Ia. won.
This, with the improvement in the odds
from 1917 last year to 1915 this year.
makes a great difference; there were only
two days when the odds averaged less than
even money.
AS matter of record In the 70 races, 81
first favorites won with 25 second with good
odds, and second at less odds than 1-2 on.
Last year showed in the 10 races 40 wins
by first favorites. rs second at good odds,
and IA second at poor odds. In the second
favorite division. the change was more mark
ed this year, for only Is second favorites
These wins came in Jumps. there being
one to win and four second on July 81, while
on July 81. Aug. /, and Aug. there were
eleven races with not one second favoritc
in the first two places. The proportion Of
first and second favorites to win was 81 per
cent. against IS per cent. in 1898 and
70 per cent. in 1897.
or the outsiders there was again a dearth.
for the second year. This used to be the
home Of the long shot division, but this
year the record shows only these: July "a.
Lindemere, ISL, won July 25 Impartial 20
/, won July 26. Buffoon, SOL. was third;
/. won; July 20. Goidlack 1901,
ter King. 4O-l. was third; Peri
on, 20-1, was second August 2. Star OF Beth
lehem. 25-1. was second; Aug. 8. Beverage.
col, won. OF these Impartial and Peace
should have started favorites on percentage.
There were only eight long shots last year.
but in 1897 there were eighteen STARTERS.
including squan at 1901. and Ruby Lips at
b0-1 both winning.
In the matter of the number OF horses to
a race, there was this year an average Of
seven and half, as against six last year
and seven In 1897
The Cobb system consists Of playing the
duplicate and first and second favorites for
a scaled bet. as detailed in THE SUN Of
April 30. The first favorite duplicate is play
ed straight, and where the second favorito
wins or runs second, in the next race 1t is
pldyeu lot lne pldCe II is never pldyeu "
win The bets scaled by making the first
S. and in the book the figure Is placed at
the left hand margin Of the page in starting
a calculating column the IS bet Is placed
next to it on the same line with the horse,
the odds and the result. AS long as bets are
won, the stake remains S.. but when a loss
is met, the figure 5 is placed In the calcu-
lating column under the first 5. and the next
bet is the sum OF these, or $40. All wins
cancel the figures used to calculate, and all
bets are indicated by adding the top and
bottom figures together. Al the second half
Of the Brighton Beach meeting the system
worked as follows: