The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17

4. 81 nv pieCe1ink tables al MOTIFS Park and
,riiia.escnd II was shown that the former track
followed the percentages Of other years with
ie , ay and good opening meant follow.
end this regularity was followed by a pa,cby
Ie,ord around certain days fairly closely defined
9nence affecting the fourth day in alienation
oneepshead, therefore. was governed by both
,ss 'he main thing to Keep In view i~ing
~ Per cent on a falling grade from the record
.x. ,ns prior iout years, and that the closing
Gravesend 10 per cent, OF an average Of T." a2s ~
!hsre 'e rs. n or Jus. normal figures Therefore
SS@pshesdn no ,ss."n to fSpec' that the curen,
Of 20 yer cent or "a. m seR'S under s normal S.
neh. ihing Is the curious persistence Of sequences
above Contrast the first and Third days Of iso6 =
seven winners In the first day for the two years,
"o ,bs eks ,s ~ winnet' Tor the third day along
AK and hve for the venih and ninth days Then
IAncc at tho record Of The nrst days Of 1889
more than duplicated on the third day Of tho..
years, fofeehadowing the strong but necessary
in the .eVsn winners Of she E sx "nS led
Jour wlnners each Of the seventh and ninth dsys
y must moi DO Overlooked that this apparently
cent cent Of Winning isrori,es a, ibis meeting fer
Of the second day Of 1888 foresbndoH.d Wins I'm
recutren, total on the fourth day. when siI won
on inc sixth day when four won. on the eighth
aay "pen Sven won; and the tenth when four
won Douny from the hrst day Of 1884, tho
gay record 0f both years showed :. :, s. 4. g. sc
wins and from then the record ran l. s. l. 4 4
snoSwine the REGULAR but low percentage which
WIN iso EXCEPTIONS was maintained In iSosp
AZ, Alter the ,rregula' opening Of the meeting Tor
VIC pfst Tour days had settled Thus from the
NTH day it ran s, 40 i4.7 Thus The fitst
n ~ Gays OF lSs6 showed % winners. 1897 showed
showed Is winners: as might be exprct~d' with
uic second half came a change. and the las, sin
Gays OF 1890 showed but Is winners 1897 showed
~ iosS showed is, and 1899 showed H. the gross
IT, thus 1890 Is winners 1897, IS winners isss
p winners, and 1899. % vi nners Now con
MaSt thosr figures with the records Of Morn.
faIk and Gravcsend and note the recurrent
scason from Gravesend to Morris Park. and Inc
new level demanded by the new surroundings
OF the uack business Of late years had their due
ehSt here as at the Gravesend track and sta
usncs are demonstr ating the steady adjustment
To the new level as shown by the rop from SO 10 SIS
10 % and then, tho low mark being reached
unless some meeting totals about as Irr cent 81
winners hfst favorites), the returning swing
oi ine pendulum strikes that -. forcshadoyng
record Of from - or up far 1900 providing the
record Of the two preceding tracks shows no
sensational departures from the normal Averages
Having thesr STATISTICS for data, there Is reason
ior the predictions made in THE Sl'N 81 June is
1859 when speaking al the coming Sheepshcad
very spotty record tho last two meetings this
phase having replaced the two had days about
we third and tenth OF other years why no ono
knows except that handicappers are on, which
also Affects The gross winnings Of the systems
which however. only suffer In that direction
not from losses as do the punterS The meeting
next spring will probably have good frs, and
on the others TO bring the average IN about 30
per cent or better