The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
BETTING SYSTEMS IN 1900.
DySTITS or me PAST SEASON At
mr. uETROPOIITAN TRACKS.
p,,dictIon, Made In "Ih" sun" verln'd The
percentage Of WANING Favori'es stu
Iov-odds aud fields ~Eer-he
a. m. Recent Morr' Park Meeting.

=, IN. Recent Norri, Park Meeting.
Oh. Predictions made in The Suns articles
=, netting .y-t,m. have been as nearly correct
4. f4o last season ~ In former years. Starting
,.,I tt, Norri. PARK sprinR meeting the pre-
,,.r.u made An THE SUS Of May Is. 1880. was
,I.,r ,r MAY e.. 1900, to have been absolutely
.,r..t although made twelve months In ad-
,.,., REGARDING the Brooklyn spring meet
INIT vas said IN THE SUN Of May q: Its record
,,.tto YEAR, points to the eravestones OF many
.y..m, which won at Morris Park. Trouble
ma, n, expected about the fourth. and the
,..rfn. ninth and tenth days" From the
Int ra.c on the third day to the nth race on
tlertL day. twelve races In all. only one favorite
WON. ON the eighth day not a single favorlte
won. and on the four days named only nve
f~ayorites won in the twenty-four races. or
p ror cent. and the average "a GA per cent
al through a normal year.
Taking next the Shocpshead spring meeting.
f. THE SUv on June II II was said, -sheepshead
IA. been a spotty meeting for the past three
ycare. II has bad days, due about the fifth
and IT, tenth" On the nth day Handwork
a. IS On. was the only winner. and on the elev-
ertN day Ondurdh was the only winner in
,yht races. seven consecutive losers following
D., win.
L. for brighton Reach. THE SUN said. IF has.
" I.t' lllNl Hull VI " l4N'NliN N'Ao Ah'IAl
curious things. It's average percentage is
about 40 per cent, curlously distributed"
II started, at 90 per cent. and ran down 10 IS
Ter cent. during the first halt, at the same
the knocking the racing newspaper tpster
from - per cent. OF winners at Sheepshcad
T. q per cent. at Brighton, As soon az the
second Lalr Of the meeting started II ran 90
Ter cent. Of winners a day to the close. almost
without exception. The average was about
the anne as last year. but the method OF arriving
st II was on Numerically opposite lines. as
predicted.
Concerning the Sheepshead fall meeting,
4 was predicted that a slump in favorites was
Inevitable and that It would probably start
at Saratoga. This is exactly what occurred.
Saratoga started the bal! rolling. and after the
fourth day ~ Shcepshead, only oil one day
until the close Of the meeting did more than
two fayorite- win, the meeting closing at 81
Ter cent: only on one day did the percentage
so higher than 20 per cent.
On Sept. 10 il was said. And now for Graves
end The outlook is for an increase in success
I'll favoritcs. somewhat above 40 per cent
for the opening week, the record
closing on a downward scale" This was dem
oustrltci by the percentages Of the opening
elk day,. namely, 90. ~. 40. a.. 3s, IS, followed
bril. %. 40, SO. 81, 81. IS. 30. 81, IS. to close,
nTUL SrN Of Ocl. ! 1t was said Morris Park
will probably show a good record,
The outlook i, for plenty of flvorites, possibly
ay,4' - per cent. but there Is TO be expected a
weak spot about the third and sixth days"
7uo weak spot came the second day, when
] ra4rin at s. was the first fayorite 20 win
IN eleven races. The prediction as TO percent
age proved fairly close. a. the meeting ran
II. q. So. a, 80. Al. 40. 80. 81. 80. ~, ~. IS. s..
and with the slump OF the last dav. IS per cent.
n is interesting to note that the percentage
ot winning first f%avorltes Tor the year stu re-
EXIT ear it fell ' to- 81 pSr "a cent and this SiS1 seas SON
e. l. but a shade above that figure. Morris
PARK snrins ,howed 30 PCT cent! BROOKLYN
Cent.. Brighton Beach IS per cent, and so per
cent Sheepshead fal. 81 per cent. BROOKLYN
Without the a Of Shcepshead and the so Of
Brighton Beach what would II have, been?
i Is curious 10 note that the change has largely
proportion ~ winning first and second choices
being .till about 81 per cent. for the year, "a
. .ssdI5Iy e' r ron fr@f' @ a3d ' Rave th' Bae Ghq vel a dee
fined Those who follow the method advo-
catedlof separating them find II useful.
What i still more important l. the oon-
tinued increase in tho number II entries. Every
year the or goes W ~ poor, fields, but the
statistics show that there (, a distinct increase
IN the average number Of horses To a race.
In the entire season lhs wear tie average TO
4 ~ ~ ~ oyo "a ana in iso7 i,st nndtesr a. ~
3 W. ~ fHA 80 HH "fa 'A@ W -
n matter Of fact 1904 horses have started in
the various races since May 5, exclusive Of
Saratoga.
The odd. aI.o show a material Increase,
the average being II aRanyt the ~favOrite.
q, Contrasted with SIS last ear. and 100 in
1875. The most remarkable contribution, we're
the Sheep.head .nring meeting with m average
Of q s. the Sheep~head fall meeting with lis,
and the BropklE n fail meeting with Al.
The recent Morris Park meetings record
Of favorites wa. first choices, 80 10 win, 10
placed at good odds and ID at unpla, able odd.
OF the -erond choices 81 won. IL we're second
a. good odd, and ? only at unplayable odd.
J. Ia in ever respect been n remarkable meet
ing. but the year A. a whole aIgurS well for
thu future Of the sport. The absence Of tho
Ihenow nall big bettor I, marked in mani
way. and IN mono moro strongly than BY the
ttrtdl Increasing Price against tn @ ~favOrite.
Gud the equal stead Increase in the num-
ior Of -'lr'er- To a race.
Tho Char So stem, which was described in
on'l.i no Tar NUS % Arril 20 last, consists Of
IlaylnC haudnau choices, neVspaT er tins or
what not. On q graded Gale ~ bets similar 10
~" modified integral rlan. The first bet Is
Ipl' s.. and l. la ed -tr1iGht. As soon "a
/ unrei~e, il l. plat ed right across the board
H. me proportion ~ D. -. rs. the last for third,
md a soon 4 q series -nows a favorable bal
an g. II onl. Of 2 dollar. a return i made to
the initial hot Of 81. This system ha- been
euaoe-siul all the .ct,on and AZ Morris Park
fall II worked a follows,
Bet Won Lon.