New-York tribune., 1901-10-31
THE ODDS VEER TO Low.
TEN TO NINE on THE FUSION CANDI-
DATE OFFERED. WITH FEW TAKERS.

If money talks and odds in betting are any
indication of the way the election will so. Seth
Lows chances have largely increased. For the
first time since the present campaign opened
the betting yesterday veered around to odds on
Low. Early in the campaign high as 10 TO q
was given against Low. These odds gradually
crept up to 10 10 :, then ; to 4. then 10 to o.
Then it was even. Yesterday 10 on Low was
offered to on Shepard. with few takers. 1t
was believed last night that the odds on Low
would lengthen.
Betting is always a feature Of the campaign
Tammany believes in betting. Early in the
campaign, when the odds were on Shepard. when
any Tammany man asked how the election
was going he would say, Look at the betting.
They did not talk so freely yesterday. however
1t is known that huge fund for betting pur-
poses raised in Tammany. The Shepard
money absorbed as fast as 1t was offered
until the whole pile was exhausted. The Shep-
ard money not taken so much by Low men
as it was by professional gamblers, who have no
sentiment in betting, but always bet their
Judgment dictates. and with object in view
to win.
When Croker was asked last night about this
change in the odds he said: 'It is a campaign
play on the part of the fusion managers. They
have raised big pile of money, and are using
it to drive the odds down. They hope to fool
people and influence votes, but they won't sue
ceed."
1t was evident that Tammany much dis
turbed by the shift in the betting. II was
rumored last night that Tammany men would
raise a big fund to-day and try to stffen up
the Shepard side. 1t added that the Low
men downtown were hoping that such would be
the case, and that the money would be gobbled
up fast 1t appeared.
At the Rossmore Hotel there was much talk
by Tammany men about betting last night, but
there We're few actual wagers. The Tammany
men seemed to be worried, and were holding
back They asked for odds. and this an in
dication of increasing weakness. At the Hoff-
man House and at the Democratic Club the Tam
many said that there plenty of money
to wager, but when asked where II could be
found they had nothing definite to answer
Two large bets made in the morning in
Wall Street. F. H. Brooks bet $4,000 even on
Shepard F. oakes taking the Low end. w. III.
Burgher & Co. placed 5000 even with Hutton
& CO.. the latter firm putting their money on
Shepard. +. H Brooks also wagered s.: 800 on
Low against $500 placed on Shepard by Allen
Wood & McGraw Max b. Borg bet $1,000 on
Shepard with Allen, Wood & McCrraw at even
money, and 81 900 on Low against 5000 put up
on Shepard by F. III. Brooks. Mr.. Borg also
bet 5000 Unger against $500 placed on
Jerome by c. NJ. Minzesheimer. Allen, Wood
& McGraW bet 5000 even Shepard, F. Oakes
taking the Low side. j. ]. Judge placed 81 900
on Low money. the Shepard end being
taken by John Keane. F. II. Brooks offered to
bet $4,000 in $1,000 lots at 10 to that Low
would carry Kings County At about the close
Buchanan. A F. Timpson and A. p. Sturgis
offered even money on Low. but could find no
takers.
IL is reported that some supporters of the
fusion ticket in Wall Street have subscribed to
a pool OF $4,000, which they hope to place at
even on Lows election.