The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

three nrices on each horse and three diff
ferent sets of betting TO each race. IaklhS
money on four races at one time. reinelI-
bering the three prices against each horse,
though these three prices are thrice changed
in half an hour; taking the money as a5t Iast
as II is showed at him, making the correct
price and making the correct multiplication
each time and putting the right ticket 4l dilu
the right change in each hand HoW Is ti,9l
for high? Take a clerk in haberdashei 5
store. place him in front of forty dlHefeIl
ly named shades of neckties. change the
price thrice in each hour-then come along
and ask him the price on such ana such a
necktie. and see how well he VIII remehper
It, Make a bookkeeper take care OF -FOUR sets
of books and casually ask him now mucn
money he credited Mrs. Jones with that
morning and see how well he VIII remember
MuItitudinous Duties of the Book
maker.
The blockman must remember the prices,
change them TO suit the variations o. ne
market. remember all changes in stralSut.
place and show betting, always have a boou
idea Of how much money he stands 10 pay
out to each horse and above all, must never
hesitate; must never place the uckSt a.,,s or
must take the money fast as he can
grab ii. must make the correct chanss,
must bet - straight. s. place ane Sit ~
piiCations necessary and never MAKE d
mistake. .. .t,,
is being bet. He must dodge counIefLttt
money and what a world of it they 90 tty
to ..zNova'' on /, race track y here all money
is soft and easy and common: Inen r.
must take what is known as the sucker
money. that IS money bet by men VINO are
not supposed TO be Wei acquainted win tle
game and pass 10y the, wise none VII, W. ,a
Is money bet by people who may seem 70
have an ace" in the hole on the race IN
question. lie must watch to see II me
party" that is. the owners ana close lIi-
lowers of certain horses back them or not.
Some owners back their horses when my
have q chance ana when they nave not Jul
er owners never bet save when they tnliih
they have an extra good chance 70 NH.
The blockman knows all these owners, thtf
commissioners. even the money stIdLSglts
may bet for them by the very leel oI ~
as il We're A first-class blockman can al
ways tell whose money is being Det l.,
Frequently big commission VIII come n mn M
be that a dishonest trainer, traitor to ms
employer, is getting a big bettor 70 put
down wager for him, and does not ten ms
owner anything about II. me Diockhia.L
takes the bet, but does not cry owner
money this time. Il see - manning tne
traineD is getting Doctor - to bet for MN
Old man (naming the owner of the horse)
does not know how good his nag Is To-
day" Again the blockman Will take a Dig
bet and his lookout will caution him. ouck-
er money" will be the short answer. Ihey
do not know anything. Some tout got that
down"
Must Watch windows and Doors.
Then he furtively watches the states of
In this he is helped by his lookout man.
who stands by him on the block. Ted Crook
is carrying Try to the moon at 3s, says
the lookout I'VE are laying 2l2." He is
awful close to that stable" says the block
man. "and knows something or is launching
TO get his money on. Watch him."
He is taking their money on her. whis-
pers the lookout Immediately.
up she goes to Sla." says the blockman.
and he yells to let the crowd know that he
is laying one-half point better than the man
who has been getting all the play. This
is taking advantage of the market and OF
what he is convinced is an ace in the hole
held by competitor
Whats the matter with Buell?' says the
blockman. "She ought to win. but here we
can't give her away at IS, when she should
be to 2.
Go over Ito his outside mani and ask
Boffman (another bookmaker) if Kinds has
bet on his fly" blinds is Buells owner.(
Back the word comes Immediately. III the
owner has made big bet the price remains
steady. If he has not backed his horse it
is sign that she is scarce good enough TO
win, UP the price goes. But the block
man must know If her owner is a betting
man. how much he bets. where he bets it
and whether the amount Of the bet indi-
Gates complimentary wager on his colors
or is big enough to mean that he has
good chance TO win.
Ducking the s.Wise Money"
Directly a man comes along and wants
to bet SO on a 50-to-I shot. That is a big
bet at such a price. The blockman sizes