New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
ODDS ON Low INCREASE.
NO TANIMANY MONEY FORTHCOMING
LAST NIGHT AT + TO 5-THE
TIGER "HEDGING."

The indications last night were that the Demo-
cratic fund raised to keep up. the odds on Ed
! ward NJ. Shepard in the campaign betting had
been exhausted. There was plenty of Low
money offered at odds of 4 to ) last night with
no takers At the Hoffman House, the Metro
pole and other Democratic headquarters the
Democratic managers and supporters were
asked to put up money Shepard, but de-
clined The outlook that the odds Low
would be even greater to-day. Tammany men
are reported to be hedging" and the talk of
Thousands being available to support Shepard is
not borne out by the facts
1t the Hotel Metropole yesterday Max Byrd
offered 10000 to $4,000 against Low, but the
bet was not taken. Considine, who has acted
as agent in betting for Tammany men, said that
he had instructions to make no more bets until
after an important meeting at the Democratic
Club last night. This was probably meeting
of the leaders to compare figures and determine
upon Tammany's probable vote. Considine said
he could not tell whether there would be any
more Tammany money forthcoming.
Fred II. Brooks reported at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last night that the swing of the betting
was heavily in Lows favor He placed a bet of
$1,000 to $1,7O0 with A. B. Throckmorton,
Brooks taking the Low end. Brooks also placed
a bet of 500 TO $50 on Low with Roberts.
Blair & Co. Mr.. Brooks reported that he had
offered amounts aggregattng $4,000 even. with
no takers. Mr.. Brooks said
The talk about Tammany money being placed In
large amounts to,morrow and Monday and swing
accomplishment The money so far placed has not
It VIII take immense amount of money to swing
the q betting IN favor of shSRard and don tnins *
that Low is going to win, and no amount Of money
hackers Of Shepard are asking for odds. The odds
TO my mind Will be more largely in favor OF Low
much nonsy being laid on the fght
Attorney contest tomorrow
A large number of bets were made in the inan-
cial district Joseph Hawk bet 5000 on Low
against s. A. Hammerslough's $500 on Shepard
Louis Aeostini placed $1,000 on Low against $500
waEe-ed by Mr.. Hammerslough Shepard. c. NJ.
Minzesheimer bet $1,000 Low H Brewers $500
Shepard. Roberts Blair & Co. made two bets
on Shepard. of $50 to 800 with Mr- Brooks and
of 81 $50 $3.50 with Bunneu & Buchanan.
The latter firm also he; 500 on Low against $50
placed by L. g. Qunlan x Co. on Shepard. 500 on
s6Psr9 sS o 10 Wa A. so on 9q Low Wv H a P
Suydam bet $1,000 on Low against - placed on
Shepard by Wasscrmann Brothers, and $50 on Low
@oTne 20 i On made @hFPaFbS bet ny of : 500 To SO On low the
SHEPARD end being taken by an uptown drys99ods
agalns, Kerr & Co.'S $500 Shepard. +. q. Law
r by P2Gd f dhHsc% @ oR r 2" s hss @
taking the shepard end in every instance: sta goo
$3.50 and $500 against 500 with $ a. Hammerslough:
500 against Sl25 with II /. D!tman. $2b against
$3.50 with A A Housman and 500 against Sl25 with
"A man whose could not be learned Mr.
Clifford also bet 500 on Low against $3.50 on Shep-
ard by John Scott G.. II MuIlarky put $50 or
Low 5000 Shepard by George sheridan I.
Minzeshemer bet $Oo 10 S75 Low. E. Nugent
taking the Shepard side.
There was little betting on the District Attorney
shin The odds on Unger were quoted at 10 10 ~.
one bet was that of O. Hart SO on Jerome. WITH
II was reported that s25 H0n of Shepard money
would ne placed in tie hands of two or three
brokers IN the of the day but II didn't come
Walter Curry bet 81 .7cn on Shepard AGAINST $2t'o
7 ~. bN- { 7
10 $3.50 by a Shepard man, name not given. IT Was Was
reported on good authority that large bet was
made on Low at the Stock Exchange.