New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-04
BIG WAGERS ON RESULT.
ODDS GO TO TO 1, But CLOSE AT 2 TO
FEW TAMMANY MEN IN EVI-
DENCE

The layers of odds on the result Of the cleo
tion to-day 1ocked last night at the Hoffman
House. where 'Jakey'' Field. the Wall Street
broker Frederick Brooks. George Wheelock,
Frank Farrell. Joe Vendig. ]. H Katz and
Max BluementhaI We're the principal figures.
Mr.. Fields betting was usually at odds of 1 to
and 10 on Coler.
Mr.. Field started his days work yesterday
afternoon at the waIdorf-Astoria when he bet
a Wall Street friend $1,000 TO 5000 that Coler
would win He at the same moment announced
that he had $4,000 TO bet at the same odds. This
interested a Mr.. ONeil. a broker
"I'u bet you $4,000 to $4,000 that the New
burg man succeeds himself said Mr.. O'Neill.
That suits all right" replied Mr.. Field.
ard the money was soon up. There light
crowd at the Waldorf Astoria, and Mr. Field
went down to the Hoffman House. where the
sporty crowd surged backward and forward
through the tobacco smoke. chasing up the bet
tors and filing the air with political arguments.
Mr.. Field soon found people 20 do business
with, He ran plump against George Wheelock,
who wagered $4,000 on OdeH against Fields
S15.OOO Half an hour later Mr.. Field made
similar bet with Max Blumenthal
The odds in the Hoffman House during the
evening were TO l. 212 to l. and IN a few
instances small bets were made of 10 1. The
vailing figure. TO I. but average of 500
of $50 was struck at 20 O'Clock. which was kept
up to a late hour
As the evening advanced the corridors Of the
horeI became so crowded that II was almost I'm
possible 10 make ones way from one end 10 the
other Frank Farrell and several CT his friends
took their stand near the telephone bootrs On
the Txenty-hfth st side and made number
Of bets.
Joe" Vendig placed several bets at SI'otS TO
$500 on OdelI. but he refused to wager any large
amounts
one bettor. somewhat under the influence OF
liquor. showed a large roll of yellowbacks and
asserted that he would bet $4,000 10 $4,000 or
any part of that amount at the same odds His
offer was not accepted by any of the Oden men
There was a notable absence of Tammany dis
trict leaders Francis ]. Lantry was about the
only one around In addition 10 the bets men
toned. there were minor ones as follows:
Harry watkins with Dan Levy. $1,000 oden TO
500 John qh Keller with J. $500 odel to $3.50
sam Harris with s Rosenbaum 5000 oder 10 $500
iandauer with Frederick Ford $500 Ode to $500
on samgel Levy with W. Bond Oden sl7S
on IIIian Sg Katz with G Mahon $3.50 Oden S4OO
Raph Bernhard Vermont $1,000 on odell TO 5000
on FrSh Farrell with J. II Kats Colsr $4,000
q Mcknight with A. Smith. $500 oden to s9oo on
a1 Frank with Orlando Jones' slOO Odeu to $500
Dek Bernhard with Dave Gideon $1,000 on oden
SiC % Bernhard with Joe vendig $1,000 Oie
5ek %@ Bernhard with Orlando Jones' $1,000 oden
JsP9 S9s f29sdnf IN gn E9 Mould
Frederick BROOKS acting ". r Niven. with Jacob
Field 81 900 on Odeu 5000 coler: same parties.
coier
Frederick Brooks reported that since Thurs
day he had placed bets on Odell as follows:
81 800 at d to 1, $4,000 at "a to 1. 5000 at
10 TO Az and $4,000 at to l. Mr.. Brooks
also reported the following bets made on Coler;
$4,000 at 5 TO 20 $4,000 at TO 10. $500 at
& to 10 100000 at = to 1. $1,000 to S4,666. or
a total. approximately, Of $15OOOO on the re-
sult Mr. Brooks handled money for Mr.. Niven
and Mr.. Field.
Toe" Yendig announced at midnight that he
had succeeded in placing about $4,000 on Coler
at odds of 21a to and 3 to ..
There were a few bets on local candidates, no
tabIy Justice Alfred Stecser The Democrats
bet to 1 against his election. What few bets
were made the Fifth Avenue Hotel were on
The betting on to-days election results was
moderately active yesterday IN WaH Street,
more bets being made and larger sums being
placed than on any preceding day OF the cam
Daign The prevailing odds remained at 70 1
N of Cdell WlllaIl d -NlN4Ll' NiiOSS CLlOi
of S1OO 600 on OdelI at to was made on sat
urday succeeded yesterday in placing SIO.OuO
of his money, and was reported TO nave bet
S25tIo also other reported bets were: Flower
e Co $4,000 on OdeH against 5000 put up
on CoIer bv Halle & Stieglitz; Wasserman
Rrothers $4,000 To S4jG0 on Oden. the Coler
and being taken by Street * Norton; Wilson,
WATSON & Herbert, $1,000 on Coler to SlOOtO
on OdeU bv a firm whose identity was not dis
closed: w Content. $1,000 to $1,000 on Odell;
Neumoegen & Co. taking the Coler END; r
Oekes $1,000 on OdeIl against F. H. BrOokss
SSC0O on CoIer Won der Smith & Co. bet 5000
mai the next House would be Democratic,
ag'ainst 81 900 wagered by Mendham Brothers.
NJ shaw offered $4,000 on Odell at 10 ],
and several other offers of considerable size were
ranorted which found no takers. few small
bats at 21z TO / were said TO have been made,
oDd II was even rumOred that bets at 3 TO 1
,.,ara made on the curb at the close, but
.roca az them could be found
..Tbere isn't anywhere near as much betting
+bis wear as there has been in the last three or
fn,Ir years" said ]. ]. Judge Il haven't seen
anv Tammany money down here-thaJ is. money
tbSt looked as If IL had been sent down by lead
ers for making sentiment. The betting this year
&c either small, by individuals. through brok-
ars in large amounts for Individuals
ON ELECTION DAY (NOVEMBER a.
From A. NJ. 10 midnight the most elegant and