New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-08
RECORD DAY FOR BETS.
OYER $500, 900 WAGERED.
One $4,000 to SIS, 900 on Roosevelt
-Herrick Odds g to 1.

The volume of election betting IN the curb market
yesterday the largest any day IN the pres
ent campaign and the largest for any day since
betting on election results became feature of the
curbs activities. several years The majority
or the wagers Yesterday were on the outcome OF
the contest in this State for President and the
result of the GoverncTship fight but the biggest
single bet of the year made on the general re-
suit at odds much favorable to Roosevelt
than those which ruled Saturday. This
wager made by r. S. Richardson of No, 43 Wall-st,
who placed 5000 Parker against $4,000 put up
on Roosevelt. Mr.. Richardson confirmed the re-
port that this bet had been made. but he refused
TO name the principals and denied that his client
was, as rumored. "a prominent Brooklyn Senator
although he admitted that the promi-
nent Democratic politician OF Brooklyn.
This wasn't bet sentiment at all he
pained. and not at liberty to give the names,
The 1 represented has committed himself in
the stock market on the long side. carrying quite
line. He has simply bet this money a put or
hedge, against the stock he holds. If Parker wins
he viii have $4,000 to protect him against drop
in the stock market Wednesday"
Another bet at the same odds OF Ga to on
Roosevelt was made the curb in the morning.
F. H. Brooks putting up 600 on Roosevelt against
Sheffield & McCullough's $500 on Parker. Sheffield
& Mccullough also bet $500 Parker to SO 800
Roosevelt by DeVoe & Co. Edwin Graef bet $1,000
to $1,000 Roosevelt with Percy Guard. Mr.
Guard also took the Parker end of these bets;
81 900 to 5000 with Watson & Co, $1,000 to $500
with S. a. Hamerslough & Co, and $500 to $500
with w Markoe and $500 to $2.7OO with Allen Nc
Graw & Co Bunnell. Buchanan & Co. bet $2IOo
TO $500 and $1,lOO to 500 on Roosevelt
The closing odds on the general result were to
on Roosevelt.
The odds on the result in this State opened at
TO l. and. after having heightened TO 213 10 l at
time closed at about to l. A. A. HousInan q
Co placed in all $4,000 on Roosevelt at to l.
The odds the Governorship opened and closed
a 10 6 offered on Herrick. with 10 asked by
the Higgins at the close
Most of the days betting at TO on Her
rick, and at these odds A A Housman & Co
placed In several wagers of large size a total of
$50 600. taking the Higgins side in every case
Among their bets was of 5000 against $4,000
put up Herrick by Percy Guard. Allen. McGraw
6, Co. made these bets 5000 to $780, $500 TO
81 80 81 900 TO $500 and 81 900 to $500 Herrick and
81 200 TO 81 900 and 5000 to $1,000 Higgins
The total amount of the bets made on the curb
yesterday conservatively estimated at more
than 100000
1t was stated by one Of the active betting COM
missoners at the close that a trust company near
the curb has nearly S5.OCO.0Oo of betting money
deposited by the brokers result OF the business
during the campaign.
A betting proposition announced at Tam
MANY Hall on a local Congress fight which caused
some discussion yesterday. G. P. Armstrong, OF
the Colonial Hotel, One-hundred -and-twenty fifth
Elghth-ave.. offered $1,000 TO 500 on Frank
Leonard the Democratic Congress candidate in the
XVIIth Congress District. The bet that
Leonard will beat William S. Bennett the Repub-
ncan candidate.
The Hoffman House seemed to be the chief bet
ting centre Of the uptown hotels last night. At
about o'clock crowd consisting mostly of book
makers. curb brokers and politicians. began TO
gather there and at o'clock it had become so
thick that the manager of the hotel had to send
for q policeman to keep order.
The Iobbies resembled animated scene the
Stock Exchange. Many went around yelling
that they had any amount of money TO bet, and at
each cry they were at once surrounded by persons
anxious to get their money.
Ex-Mayor Hugh ]. Grant heard a rumor that a
man at the Hoffman House had 100000 to bet TO
on Rooseyelts election He hurried around TO the
hotel with $4,000 and yelled for the man. but
unable to find him.
[. NJ Preston came with $4,000 to bet on Roose-
Welt TO !. but could get more than 5000 of it
placed
D. Johnson brought $1,000 to bet to 3, on Her
rick; finally changed his odds TO 2 to l. and
disposed of much of the
Louis Wormser came with 100000 to bet on Roose-
velt but, as he could not get enough Democratic
o. Jones bet $2056 at 10 / on Herrick 1, FEEDER.
a curb broker bet }. Eendig 5000 to $500 that
81 go with J. Ulman.
Colonel Abe Gruber made a bet of goo to 500
that HeTrick would not carry Albany County.
1t noticed that little Democratic money could
AT the other hotels @ apathy was shown
foPaTfd t TO olher years, 1t was reported at the
had bet $4,000 to $500 on Roosevet u '''-S''
EX-LIeutenant Governor Woodruff. at the Ross
more. bet $4,000 to 5000 with r. Payne. book
maker; that Roosevelt would carry the State
At the Waldorf there was no betting of any
count. II reported that Charles Gates had
been there early in the evening with money, but
had gone away.
Bat Masterson bet Mark Mayer that if Roose-
welt was elected he would roll cigarettes I'm the
window of the Delevan dressed in Turkish cos
tune Mayer said he would do likewise if Parker
was elected. A brass band viii be on hand and
the affair will take place on the Monday after Elec-
tion Day.
Another bet OF $500 even that Parker would not
have plurality Of 25.0O0 in Kings County was
made BY Michael J. Dady last night. The Parker
end of the bet taken by eX-Water Commits
sioner Thomas f. Byrnes, who is supposed TO have
represented Senator McCarren.