The Washington times., 1906-08-19

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Fake Bets to Induce Play on Dead Ones and Entries
That Won't Start -Harvard-Cambridge of
Real Importance.

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-There has been a
steady and noticeable decline in future
bett1nR on the great English turf
classics. and ROPER" the racing ex-
pert Of the illustrated Sporting and Dra-
matte News, has figured out The reason.
He says;
AT the present time, when horses are
quoted a few days before a race. the
suspicion is that the bets are. at any
rate not seldom, carefully devised bats
FOR the guIlible public. IL is this which
is killing the practice OF betting IN ad-
vance. What the artful layer has 10 do
Is 20 induce the outsider, who likes 10
have mis- bit on" 70 believe that stable
commission IS being executed. II is, Of
course. essential 10 pick horse that Is
not likely 10 win. 20 find one II possible
that the layer knows is not going TO run.
Fake Bets.
THAT the bets recorded are not laid
Is an assertion which those who quote
them naturally resent they are laid,
but merely, IL Is believed, for the edl-
fication of the quoter and his readers
Unless some shrewd men are entirely
wrong. these are bogus transactions.
There was Bushey Belle IN the Stew
ards Cup. for instance, mare from
dangerous stable that has brought on
many remunerative coups Of late years.
she was backed-by somebody; her
price shortened. the alert outside who
had been hesitating what 10 do noted, IS
he was intended 70 note:
All, one Of Fallon's good things. I
must De on before the prize gets shorter"
he says, and he sends 10 the man with
whom he bets.
Backed anything for the Stewards
Cup? a friend asks him
DO YOU know anything
~ think I DO I've backed Bushey
BeIle.' IS the reply
II wonder whether the stable have
really got their money on his friend
says.
Vanity Makes EN- Easy.
What is a probable answer? The first
man does not like 10 say. AS a matter
OF fact ] know nothing about H. / mere
ly saw that the mare was quoted at
shortening odds, and in the hope that
the owner and his friends had backed u.
I did the same
The outsider does not talk Ike that
He wants 10 be thought knowing; The
chances are he mysterious assuades the
other that he has his information from
the right quarter, so another taker OF
the current odds Is found who talks
about Il in turn. and thus a genuine
market Of an utterly misleading charac-
ter is formed"
Mr.. Cunllne spoiIt the layers little
game this time By promptly striking out
his mare. Camp Fire II was then pitch
ed. 20 disappear in turn. and several
other horses were quoted. none OF which
had been backed for a shilling by the
people whose backing means business.
Race Of Real Importance.
Harvard's carsmen are pretty nearly
in tune for the race with the Cambridge
eight from Putney 10 Montlake next
month. They 10 down 20 Putney next
week 20 acQuaint themselves with the
course. and from then on Will 90 little
more than enough 20 keep IN condition.
While there is no tide at stake IN the
race. II Is coming 10 be recognized that
this race really is Of the first import
anca IN international college sports and
interest In Il now is about as great as
II usually is over the ONford-Cambridge
race. The Americans regard IL as a good