The sun., 1916-11-09
WILSON PAVORITE
AT CURB CLOSING
Continued from First Page.

during the morning, having been the
largest. Edward l.. Doheny. the Los
Angeles oil magnate. Is reported to have
backed Wilson again heavily.
At the st. Regis. according to Manager
Mascord. one bet Of $4,000 against $4,000
on Hughes was made as late as yester-
day afternoon. odds of 5 to on the
Republican ticket prevailed In the morn
ing for a number 6f small wsgcrs.
The Biltmore, a Republican stronghold.
found the original Hughes bettors lying
back while new crowd OF Wilson back
ers took their places. Most of the bets
were on the two crucial States, Minnesota
and California, with 5000 the average
amount.
other Mig wagers.
The Claridge has been the gathering
place for Democrats. for II Is filled with
Wilson men from the South and West.
Everything was quiet there. At the Van
derbilt one wager of 5000 to $4,000
that California would go Republican was
noted yesterday morning, with many
small bets.
Al 8 o'clock election night two diners
In Murray's called Manager Patrick
Kyne to their table and gave him two
checks. one for $500 and one for $4,000.
cxpla lining that 1t was a bet at n to !
on Hughes.
William A. Brady. the theatrical man.
was reported to have made an election
night bet when he found a stranger Of
fering 25 to on Hughes at the Astor.
At that time the first returns indicated
clean Republican sweep, but Mr..
Brady took the long chance, putting up
$1,000 against the Republicans $4,000.
At the Waldorf-Astoria fully 100 men
gathered in the brokers' offices and in
( the lobby all day. 1t was noticed early
/ in the morning that many Wilson bet
tors were trying eagerly TO copper
their wagers and play safe.
The betting was entirely unprec-
edented There were no past perform
ances TO be considered. The bettors
had to rely on their own preferences.
and the newspapers and tickers. as the
| information slowly came in from the
outlying districts. Everybody was en-
/ titled to n guess and OF course could
! take pencil and pad OF paper and
figure out the election Of his candidate
with enthusiast. ease. hundreds OF
! them did. then backed their judgment.
Many small bets were made on the In
! dividual States. probably more than at
any time before the votes were cast
California. Indiana. Minnesota and Kan
sas were States on which thousands OF
dollars were wagered. Practically all
| this money was laid at even.
Harvest for Com missioners.
II was dark day for n good many
f, people who had placed money on Hughes
I and spent II the night before Il feel
Just like the chap who held four hearts.
drew one card. glanced at his hand.
thought he had his nth heart. bet his
head on. got called for the wad and
looked down to find that heart the deuce
OF diamonds" was the painful soliioauy
Of many a bettor. Many hot bird and
cold bottle. tackled joyfully on the eve
'ilns before. was paid for with Hughes
winnings which seemed safely In the
old stack at that time.
Stockholders. with very few excep-
tions. announced that they would pay no
bets yesterday except in cases where
the bets were on results that have
been decided without doubt. such
"a the victory OF Gov. Whitman
where there is no opportunity for later
returns to change the results. one stake
holder worked until the early morning
hours making out checks to pay OF
lie may have to rewrite them all. II
came within an ace OF sending them out
in the morning mail TO the winners. too.
he said.
Betting commissioners. who under or
dinIry circumstances would have re-
turned to their mining stocks or their
other ordinary business yesterday, con-
fruutel with the opportunity Of another
day ot rich harvest. reaped their ad-
ditionai per cent. with great noncha-
lance. ~ on" tine more than two hun
dted Of them We're congregated on the
Curb, wildiy Clamor!ng to get their bets
called The rapidly shifting odds made
business good. too. and no matter
whether HUGHES or Wilson IS finally de-
c.ared the winner the commissioners
have warmly fcathorcd their nests FOR a
long and cold winter.
With odds opening AT 10 10 In favor
OF Hughes and closing al Il to on VIII
son. Fred Schumm. u brooklyn stake
holder. yesterday placed $4,000. At one
time during the day Hughes money was
put out at to |. but later money al
: these odds were wagcred on the IHmo-
cratic candidate.
Some Of tn. bets placed were : $500
against $500 that Hughes carries Cali
= fornia $500 against $500 that Wilson
wins Ohio; 5000 even that Wilson carries
Minnesota. and $500 even that Hughes
plurality in this State will be 10000 o,
more,