The Washington times., 1938-05-31

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less orthodox and loosely held
theory of psychic bidding"
But of all the crack-brained
plans to spike the wheel of
chance the most absurd system
yet spewed forth is that con-
tanned in a little booklet for
the small price of four bits,
entitled:
"HOW TO PLAY THE RACES
AND WIN"
Key to the Scheme
Heart of the whole scheme
Is The Great Discovery. This
startling brain-buster is nothing
more or less than the use of
mathematical progression by in
creasing bets following losses
in order to wipe out the losses.
A cryptic table is supplied:
1-1-2-3-5-8-13-21-34-55.
1.-THE first two BETS" says
Mark Mellen, the Great Discov-
erer, "are always ST each-win
or lose" Continue betting 81
as long as you win (Ah, very
good; ve-e-ry good. indeed. But,
when you have lost two bets in
a row, the next bet is 81. If that
bet loses ooh, Woe; oh, Grief /,
the next bet is So"
And so it goes, up to $55,
always betting the total Of the
two losing bets Immediately pre-
ceding in the tabulation. Stop,
say Mr.. Mellen, at $55, and
start all over again with $1-if
you have it.
List of Don'ts
In using the Great Discovery
for it's most telling effect, Mark
Mellen gives a list of don'ts in
connection with it that takes
most of the fun out of betting.
Do not shift handicappers in
the middle of a series.
No maiden races should be
played.
Races for maiden jockeys
should not be played.
No steeplechase or hurdle
races should be played.
A player should not permit
others to influence him, which
means no hot tips.
Mr.. Mellen even advises
Don't bet. That is until you have
tested his Great Discovery on
paper.
by carefully observing the
rules and restrictions for play,
using the progressive method
of betting, it is impossible" says
Mark Mellen, "to suffer a loss
on any series, unless you run
into a terrible streak of bad
luck and record 10 consecutive
losing bets" Impossible. Hah!
What? No Emotion?
The Great Discovery, it's in
ventor admits, "iS not recon-
mended for the emotional or
intuitive players" Which of US
is cold-blooded enough to turn
q deaf ear to what our cousins
sisters nephew heard from
Shot Ups Jockey?
Who can resist Carmac's
choice on Friday and Hermis'
on Saturday instead of stick
ing to one good Handicapped,
like Paddock, say. Who's going
to have cold, steely nerve to
start all over again with only
81 when he has lost perhaps
four previous series, and Henry
the Tipster tells him that Cant
mar is ripe to pay off plenty?
Mr.. Mellen'S system could be
followed by no creature of flesh
and blood with a heart, but for
the mathematical robot of the
twenty-first century, it would
be perfect. When such a pre-
dictable monster is made and
there are robot horses for him
to bet on, then indeed, will the
Great Discoverer have some
thing.
Only Sure Picker"
Nothing in How to Play the
Horses and Win" covers the in
cideut that happened to my un-
fortunate friend at Charles
Town yesterday, during the run
ming of the Memorial Day card.
Starting with Drawout, and
using his own particular brand
of Shut-eye-and-pick system, he
ran on down the line of win
nerS through Silver Arch, Blind
Talk and Grumpy to run up his
profit to a neat $65. Jubilantly
cashing in and stuffing his win
nings into his right-hand side
pocket, he went 70 the paddock
to pick him another.
AS he stood looking them
over, he reached into his pocket
for a reaSsuring contact with
that $65. Then he made The
Great Discovery. Pete the
Pocket-Picker had been there be.
fore him.
And what is more, there is
Saofhinp in Mr. MelleY'S LITTLE