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BETTING STATISTICS[16]

Monday, October 3, 1904—Nottingham.
Race.Predicted Winner.Won or Lost.Gain.Loss.
Castle Selling PlateCricketWon£2100..
Bestwood Nursery PlateLadorLost..£100
Lenton Firs PlateBicarbonateNon-Starter....
Trent PlateMatchboardLost..100
Nottingham HandicapWhistling CrowNon-Starter....
Rufford Abbey PlateQueen of the LassiesLost..100
£2100£300
Tuesday, October 4, 1904—Nottingham.
Barnby Manor Nursery H’capBright EyesLost..£100
Welbeck PlateBest LightLost..100
Sherwood Forest Nursery Pl’teGolden MeasureLost..100
Colwick Park PlateAriostoLost..100
Elvaston Castle PlateCorunnaLost..100
Bentinck PlateHaresfieldNon-Starter....
£500
Wednesday, October 5, 1904—Leicester.
Maiden T.Y.O. PlateJongleuseNon-Starter....
Gopsall PlateTopiaryNon-Starter....
Midland Nursery HandicapVitaNon-Starter....
Randcliffe PlateIce BirdLost..£100
Camp HandicapCleeveLost..100
Melton PlateBilbaoNon-Starter....
£200
Thursday, October 6, 1904—Leicester.
Bradford HandicapVan VoghtNon-Starter....
Kegworth HandicapAccrocNon-Starter....
Welbeck PlateMore TroubleLost..£100
October HandicapBoycotNon-Starter....
Village Nursery HandicapPelf ColtLost..100
Apprentices PlateMerry AndrewLost..100
£300
Friday, October 7, 1904—Kempton Park.
Wick PlateThunderboltWon£05..
Half-Moon Nursery HandicapNancleeLost..£100
Imperial PlateSignorinoLost..100
Park Selling PlateOgbourne PetLost..100
Coventry HandicapSt. EmilionNon-Starter....
Richmond HandicapNiphetosLost..100
£05£400
Saturday, October 8, 1904—Kempton Park.
Stanley PlatePercussionWon£200..
Brentford PlateGasconyLost..£100
Duke of York StakesGeneral CronjeLost..100
Vauxhall PlateCricketWon400..
Kempton Park Nursery H’capReggioLost..100
Rivermead HandicapGolden SaintNon-Starter....
£600£300

TOTALS—October 3 to October 8, 1904.

Gain.Loss.
Monday£2100£300
Tuesday500
Wednesday200
Thursday300
Friday05400
Saturday600300
£815£2000
Loss£2000
Gain815
Total Loss£114

Note.—In the above sporting tips twelve horses were non-starters. Had the bets been one shilling each instead of one pound, the loss would have been 11s., a sum obviously beyond the resources of a working man.

These results were given in the Daily News, and cover the flat-racing season from March 23 to November 28, 1903:—

Paper.Lost.Won.Total
Winning
Odds.
£1 Fixed
Stake.
Daily Express670299678·93Won£8
Jockey696243687·86Lost9
Racehorse566240555·5211
Chilton’s Guide357132341·1616
Morning Leader690309667·9322
Gale’s639231501·8537
Sportsman738285679·0259
Daily Mail642278574·1968
Racing World696275626·1970
Standard872313781·2291
Star750317635·36114
Sporting Chronicle785299669·68115
Diamond Special482169365·83116
Daily Sport895293768·20127
Advertiser724259589·36135
Sporting World886303747·44139
Sporting Life13274111179·25147
Telegraph928345724·67203