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NOTES OF THE TURF. A Subscriber. The bookmaker was right: DAiirz Racing Foem has always held that in hand-book betting added starters count for nothing, except insomuch as they might affect the betting. In the case quoted by you the two added starters affected the betting materially, one being at 7 to 10 and the other 10 to 1, being 67 points of 105 that went to make up a 5 per cent. book. You should be paid 7 to 5 and the backer of Monte Carlo for place 1 to 2. J. J. B., Chicago. The rules of the Western Jockey Club provide that in races not exceeding 00 to the winning horse, jockeys shall receive 5 for a winning and for a losing mount. In other races, in the absence of a special agreement, 5 for a winning and .0 for a losing mount. These rules govern racing at Chicago and all other western tracks. Frese, Chicago. In both cases your wagers were drawn.
