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ANSWERS TO QUERIES. J. W., Pekin, III. See reply to F. B. John McN., Chicago. It was a loser. , y, H.E. B., St. Louis, Mo. It was a losing wager. J. A. L, Chicago. The Fireball wager was a " loser. J. C. M., Kenosha, Wis. Y.our wager was a draw, the horses withdrawn from the sixth race being considered scratched. F. B., Chicago. Bets made on the horses withdrawn from the sixth race were draws regardless of where they finished in the fourth. Watson, Galveston, Texas. Had your wager been a parlay Instead of a combination it would have been a winner, but being a combination it was a draw. A. St., Cincinnati, O. Since Proper ran second it is difficult to perceive on what ground the bookmaker refuses to repay the money. It was certainly a draw on the ground that there was no price laid against the entry place or show. J. D. M., Elgin, 111. 1 The parlay won as a straight bet on Bribery and should be paid as such, being void as to Gold Enamel and Jack Lory. 2 If a horse is "out" for a position named in a parlay the bet is void as to that horse, no matter where. It finishes. N. E. K., Elgin, 111. When one bets a parlay he must expect action on each horse named and the bet is not complete until all- have started or been scratched. There is something of equity in what you suggest in case ot a limit, but it is not iu the line of practice. It was in the backers choice to make his parlay on tlie first two alone, but he did not do so and must abide results.
