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ANSWERS TO QUERIES. IS. A. T., Chicago. The bet is a draw. G. C. B., Chicago. The bet was a draw. R. 1., St. Louis, Mo. To not know the address of the publication inquired about. T. L. S., Cincinnati, O. The parlay was void as to Maey Jr. and stood as to the others. Silverman, Cincinnati, 0. The parlay was a winner on all but Maey Jr. and a draw as to the latter. P. L., Seneca, Mo. At 100 to 1 Brightie B. won a seven furlongs dash at St. Louis, October 13, 1901, this being the race you refer to. T. D. It., Milwaukee, Wis. We only quote closing price place and show odds. The opening price was not less than 2 to 1 and may have been 11 to 5, 12 to 5, or 2 to 1. George J. M., Cincinnati, 0. The bet was a draw. Maey Jr. having been scratched from the third race, which was the only race the parties to the bet could have had in contemplation when the bet was made. Red, Chicago. If it was understood between the bettor and bookmaker that the "Broomhandle entry" meant a bet on Broomhandle in whichever of the two races the horse started in, it is plain the bet won on the fourth race of the day. Had the bet specilied the Baker entry, it would have won on the third race. ;