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ANSWERS TO QUERIES. Communications without names and addresses of senders will not be answered or noticed II. K., Peoria, 111. See reply to J. D. OC. in this Issue. E. T. F., St Louis, Mo. The track was good and safe, but not fast and at its best. F. a P., Chicago. It was on the first day of the Worth spring meeting, May 1, 1902, that S. C. Hlldreth won five races, the winning "horses being in order Federal, Tom.Cogan, Waring, Searcher and Vulcalri. Al S., Cincinnati, O. The horses Peter. Becker and Naughty B., were coupled as the Noble " entry because trained by the same man although the property of different owners. Place and show bets are to be paid at the odds quoted. Same reply to J. T. M., St Louis, Mo. J. D. OC, Galesburg. 111. Generally speakinz, if a bookmaker accepts a bet he should pay if it wins. Even where the race has been "run when a bet is made there Is no reason why he should not pay, unless he suspects the bettor already knew the result, or he had a declared tinie limit, after which he would not accept bets, ir lie had a" time limit on the fourth race at Latohla that was moved up In time of running because the third i race was declared off, it would be within his rights to declare off bets made prior to the actual time of running.
