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ANSWERS TO QUERIES. [Communications without names and addresses of senders will not be answered or noticed; nor will any answers be sent by mail.] J., Coldwater, Mich. One starting of a coupled entry is sufficient. It lost. A. M. C, Bowling Green, Ky. There was no action and the bet was a draw. G. F. M.. Chickasha, Okla. The rule defining a maiden says: "A maiden horse is one that has never won a race other than a match or private sweepstakes, and any maiden which has been disqualified after having finished first, is still a maiden." W. J. P., St. Louis, Mo. Under the circumstances it could not Tie a parlay, but the bookmaker, having taken the bet, would be justified in paying on Pedro after deducting the sum lost qn Tileing. It is no unusual tiling for a person to back two, or more, horses in one race. Wm. E., Toronto, Ont. The straight bet lost and the place bet was a draw for the reason that there was no place price against the entry. The bookmakers claim is wrong. Stipulating that a named horse of an entry is to go simply means that the bet is off if it does not start.
