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ANSWERS TO QUERIES. Fred II.. Chicago. Your case is difficult. Your horse was not the favorite, but one of two equal favorites. The point really is whether the bookmaker would have paid if your horse had won and whether you would have insisted on payment. You must settle it between you. X. I., Pittsburg, Pa. There is nothing but custom to govern the case and customs differ. Generally speaking, if one makes a bet "each way," it means straight and place. However. It may just as well mean straight, place and show, local custom determining the matter. People should make their lets carefully, so that their meaning would require no after explanation.
