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ANSWERS TO QUERIES. Communications without names and addresses will not be noticed nor answered. No answers will be sent by mail and none by wire unless reply pre-j payment is made at time of wiring query. E. C, Peoria, 111. See reply to C. II. G. today. Rob., Detroit, Mich. See reply to C. II. G. today. F. McC, Pittsburg, Pa., and others. It has long been held that in betting away from the track errors In weights and distances are at the bettors risk and do not invalidate bets. Had Follie Levy won you would undoubtedly have expected and received payment. "Cincinnati," Cincinnati, O. 1 The greatest number of races won consecutively by Priscillian is seven. He is twice credited with this record in 100S when a three-year-old and again this year. 2 Gallantry is an Euglish-bred horse, foaled in lSJO, by Galopin Jennie B. W. B. S., San Francisco, Cal. The highest weight carried successfully by Roseben while lie was in California in the winter of 190S-9 was 135 twunds when he defeated Collector Jessup, Royal Tourist ami others over the Futurity course at Oakland Saturday, December 12, 100S. C. II. G., Galesburg, 111. 1 The races at Columbia set for Friday, December 22, were not declared off. They were postponed until the next day, with entries to stand, and were run on Saturday as scheduled for Friday. Bets made on the races for Friday stood and were also postponed and decided by Saturdays results; unless the persons concerned had mutually agreed to declare them off prior to Saturdays racing. The person who made the parlay won and should be paid. 2 The bet on Angelus lost. The fact that Rompie was excused and time given for a new book, did not aiTect the bet any more than it would have been if Rompie had been scratched in the regular way in the forenoon. The bet was on the race when it should be run and if Angelus had won would have had to be paid.
