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ANSWERS TO QUERIES T M W Los Angeles Gal So far as this newspaper is concerned the name of the horse inquired about is Troilus The deduction from the name of the dam Belle of Troy is obvious to anyone versed in Shakespeares Troilus and Cressida CressidaK K K K Chicago 111 3TllCn an entry is backed the Avagcr attaches to the first race in Avliich the owner named has an entry if no race is named In the instance of the Sanford entry May 20 a Avager on that entry Avithput naming the race Avas on Tippity Witchet and Juvcncscencc in the second race at Jamaica and Avould have Avon for place placeP P J D St Louis Mo While IAVO might agree to make any kind of an absurdly conditioned bet and it would be good between the tAVO it is hardly probable that a bookmaker in daily transaction of business would accept ai Avager on say the fourth and fifth races and if they AApn allow the pro ¬ ceeds to go back to the first race 4n a Avager Avon long before4 the fourth and fifth races had been run In the problem presented 350 Avas due from place Avagers on Iwin and Dick Williams Anything further AAould depend upon the good nature or the layer i
