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ANSWERS TO QUERIES B. and S., Muncie, Ind. "Vennie ran second at 15, to 100 place and 17and to 100 show. Lea-side was scratched. H. K. and others, Chicago, 111. "Wagers on race 74S48 stood as the horses finished. Taking the purse away from "Water Girl on the next day had no effect on the betting. Henry S., Louisville, Ky. The Epsom Derby is run at a mile and a half and one yard, to be exact. The Kentucky Derby is a mile and a quarter. The Epsom Derby of this year was of the net value of 6,800; the Kentucky Derby 3,G00. S. S., Louisville, Ky. A straight and place parlay of October 15 on J. S. Cosden entry in. fourth Laurel, Shuffle Along fifth Laurel and Rancocas Stable entry in sixth Jamaica would have lost straight and won place. It was void place as to the Cosden entry, because no Cosden horse started in the fourth. LaureL Harry J. A., Chicago, 111. Full conditions of races are not printed in detail, for the reason that to do so would take up too much space required for more important things. Race 74555, won by Amor Patriae, was for maiden two-year-olds and three-year-old non-winners of this year, except selling or claiming races. Amor Patriae had won a claiming handicap, was eligible, and had the right to start and wi.n if he could. He could and did. Place wagers on Feysun lost. C. H., Indianapolis, Ind., and others. It the persons concerned knew at the time a wager on Tony Beau was made on Thursday, October IS, that he had been scratched from the third race of that day and entered in the substituted fifth race, then the wager on him was on the substitute race. Wager on Tony Beau without any knowledge of the scratching and the substitute race were-necessarily on the third race and became draws as soon as he was scratched.
