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ANSWERS TO QUERIES 1 Communications without names and addresses will not be noticed nor answered. No answers will bo sent by mail and none by wire unless reply prepayment is made at time of wiling query. Betting papers will not be calculated. "W. H. S., Chicago. Present index will be continued. W. IC, St Louis, Mo. Beau Nash and Jackson were not coupled in race 84714, Beau Nash having been sold to another owner prior to the race. John C, Chicago. You should receive the track odds until the limit was reached. "W. S., St. Louis, Mo. The parlay lost because Spot Cash lost. A bettor takes his chances about weights being correctly printed. D. E. H., Indianapolis, Ind. Bucados failure lost the parlay. The fact that the first two horses reached the layers limit had nothing to do with the matter, the limit being simply to define the utmost that could be won. "W. F. S., Chicago. Added starters frequently crop up in stake races in New York. This can be done up to a short time before the race. These added starters were duly entered at the time of closing entries, and the owners who wait until they can take note of weather and track conditions are acting entirely within their rights. One abroad wagering on such a race at track prices takes his chances about added starters. If he wagers at a price laid and accepted at the time the added starters cut no figure, so far as his wager is concerned. "W. J. R., Chicago. Query either was not received or was mislaid. Please repeat it in full. Thos. B., Detroit, Mich. In the race won by Colored Boy at Latonia October 2 the horses went- to post at 4 :47 and were at the post one minute. Fred C. D., Los Angeles, Cal. The wager on Altawood stood regardless of the scratching of Victoire.
