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Double-Double Form of Wagering Portland Meadows Augments Play Where Fans Try to Pick 5th Through 8th Race Victors PORTLAND MEADOWS, Portland, Ore., June 20. — Portland Meadows unique "Double-Double" is the latest thing in the form of race track wagering. It has caught on in Portland like the "5-10" has at Caliente. To participate in the "Double-Double" the patron .purchases a ticket for , naming a horse in both the fifth and sixth races. If the combination is successful, the patron then must exchange the ticket for another, naming choices in seventh and eighth races. While the second ticket entails no additional cost, the responsibility for exchanging a winning ticket rests with the patrons. If a patron neglects to exchange first-half ticket before running of seventh race, the ticket will be redeemed for the purchase price of . Patrons or patron selecting the most consecutive winners in the fifth through eighth races are deemed the winners and the net pool divided among them. Use Daily Double Machines Daily Double tioket issuing machines of the American Totalisator Company are used for the "Double-Double," thus eliminating dispute over numbers chosen and providing protection by supplying a code and dating the tickets. New to any track, the "Double-Double" was introduced for the first time to fans in the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, May! 18. The first handle was ,800 as patrons tried to pick the -winners of the fifth through the eighth race. Three ticket holders visited the payoff window at the end of the eighth race, each pocketing a return of nearly ,700. On .Memorial Day, one ticket holder received a return of ,663.60, being the sole survivor among those playing the "Double-Double."
