Apart from the greater speed and accuracy of the operation, the ma-
"—50 yd. lat—t, Tamer!
Double Six 2 lengths—Time.—$30.27. shine art a number of other great rear Win, $28.60, Forecast 4-2 Div. $157.60. advantages.
Normally, on medium-size ediumesized tracks " Double Event 7/3 gto eid eben SCk5 o 509 yd. fat—i, Alton Classic: 2, 6-4 Div. $42.30. without a "Tote," betters have to converge from all over the stands to one spot where tickets are sold. Generally speaking, if there are 20 horses in a race, 40 clerks have to be employed, handling the "wins" and places" for each horse.
This machine requires only three operators, Naturally, if only one machine were used, the crowds would still have to converge on the one spot and jostlings and delays would result, Advantage Of "Top But the advantage of the "Top" is that pari-mutuel booths can be set up all over the place—on the members stand, in the public stand, in the bar, in the hall, and even trundled through the crowds, The process is the same—all the "audit slips" being sent off as soon as the parimutuel closes for that race, The advantages are obvious.
Take the case of a man who pops into the bar for a quick one. He suddenly decides to bet on Horse 7 in Race 5—but he's in a convivial crowd, he's got a glass in his hand, and he doesn't want to leave, Normally, he will probably forego buying the ticket, and the Club therefore loses money (and if the horse should come home he'll probably be annoyed), Sauce Mironion.
3" length.—Time 29.74.
Win, $52.60, Force: $9.40, Place, Ist $10.00; 2nd $7.69.
Double Event 8/9 4-3 Div. $69.00, 10—500 yd. flat—i, Gallant Mayor: 2, Alton Arab.
35 length.—Time 2975 Win, $78.40. Forecast 4-5 Div. $191.00. Place, Ist $16.79; 2nd $7.00, Double Event 9/10 3-4 Div. $167.50, 1L—500 yd. flat—1, Flying Duchess; 2.
Grand Society 1 jength.—Time 29.66.
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