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5. Second Case of Collateral Betting. 



Mr. Bullock betted Sir F. Standish 100 gs. that 

 Royalist won his two matches against losing them. 

 Royalist won the first match, the second match 

 was off by consent. Query : How is the bet to be 

 determined ? 



Answer : " The stewards of the Jockey Club are 

 of opinion that Mr. Bullock wins half his bet. 

 " Signed (per order), 



E. W." 



6. A Bet Declared Off after the Event. 



A bets B 15 gs. to 10 gs. that Knowsley beat g 

 Worthy the first time they meet; B, supposing 

 the horses would not meet before the Newmarket 

 Meeting in October, wrote on the 24th September, 

 1800, to A, begging to be off the bet, as he could 

 not go to Newmarket. The above horses had run 

 on the 19th of the same month at Burford, where 

 Worthy beat Knowsley. On the 29th September 

 B received a letter from a Mr. Dollan, a friend of 

 A's, saying that according to his request the bet 

 should be off. Query : Is the bet off, it having 

 been decided previous to B's application to A ? 



