110 Horse Bacing. 



Answer : *' The bet must stand, as the race was 

 determined before the compromise was proposed. 

 " Signed (per order), 

 "25th April, 1801. E. W." 



7. — A Double Bet — First Event Lost, Second Off hy 

 Consent. 



A betted B 10?. to 8?. that Whale did not win 

 either the Garden Stakes or the match with 

 Beiram. Whale was beaten in the Garden Stakes, 

 and the match with Beiram was off by consent. 

 Query : Is A entitled to receive or not ? 



Answer : " The money must be put together 

 and divided." 



Eemark : Some persons have considered this an 

 erroneous decision, because A after winning his 

 first event loses 11., but it is strictly correct accord- 

 ing to law and equity ; the second event being off 

 on even terms was equivalent to a dead heat. If 

 A had taken 20Z. to 10/., which probably was the 

 right betting, instead of laying 101. to 8Z. on the 

 two events, he would have won 5?., but by making 

 a bad bet he suffered the penalty. 



8. — A Horse wrongly Described — Bets not Paid. 

 2 to 1 was laid on Turquoise against Elinor for 

 the Oaks. EKnor being improperly named as 



