202 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



the Lincoln Handicap is 20 to 1, whilst the price of 

 Misery for the City and Suburban is 40 to 1, which 

 gives 800 to ] as the va,lue of the double event. A 

 triple event is arranged in a simihir fashion, as thus : 

 Gastronomer at 16 to 1 for the Lincoln race, Pleasure 

 20 to 1 for City and Suburban, Dj'spepsia 25 to 1 for 

 the Derby, or SCOO to 1 as the value of the triple 

 event ! But no such price as that can be obtained. 

 Bookmakers who do business in these fancy bets 

 restrict the amount of the odds they offer on doubles 

 to £2 000, and on triples to £3,000 respectively — a 

 capital win in either case when it can be etl'ected ; but 

 it is not often that such sums as even these restricted 

 amounts are realized. Nothing is more difficult in 

 bettinq- than to select two horses which will win a double 

 event — to name a scries of three winners is still more 

 difficult — racing is such a lottery, especially to those 

 who are not very much behind the scenes. The bet 

 when taken may look thoroughly practical ; all the 

 horses may be in good fettle, and be meant to contend 

 in the various races in the most honourable manner ; 

 the first event of either series may indeed be realized; 

 but some fine morning the remaining horse, or one of 

 them if it be a triple event, may be found to be lame 

 • — rnd, lo ! the chance of an easily-made fortune flees at 

 once away. Each horse must gain the race it is 

 named for, or the bet becomes null and void. 



The philosophy of a well-[)lanned double event, and 

 triple event also, is, stated briefly, that it should be so 

 arrancfed that the winnino^ of the horse in the first; 

 event should have a favourai>le effect on the animal 

 selected for the second thus the success of Sin, by 



