Show HREA F FORTUNES WON I r Election Betting Was on a fl 1 Magnificent Scale I i I I THE WINNERS AND LOSERS I j Millions of Dollars Chnngc Hands on the Result Louis Wormser Wins n Quarter of a Million Croker Loses 1GO000 but Makes Even on StocksA Million and a Half Vlon by Republicans Who Had Up Three Times that SumA Great Showing of Cash t I I This will bo payday In Wall street II Those who wagered money on the result of the election and whose Judgment was sound will be permitted to realize on their ventures The success of the Re publican ticket being admitted even1 i by the Democratic managers stakeholders stake-holders have announced their intention of not waiting for the official verdict before turning over to the winners the funds which have been held in trust A few bets were paid yesterday but tho understanding was general that settlements settle-ments would not be made until today How much money will change hands on lIe reelection of Prcsld6nt McKinley McKin-ley it is Impossible even to approximate Many wagers of large svc were made I between men who i of used to advertise their doings Immense sums were at stake In the aggregate as the result of 1 the ventures made by the small bettors Of ttfcse of course no record was kept In Wall street whore most of what I l may be termed the professional betting was done more than 2000000 was held J in j the balance The average odds were C to 1 on McKInley which means that half a million dollars changed ownership owner-ship CROKER TEE LARGEST LOSER If current report is to be believed Richard Croker is the largest Individual loser on the result of the election During Dur-ing the campaign he was credited with betting on Bryan from time to time until t un-til he had posted 120000 with various i stakeholders It was reported ycster I I ilrtv that Air rVnlror In Pi VPMr hot Sflfl 000 on the general result If this be true the Tammany chieftain lost 210000 because of his confidence in Democratic Demo-cratic success On the other hand ho Is known to have won heavily on there the-re Hllt In Manhattan borough He began be-gan betting on 10000 majority and gradually increased his estimate unlll before the close of the campaign he was placing his money on 25000 majority major-ity Ho may have realized 50000 on these ventures but If so he wns still more than 150000 to the bad Mr Croker was not only unfortunate in his Judgment but it is i known that I he accepted tho worst of the odds He began betting on Bryan when the odds on the latter were G to 2 When It became be-came known that the leader of all Tammany Tam-many Hall was so confident of Democratic Demo-cratic success that he was risking his money on the result of the election there was a grand rush of Bryan admirers ad-mirers who bet the same way Under the weight of this money the i I I odds against Bryan fell to 2 to 1 and Mr Croker Is bellevod to have followed them down the scale placing his money as best he could Then came a rally of Republican financial strength and the odds receded Mr Croker stopped betting bet-ting when he was offered 3 l to 1 but again reached into his pocket when i the McKInley men offered as good odds as C to J At the Hoffman House yesterday I yes-terday it was said that Mr Croker placed his final 500000 so that had fortune for-tune favored him he would have realized real-ized about 100000 In Iew of tho result re-sult of the election Mr Croker may console himself that the odds made no difference to him as be would have lost as heavily at even money as he did at the longer price MAY HAVE HEDGED It is generally believed In Wall street that Mr Croker did not quit much loser oji the election for the reason that he hedged his 1 wagers by purchasing stocKs iie took over it is said liuuoo shares that have netted him an average profit of 10 points This leaves him with 200000 out of which to make good the 160000 which he lost on Bryan Others who met financial disaster asa as-a result of overconlldence In Democratic Demo-cratic success being influenced by the attitude of the Tammany chieftain are Senator T D Sullivan who had 18000 at stake James Mahoney the roolroom magnate who lost 22000 > State Senator Sena-tor P H McCarren who gave his Re jmbllcan friend 20000 and Jaev McDonald a bookmaker whose losses I totalled 11000 Patrick Keonan City Chamberlain took a modest Hyer of I 2500 on Bryans chances I Robert Rose a horseowner and bookmaker book-maker was one of those who firmly be lieved In the success of the Democratic ticket Joseph Vendlg a bookmaker bet 13000 on McKInley at 2 to 1 and later succeeded in hedging his wager guaranteeing himself a profit by betting bet-ting 5000 on Bryan ul 1 to 1 F H Brooks stock broker placed money for customers for whom he won SGOOOO For Democratic customers ho placed nearly SIOUOO at fl to 1 The largest transaction of the campaign In I this line of betting wna so manipulated AS to attract no attention Late in Oc tober a syndicate of Democrats > rnlsed a fund of 100000 which was quietly placed In Wall street at odds that averaged a little more titan 1 to 1 VOn ISERS HEAVY WINNINGS Loulti Wormser reported to be the largest winner on the election He wna a consistent McKinley adherent all dur ing the campaign and never neglected to bet as ho thought when the opportu nity offered He made many wagers at 2 to 1 but later gave as good aw 5 to 2 He refused to raise those fig ures until about a fortnight ago when ho offered 7 lo 2 and placed several small sumn at I lo 1 Ho confesses to having won 500000 but Jntlmate friends of his assert that his winnings will ag gregate nearly n quarter of a million Jacob Field waH also a Jirm bollpvcr Jn Republican SIICCCH He began betting qn McKInley tho day of his nomination in Philadelphia and made his laat I wager late Monday night Ho won about 80000 OTHER LARGE WINNERS M B Mend ham a stock broker stood lo lose 175000 had McKInley been de feated Ilt added 10000 to his bank account bccaus of the RepubIcati land slide I 1 J Judge placed many commissions Ho handled fully half a million dollaii during the campulgn and won generous ly on his own account I I L V Boll bet noaviy 200000 for his I dtmomors on McKInley 1 I Fred Wnlbaum a bookmaker bet I 50000 al odds I that averaged rt m to 1 Orlando Jones a bookmaker bet 15 000 i at C to J i I In Brooklyn former Sheriff Wllllun J Buttling made much trouble for hln I Democratic friends He euiiy oxprc cd I his opinion that Kings county would give McKInley a majority Ho bet on I that proposition and he also bet that I McKInley would have a majority In the Stale of 100000 lie won about SIOOO and will collect today Robert V Harding of Lloiilon Wltq In UilBcliy bet s 000 IhuL ieiCijy I II I would carry Illinois 5000 hill I he I ihl I carry Indiana DOpO that i he woi hi I curry Ohio 5000 that I 1c would oa TV Maryland and JOOOO that hu would I 1 j1 carry all four SlateV He won 25000 I on J ihe proposition JTcw York Herald |