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Show BETTING ON M RESILTOFTODAY Leading Odds, Six to One on Roosevelt. This Is the Way New Yorkers York-ers Wager on the General Result. Heaviest State Bet Was $10,000 to S8500 That Herrick Would Be Elected. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Tho' betting on the result was livelier today than at any time during tho campaign. It Is estimated that nearly $200,000 was wagered on tho Broad street curb and In tho . various hotels. Tho leading odds were G to 1 on Roosevelt on tho general result, 2 to 1 that Roosevelt will carry New York State, and 2 to 1 that Herrlck will defeat Illg-glns Illg-glns for tho Governorship. One bet on tho President was J5000 to JS00. One man offered SS0.000 or any part of It at odds of 5 to 1 on Roosovolt, without takors. Tho heaviest State bet was J10.000 to $5500 on Herrlck. Another Herrlck bet was J1O.0OO to ?S000. Woro No Takers. A Wall strcot house offered to bet $5000 even that Roosevelt will carry New York. Now Jersey. Connecticut. Indiana and Wisconsin, but there wero no tnkers. Several private wngera aro said to havo been mado against Parker ot .odds of 7 to 1, but no such bets were openly announced. an-nounced. Ono bettor placed J3000 against SGOOO that Parker will carry Now York State. Pnrkor Money Scarce. A Wall street firm put up $2000. at odds Of 2 to 1. that lhi IroH!flent -will rnrrv Now York, and announced that It hod $10,000 to place at tho same odds. Thoro was practically no betting today on tho Congressional result or the voto In tho doctoral college. On national and Stato Issues It Is estimated that $2,000,000 has been wagered In Now York city. Betting at Washington. A telegram from Washington says: "At the headquarters of both tho Republican Republi-can and Democratic parties tonight tho utmost confidence Is expressed as to tho outlook. This confidence Is substantially substan-tially expressed In Iho betting on the result, re-sult, which has been heavier In "Washington "Washing-ton than over. Tho odds on the general result aro 5 to 1 In favor of Roosevelt and Fairbanks, but many wagers have been mado at shorter odds. Centers on New York. "The Interest of bettors centers on New York and large sums havo been wagered on tho result In that Stale. Odds of 3 to 1 havo been offered by Republicans that Roosevelt will carry his home Stato. and they havo been accepted en- erly by Democrats. Demo-crats. Many bets havo been recorded on tho result also In Maryland and West Virginia, but Republican money Is ns I scarce In tho former Stntc as Domocra-lc Domocra-lc money Is In tho latter. |