The bettors competition ( a distant memory)

[porchy44]

Just got back from the track. There were 12 people in the back sitting at 4 tables. My nephew and I happened to be the last ones leaving that area. all ten people who left before us only had the "$1.00 Thoroughbred Recap Sheets" for all tracks. This brought back my recollection of years ago, when there were larger crowds at the track, betting with just a program with no past performances. Boy, I miss all the unsophisticated money that went into the pools then.

[fmolf]

Just got back from the track. There were 12 people in the back sitting at 4 tables. My nephew and I happened to be the last ones leaving that area. all ten people who left before us only had the "$1.00 Thoroughbred Recap Sheets" for all tracks. This brought back my recollection of years ago, when there were larger crowds at the track, betting with just a program with no past performances. Boy, I miss all the unsophisticated money that went into the pools then.
I remember when their was a newstand outside of the front gates of belmont and aqueduct where no less then 5 different tout sheets were for sale.they would sell quite briskly.this harkens back to a time whem racing was the only game in town.Belmont would get 15k people on a sat. afternoon then roosevelt raceway would get 20k on saturday night!Those truly were the glory days in the late 60's early 70's.It has been downhill since then!

[BELMONT 6-6-09]

Some of those tip sheets in New York like JACK'S LITTLE GREEN CARD...THE BEARD...LAWTON..THE CENTAUR...I have to admit and the end of every weekend card i would pick up a discarded tip sheet on the floor and check the winners LOL

[fmolf]

Some of those tip sheets in New York like JACK'S LITTLE GREEN CARD...THE BEARD...LAWTON..THE CENTAUR...I have to admit and the end of every weekend card i would pick up a discarded tip sheet on the floor and check the winners LOL
If you walked around to the clubhouse gate at belmont you could get the same tip sheets by the same handicappers(I use that term loosely)but with different horses on it! :D amazing these guys actually did quite well till the casinos opened in jersey and the lottery and scratch offs became popular.I believe the actual vendor got a % of evey sheet sold as well.

[BELMONT 6-6-09]

Connie Merjos did the work for the Beard and he was a very serious student of the game with an excellent opinion...very disciplined in-frequent bettor also. The schroeder brothers owned the Lawton sheet, and Paul Sentnor ran the Centaur.