sandown; by Finch mason and c welman registered

Physical description

Design: wooden stand for the roulette wheel and disc, painted black, with a recess cut into the top and a nail at the centre on to which the disc is put; in the disc is a printed sheet marked with the horses' names.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (published)

Date

1900-1915 (published)

Object history note

The company made many games including table tennis sets, particularly during the 1885 to 1915 period. The tradedname F H Ayers was registered in England in 1864

Historical context note

No. of Players: any
Equipment required: roulette wheel
8 cards, 7 marked with the horses' names and the odds; the 8th with the evens chances.
playing sheet comprising 8 squares of card backed with linen, each marked like the cards.

Rules: EXPLANATION

Round the circumference of the revolving disc are 37 divisions, one of which (viz Bolter's division) is in favour of the table.
The chances of the other horses are therefore calculated as ifthere were only 36 divisions. Of these, the favourite Esmeralda occupies twelve, Dorothy nine, Waverley six, Peeping tom four, Maid Marian three and Mr. Pickwick two.
The following odds against several horses are therefore mathematically correct:-
against Esmeralda 2 to 1
" Dorothy 3 to 1
" Waverley 5 to 1
" Peeping Tom 8 to 1
" Maid Marian 11 to 1
" Mr. Pickwick 17 to 1
" Bolter 35 to 1

EVEN CHANCES
Those who prefer playing on Even Chances can do so by backing Esmeralda and Waverley (coupled) against The Field, these two horses together occupying 18 divsions of the 36. In the same way The Field can be backed against Esmeralda and Waverley coupled.

RULES
1. The player taking the bank is called the Bookmaker. He need not lay the odds against any horse oftener than he chooses, and it is optional with him to refuse to allow any stakes larger than those agreed upon at the commencement of the game. Bolter cannot be backed at all without his consent.
2. A player must pay his stake when he backs a horse.
3. The disc must be spun with sufficient force to make it revolve at least six times; failing this it is a False Start and does not count.
4. The winning horse is that which occupies that division of which any part is opposite the winning post line when the disc comes to a stop.
5. In the rare event of one of the lines of division exactly coinciding with that of the winning post, t is a dead heat and each winner receives half only of what he would have been entitled to as an absolute winner.
7. Before commencing play, a judge should be appointed, who decision as to a dead heat must be final.

Production Note

f h ayers ltd, manufacturers of all indoor and outdoor games, 11 aldersgate street, london e c 1

Categories

Type: gambling
Subject: horse racing

Collection code

MoC