He Has Fewer Winners, but Crayon on the Money

Regarding the July 4 letter by John Snyder in which he calls Curtis Crayon “the clown prince of handicapping,” I refer to the money-won section of The Times’ handicappers’ column. As of July 4, Crayon is leading all handicappers, including chalk-player Bob Mieszerski, in this most important category despite having about a third as many winners. I have always said that anybody can pick a favorite, but it takes a real handicapper to pick longshots consistently.

It would be interesting to see Crayon take on Janice, who is another chalk player. My money would be on Curtis.

DAN OLIVIER

Riviera, Ariz.