Sharps, flats, gamblers, and racehorses . ness staying at home. Ofcourse in the latter category you must not think thatsuch men as Loo Levy and his brother Ted and a fewothers are included. Loo is a little prince in his way,and I should say quite the most popular of all turfcommission agents, whether he be in his office or inBohemxian resorts. In his business he is liberal in oddsand accommodating, and outside 46 Pall Mall isa wonderful host. Good nature and extraordinaryamiability endear him to a circle of friends, in thenumber of which he is to be envied. I should say thathe hadnt an enemy,
Sharps, flats, gamblers, and racehorses . ness staying at home. Ofcourse in the latter category you must not think thatsuch men as Loo Levy and his brother Ted and a fewothers are included. Loo is a little prince in his way,and I should say quite the most popular of all turfcommission agents, whether he be in his office or inBohemxian resorts. In his business he is liberal in oddsand accommodating, and outside 46 Pall Mall isa wonderful host. Good nature and extraordinaryamiability endear him to a circle of friends, in thenumber of which he is to be envied. I should say thathe hadnt an enemy, nor even one who would give himwhat might be called the knocking word, either underdisappointment or any temporary annoyance. Ted Levy, who is partner in the biggest firm ofadvertising bookmakers, is different in personality toLoo, but resembles the other in all the good nature andsympathy for friends and clients luck. How Tedwould miss the Tivoli when it closed in this year of 1914to be rebuilt. It was quite his evening club. Loo is 280. Loo Levy i ^1 HONOUR IN THE RING a great man at first nights, and all the Bohemianfunctions which take place. Both the brothers havebuilt up their success on sheer merit. Heatliorn in Piccadilly has had a great deal to dowith the success of the Globe Club in ShaftesburyAvenue. This place has been a great attraction, as itis so well placed. They are getting an increasingmembership of substantial men every year, as theirannual dinners show unmistakably. In all the abuse levelled against racing, perhaps themost undeserved charge is, that those who go racingand bet must of necessity be lacking in those moralattributes which contribute to financial , taking the racecourse section of backers andlayers, I do not suppose there is a more honourablebody of men existing in an English-speaking country. Bargains —that is, wagers—are laid and takenwith a precision worthy of a purchase at, say, the WoolExchange. It is a most unusual thing fo
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