Sharps, flats, gamblers, and racehorses . was soon inevidence and said: My mare is very well. I hopeshe will win. , I could see, was sanguine,but not so emphatic. I had determined to do myselfa bit of good over the race, and with the help of anotherdoled out twos and threes and one or two fivers ready,getting ten to one about a chance I knew wouldshorten. Betting on the nod that week was not tooconvenient, except by winning at S. P., and I knew thatthat would mean sacrificing a lot, for she would not bea long shot at the finish, and what was the use of riskinga tenner on a wire to stand
Sharps, flats, gamblers, and racehorses . was soon inevidence and said: My mare is very well. I hopeshe will win. , I could see, was sanguine,but not so emphatic. I had determined to do myselfa bit of good over the race, and with the help of anotherdoled out twos and threes and one or two fivers ready,getting ten to one about a chance I knew wouldshorten. Betting on the nod that week was not tooconvenient, except by winning at S. P., and I knew thatthat would mean sacrificing a lot, for she would not bea long shot at the finish, and what was the use of riskinga tenner on a wire to stand to win thirty or forty poundswhen more than twice the amount could be picked upby betting cash ? I managed to get fifty pounds to a fiver onthe curtsy, bow or nod—which you like. That wasmost satisfactory. This was nearly all done on the outskirts, which for the uninitiated can be ex-plained as meaning bookmakers whose pitches aresome distance from the bigger men. A well-knowndetective inspector, now retired, a charming fellow 204 ?^. A. H. LedlieThe good Irish sportsman : owner of Aniericus Girl PAYING OFF A BIT who, I am glad to see, has plenty of work in a privatecapacity in connection with racecourses, said : Well,what is it to be ? I had only six pounds left, andthe pass-book was multy —^an Australian expressionmeaning rotten. * Go and get me fifty pounds to fiveat once Americus Girl if you can, I asked him, andknew that he would. Soon after up went the numbers,and she was at six to one, and in another minute ortwo we knew that Maher and Americus Girl weredrawn No 1; on the rails it was difficult to get who knew I had backed her begged me forthirty pounds to ten pounds ready, and extending thebank-note I accommodated him, much against myconvictions ; still, a tenner ready and a well-hedgedbet had its attractions. She won all the way, and therewas a nice little finish for Doncaster, a nap in theExpress and over two hundred and fifty pounds netfor Willie !
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