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Parabellum
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Well! In any case, an' George [an' his ole man what owned the dog an' his brother Freddie ant two a mother blokes, publicans as well, we amve died to see the ele man.. Dog all set off in George's car. You'd
owner! He had on a grey bowler an' he had a horse shoe in a big check tie an' a walkin' stick with a big gold knob. He was smokin' a cigar the length of yer, arm. He should know better at his age, but; men are all alike. They like a gamble. Know what I mean? -
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"He's 24 certainty," he kept sayin'. "Jack Rogers told me that The knocked half a,arcond of the re-{ cord time for his class. If he gets clear from the trap there's nothing to stop him. The race is over."
"But supposia' he doesn't get clear from the trap?" I says,
"What do you know about dogs in [any case?" says he, angry like,
I said no more till we got to, the White City, George paid for me: into. the five bob ring, and the others went with the ole man into the saven an' staaner, place. We
divided up that way so as not to (draw too much attention ‘an' bring- down the price if the books saw us }backin' heavy all in a bunch
Wa (was all fairly lit up by then in any case, particularly me, as.I had one in most of the pubs I went into raisin, the wind. Otherwise I might have been wiser after I'd seen Joe Cripps givin' the wink to ja chum o' his that puts on his
money. This is how it waŁ,
Parabellum was in the second race, an' as we knew nothing in the drst George an' me decided to leave
it alone, so we dodged about to see
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if we could pick up somethin. That Only thing is, bein' a puppy, be was when I saw Joe Cripps givin' may het too excited an' mess him- the wink to his mate. I followed self up in the trap. It's a dead the lad, a feller called Grantham. Cert, mate."
"Never you mind," says George. "He can run. That's the Im- portant thing."
"Oh! Can be?" I says. "As long Jup close behind him just as he was Wouldn't listen to a word I said. as we know. Looks to me as if 14th Dec. I mean Joe Cripps's chum. I came The hooks started callin' out the that poor sick brute should be put
A dog on a stretcher." 24th Jan. whisperin' into a big fellah's ear. odds on Parabellum's race.
Couldn't hear what he said, but the called Sucker was favourite at six Eight enough, he looked a fright. other bloke anid: "Sure it's O.K. to four. Parabellum an' Bird In He was a dirty, white colour, what about this 'ere Bird in Hand?" Hand were four to one. Just as 1 there was of him, an' that wasn't |Then Grantham nodded and dashed was sayin' to meself, will I or won't much, all skin an' bone, with his 24th Dec
off. I says to myself there's some-1, meanin', as I had arranged, to snout to one side, as if he had a 25th Jan thing funny goin' on here, and I dive in an' tåke what I could get boil on his neck. But Bird In looks at me race card. I see a dog at the start about Parabellum, the Hand, he looked a beauty. A big, called Bird In Hand is runnin' in rush began. They were all goin' strapple' dog, of a brindle colour. the same race as Parabellum. Ifor Parabellum. I saw blokes there "That's the winner, George,” I} 3rd Jan. goes back and finds George,
that I hadn't seen for years. said. "That there Bird In Hand. "See here. George,” I says, Lumme! the tip must have been Go an' have a bit on him. Ye'll get 5th Feb.what's this dog called Bird In broadcast in every pub in London. two to one yet. Go on. Save some
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"Not in this race," "I said. “but
this Miss K. Simpson that owns lay the odds. I put on a pound to "All right." I said, "but don't|| + him?"
win ten bob. I caught George in blame me afterwards." "Oh! She's Joe Cripps's niece," the crowd as I was comin' away. He was that mad I thought ha George said. "Has she got a dog.
"Did ya do him?” I says.
was goin' to hit-me. So I said no In this race?"
"Yeh," he say, "I took an even more. The dogs were put in their twenty about him. Some lighter traps and the hare started to run must ave give the tip away round. The dogs began to yelp in They're all on him."
their traps. Then, being, up want| the door and the dogs were off: They were off right enough, but not all of 'em.
30th Dec. in the next one. It's running in 3rd Jan. Parabellum's race an' it's goin' to 20th Dec. win it."
“I dunno,” I said. "This Bird In 2nd Jan, George laughed, an' just as I wAN
goin' to tell him what I had heard, Hand looks fiaby to me."
"Oh! Cut it out" Georga said. a couple blokes came up. ao' . I couldn't. Then the lights were "If you fancy him, why don't ye go dimmed an' the first race begun. an' back him?**
"Exactly," I says, "what I'm goin
L lost George in the crowd for a minute. When I found him again to do 24th Dec. after the race he wouldn't listen to
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Down I went, to back Bird In Cripps. He wouldn't pull a trick Hand, However, funny thing with Ike that. I tell you it's genuine. me, I like to follow the money on'a Listen. I read Jack Rogers's letter racecourse. The favourit to the ole man. He says this Para- time, unless I know someting real bellum is the fastest thing on four good to beat it. There they were, legs. Outs the trap like a shot, all piling. their money on Para- and then nothing can catch him bellum, until he was two to one on. Bird In Hand was ten to‘one În
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No claims will be admitted after had backed' Parabellum were "now the Goods have left the Godowns, and putting savers on Bird In Hand.all: Goods remaining undelivered after Isays to meself that this is a nice the 19th December, 1983, will be sub- how dye do, but there it was, Iject to rast
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