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MUTT AND JEFF

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LONG SHOT

AST Friday Justin Pierce drove Ray took the money and headed for business in town and dreaded the fidence. His wife stayed home, her thought of the long train ride, I accept ear glued to the radio. In spite of We everything she was full of fear. Sup- ed his invitation to come along. left in the cool of early morning. Be pose, she thought, history went cockey- fore an hour had passed we exhausted ed, and for the first time a favourite She laughed to assure a half dozen current topics of conver didn't win? sation. It was Justin who brought up herself. No chance. It couldn't hap- pen. It wouldn't happen. If it did, the subject of horse racing.

they'd be in debt for life. If it didn't, they be rich. Her hand trembled as she turned the dials.

"One of the most common remarks by the greatest number of people in America," he began, "is that you can't beat the races.” He laughed shortly. "The announcer's voice atated that "It's an easy way out. It's a fine ex- the first race had started. The favour- cuse, especially if you've just dropped ite lost. Mrs. Hill puffed furiously on a cigarette. The second race started, a couple of dollars on a hot tip..

"The reason," he went on, "that peo and the favourite lost. The third and ple.commiserate so is because they fourth races came along and the fa- naven't given the matter much thought vourites lost. Along came the fifth, The favour- Making money at the races is a full sixth and seventh races. time job, requiring brains and hard ites all lost. One race to go. History it work and, most of all, the ability to was acting up. It had never happen-

under control, ed before. One chance left that keep your emotions

There are, you know, a certain group wouldn't happen now.

of people that make a fine living from "Mrs. Hill was weak, trembling. The their horse racing investments. The colour had left her cheeks. She felt pari-mutuel end, I mean. The others sick. She thought: It isn't worth the

about 98 per cent. of the whole, go strain. No matter if we do win,

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out to make a killing and never suc- isn't worth the strain. But they didn't ceed. The small group is, as in all win. The eighth race was run, and the things, supported by the larger. favourite only placed. For the first

"I mind the case of Raymond Hill. time in the history of horse racing it Raymond and his wife had plugged had happened."

"Is

On

along for four years together, reason I glanced sidewise at Justin. ably happy, but never possessing the that the end of the story?" things that would give them complete "Oh, no. Here's the pay-off. contentment. Ray was a real estate the way to the races Justin blew salesman, making a maximum of $60, tire. A brand new tire. Another his-

He didn't have and never much hope for more. He torical event. was a bright youth, and one day he got tools. He didn't get to the races in thinking about the races.

time to bet any of the $500 they had saved."

"He figured there must be a system that could beat the races. He had

any

"Phew!" I said. "It must have taught them both a lesson. They must have realised that long shots worth the gamble."

aren't

never seen a horse race in his life, but he figured he didn't have to. He studied the newspapers for three months. And finally she hit uponya Justin shook his head." very one system. As far as he could see it was takes long shots. If you don't take Infallible. If he had had a stake of long shots in this life, you never get. $600 and had invested according to his ahead. Betting on the races is most Aystem, holding rigidly to its dictates, people's idea of weakmindedness. But they would now be worth about $10,000. it isn't. No more than any other forms In a year they would have been worth of taking a chance. You know, nothing |$40,000,

ventured, and stuff,

Now, mind you, there was an ele- "Eh? Did they try again? Well, ment of gamble. There is in every in you see, that incident I told you about vestment. I can't tell you the work happened only yesterday. Yes, I'm ings of the system, as I swore I Raymond Hill I'm on my way to the wouldn't, but I can tell you this much: track now to work the system. Want the success of Ray's system depended to come along?"

upon whether or not the favourite in. "No," I said. "I couldn't stand the any one race won during the course of strain." a day's meet.

Good/Sure the chances are good. And why? Never in the history of horse, racing has there been a day in which at least one favourite didn't come in under the wire. If such a thing should happen four or five times in the course of a year, people would lose faith in horse racing.

"Yet, there is the chance that it would happen. One in a million, you might say. So Ray felt pretty con

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