PUNTER'S TROUBLES.

NZ Truth, Issue 70, 20 October 1906, Page 2

PUNTER'S TROUBLES.

The Ali-to-nothhig Stakes.

Two pounds to two bob the double is the tempting bait that the snide bookmaker often throws out to catch the - unwary punter of modest pretensions. It is an innocent enough sort of gamble m its way, and the odds are, -if anything, rather more favorable to the bettor than those offered by the bigger guns of the same fraternity. But -unfortunately the majority of these two bob men belong to the all-to-nothing gang. One individual, issuing; double tickets under the name of J. Matson, se-ems to be particularly keen on the scale stakes. Ho laid a well-known Well-

ington barman £20' to 2s Phaetonitis and Cuiragno for the Steeples and Hurdles at the last Grand National meeting m Christchurch. Evidently, he hadn't the slightest intention of paying, as he never came near his client after the race, even to offer the 2s back. The two met m the street some months after, and, of course, the punter wanted Ins see'"«. But Mr Matson told him that he could consider himself paid and think himself blanky lucky that it wasn't worse. We mustn't print what the punter said, but he came to "Truth" office and breathed his tale of woe into our sympathetic ear. We print the story because it might s-ervc a useful purpose m teaching other Broken Hill rummies that their florins are much safer m their trousers pockets than m the kick of Emjc flash t-ake down who does every bean of it m giving the tarts a go, and buying harness to keep up the Kid Stakes.