BOOKMAKERS BEATEN
WOMEN LEARN SIGNALS. I Women racegoers in England have, [discovered a fool-proof way of “beat-! |ing the book.” Alany of them have] mastered the secret “tic-tac” codes by’ which tho prices of horses are signal-. |m| from Tattersall's ring to the bookmakers outside. They are. thus able
to lay their bets before the odds shorten. ‘Tlrey pick up valuable information and lay their bets accordingly,” “Long TicTac Conner, 6ft. 4in. king of racecourse tic-tac men, stated in an interview. “Ami it makes, all the difference Intween profit and loss on the day’s work. There are about 15 different codes in use —and women are rapidly memorising all of tlrem.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1936, Page 10
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