THE BETTING INSTINCT.
~i- ■.'■■S.'vi-■.^■'■'■'..'"'•^''^'.•■■•^'^'■vi^V '■ ~' ■"''■'',"'■ ■"■--■"''' - - ■ ■ - ■ . A hose reeFbqlonghigto the Wellington : Harbour Board was to ' have been turned ■■;■; ? ; into an instrument o£, gambling the other day, but timely appearance of a . .man prevented-'the Board's property front \ ; being turned* to such a base use. \ The reel (saj-8 the Dominion) was/standing by ; tho , Sailors' Ttest, and the hose' was in use ;':' watering'olio of the steamers adjacent, when some idlers,' evidently tired of the pennies and the dice, took chalk and marked off divisions on the .wheel of the reel, while an 'arrow* was chalked on the ; upright, which held the axle. The 'divisions were then numbered one to seven, and 'backers' were just ready) to ;; bet on'they number that would stop"opposite-'- tho arrow when the wheel revolved. „'A,' constable; then strolled along, and the' mournful atmosphere which at : one* wrapped itself j ; round the company pro- '■'■■■': claimed quite plainly that the projected mission of. the machine; was at "''■ end. ';>,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14325, 22 March 1910, Page 6
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156THE BETTING INSTINCT. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14325, 22 March 1910, Page 6
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