"BETTING ON A CERTAINTY."

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15411, 20 September 1913, Page 5

"BETTING ON A CERTAINTY."

SEQUEL TO GAME OF BILLIARDS. An unusual story was told to Mr. F. "V. Frasor, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, when Samuel Lindsay was charged with betting on a game of billiards. It appeared that Lindsay was having a game in a saloon with an opponent, who had indulged a little too freely in liquor. The latter backed himself for half-a-crown to win. Lindsay promptly took the bet, a bystander holding the stakes. With a confidence born of alcohol Lindsay's opponent backed himself for two more half-a-crowns. But so unsteady was he on his legs that more than once he measured his length upon the floor in .his endeavours to make a cannon, and finally he had to I be ejected from the saloon, Lindsay being hailed as the winner. In addition to finding himself the recipient of the stakes. Lindsaj; also received a summons. His Worship characterised the transaction as similar to "betting with a child on a certainty," as the inebriated player was hardly likely to win in a game of skill. Lindsay, who had refunded the money he had won, was fined £2 and 7s costs.