CHEATING A BOOKMAKER.
Some ingenious rascals worked a game from Paris that eventually landed them in gaol, but brought them a rich harvest before they were detected. A certain bookmaker named Carter, living in London, advertised to accept bp£<3 on all French races of importance, and set noon of each day as the latest hour at which wagers would be taken, and the odds at the post or current at the time named shoiild rule. Three times a day the London mail leaves Paris, at 10 a.m., at noon, and 3 p.m. These schemers connived with some of the men in the post office, and together they postmarked a lot of envelopes each day with the noon stamp, the date and hour officially marked on the envelope being the only evidence accepted by the bookmaker as to the time the letter was mailed. After receiving the results of the first day's races, the schemers mailed their v/agers on the horses thoy knew had won, and of course the penciller had to pay. They won about £1000 before their little game was discovered, and then the bookmaker prosecuted them, with the result above stated.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2319, 11 August 1898, Page 36
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193CHEATING A BOOKMAKER. Otago Witness, Issue 2319, 11 August 1898, Page 36
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