CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1924, Page 12 (Supplement)

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

SOME POINTERS. \Ve are all familiar with the horseowner who carts a sorry prad from meeting to meeting, and, while Pegasus never wins a race, our noble smiles contentedly, and explains, ‘’You see when I've got a horse running in a race I know what is doing!" A very handy thing, too!

But another “pointer” regularly nominates a neddy for one race at a three days’ meeting each Christmas, and just as regularly forgets to accept. Being curious to know what his idea was. I asked him point blank, and his explanation was illuminating. “What does it cost you and your lady friends to do the three days at that meeting?” he asked. A mental reckoning worked

“Yes.” £3 Is Gd,” lio assented. "Well, for £1 (nomination fee) I get all those tickets, and, my word, I’d go ‘terrible crook' if the secretary didn't ‘dish me out' as an owner—complimentary luncheon and afternoon tea tickets for the bunch!”

out like -this: — Gent. (3 days) 3 x 13./- . 1 19 0 Two ladies (3 days) 3 x 7/6 . . 1 2 6 £3 1 6