RACING TIPS
VICAR WHO NEVER BETS HINTS TO PARISHIONERS A vicar (who never bets) has boosted the sales of his parish magazine by giving horse-racing tips. He is a former naval chaplain, the Rev. John now vicar at St. Barnabas’ Church, Plymouth. The parish magazine goes through the routine of listing Lent weddings and other parochial news. Then come the vicar’s comments, such: “For the Grand National Steeplechase, I fancy that Bricett, who won at Cheltenham in December over four miles, should have a good chance of at least a place.” The vicar’s choice for the Grand National, run on March 28, was Jack Finlay at 22—1. Most of the vicar’s parishioners follow his racing guide. He says he is not a betting man himself, but he comments: “Though betting is a mug’s game, it is probably untrue to say that he who puts a shilling on the National is morally wrong.” The vicar himself owns a steeplechaser named Vim.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 23, 2 May 1947, Page 2
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160RACING TIPS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 23, 2 May 1947, Page 2
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