Backing Horses.

Manawatu Herald, 17 November 1894, Page 3

Backing Horses.

We often h«av stories of people disguising thems«lveß for the purpose of backing hors««. An instance of thii actually occurred at a registered meeting quite recently. A man had a moral for th« Trot, and did not car§ to •Dtnißt the backing of it to anyone sls#. The horse wa§ unknown, but the owner was as familiar to the trotting fraternity as Albaugh or Will Whitburn. A disguise was the only thing. Accordingly the man wish the moral went to Mr 3. Graham, the well-known wig maker in fche Block, explained hie predicament, and was fitted out with a wig and beard which altered him beyond

taketi oh hirej and so satisfied wbs' their ownsr that the mysterious g«fltldman had a good tbiog that he gave him half acr wnof the money charged for the loaa of the diiguiw and !iwk«d him to put it on for him. The make up a»md its purpose most »f---fecfcually< B-*ginnin(? at outside pricos the " o'd teafl with the b^ard ' backed hit, horse down to 8 to 1, and he won aa he liked. On the following Monday he returned the properties, and exhibited their owrier a fine fat role of notes which bad been gathtred in over the raca< Bookmakers who dabble in trots Will look out for o!d men with beards for the next few meetings.— Anatr^