MORE “DEWARISMS.”

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 287, 9 May 1929, Page 5

MORE “DEWARISMS.”

| Lord Dewar, presiding at a meetj ing of the Racing Club in York, made I a very witty speech. Referring to j the introduction of the totalisator he I said: “ Let us have an open mind on ; this question—pinds are like parai chutes; they function when they are j open. The tote will bring things 1 home to you that you have never i seen before—as your laundryman sometimes does. The tote has come to stay, with us, and if those in other countries can make it a success so can we. j “Experience is what yon - get' when you are looking for something else. The man who never makes a mistake probably doesn’t know one when he sees it. We all make mistakes—that is why you find bumpers on tip' ends j of motor cars and i-übber on the ends iof pencils. Experience is the name most men give to their mistakes. I “ When von hear a man say ‘ Accidents'wiiT happen ’ you may be pretty certain he has been doing something j he ought not to haye done. “ No wife can’ endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner. “On the turf nothing so 1 rapidly recedes as success. “ Amateurs rush in where experts rush out. v-w “ Confessions may be good for the soul, but bad for the reputation. “ The word ‘ luck ’ is mentioned more often on the turf than in other spheres of life. Lucky is the man that does not believe in luck; if you wait for a stroke of fortune you may wait until you get a stroke of paralysis. Luck is being ready for the opportunity when it comes. Nothing is certain in racing except its uncertainty, and there is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing. “ Some men will tell you that all the money they nossess is the outcome of hard work; but whose hard work? ”

WITTY SPEECH

Lord Dewar’s Address to Club.

- Lord Dewar also told this story: A Scottish lady asked her minister: n “ Would it be a sin if I felt pleased - if a gentleman called me pretty?” [, The minister looked her up and down. “ No sin could be imputed to you but ■ a grave responsibility would rest C with the gentleman.” (Loud laughter.)