The postponing of the Hawkesbury meeting till after that of the A.J.C. caused some lively discussions in Sydney as to how the doubles go. Many argued that they backed the double Hawkesbury Handicap and Sydney Cup, and it will be run just opposite to the way they bet, as, perhaps, the animals they have backed will have earned penalties. It is a hard case, but there is not a shadow of a doubt but what all wagers will have to stand. In England all bets are off if the race is postponed to a future said an eminent lawyer recently, 4 the case for the Crown is a mere skeleton a mere skeleton, gentleman ; for, as I shall presently show, it has neither flesh, blood, nor bones in its.’ On another occasion he solemnly declared that a verbal agreement is nob worth the paper it is written on.’
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 6
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148Untitled Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 6
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