Wasted Energy.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 8, 11 January 1904, Page 4

Wasted Energy.

A weary an-d footsore bookmaker of Christchureh is gloomily, pondering over -the fact that this is n Jiai'd cold world. Certain bookmakers who, in pursuit of their calling, and ill defiance of th 4 Clii-istchurch Racing Club, " laid the odds" at Plumpton on, I Hf. lfi, had to explain their action to a stern and unrelenting Magistrate yesterday, report-! Truth, fine of the lowl-voiced and sJwiftfooted fraternity, after pleading "not guilty," unfoUk.l a harixiwing tale 01 wasted ingenuity. lie claimed that he - had not f.ven " -warned off " by l-he Clu'b's priva-fj detec;ti\e, having evaded the a-d jurat ions of that official by the simple, if strenuous, process of running away from li-ini nil day, and making lets 011 the wingl as it were. The devotion and earnestness with which he asv-erted his light to Hreak the laiw is eville-nced by his success in kwpin-g out of range 01 the voice of the detective, although that official was Snipped with "ai \ery strong voice."' This alTecting story evoked no sympathy from the stony-hearted Magistrate at all, who luicd him i-l and costs, andiremark«l that lie was tired of the law-U-eakimg liookie. So i.s eve-rvibody, tired of the ; law-l,ireaking bookie;;,,,',) tired of the inadequacy of the punishment metnl out to hi in. Mr Hasetden said that, at first h- let |,iin down easy, un the nssuiiiptiont-hnt ho really dkl not know the state of tho law. If a man does not know the state of l ive (aw alter being lined several times for Wreaking it, and after making a prolong*',! and di-siN-rnte ."print in a v a iin elTort to evade it. -t> e is never likely f|o know, and the simplest ;prdoess iK just <t, o iiiflict tlhe maximum prnalty every time