Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

FIGHTING TO BET.

Iflie cable tells us that the crowds on tllie MeamMJ-gtott racecourse yesterday wetre to get' their bets on vviith thte bookmakers.' This is u .somewhat- interesting phase of modern existence. WThen people fight to get to the ibooknilaker, iit shows that they are overwheiLniied with the gambling instinct, and that they are desperate in their desiiire to obtain -something for nothing. Either the patrons of the turf have more money than they know what, to do with, or they have very little, and aire striving by a reckless game of chance to increa.se their eartlijly possess,iions. Probably blie latter is the more rational exclamation. In any case, the scene at FLurriptun i.-> «i striking commentary.

upon th*> socaatli conditions which. obtain in the Stonitliern Hemisphere today.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAG19111108.2.13

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10471, 8 November 1911, Page 4

Word count
Tapeke kupu
129

FIGHTING TO BET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10471, 8 November 1911, Page 4

FIGHTING TO BET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10471, 8 November 1911, Page 4

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert