In the summer of nineteen-twenty-something a little trainer of racehorses and a jockey were at variance. The third party to the dispute was a bookmaker of dubious reputation. The trouble arose over a horse called Ectis, which was favourite for the Royal Hunt Cup. Both jockey and trainer were under suspicion; they lived so near a warning-off notice that they could afford to take no risks. The dispute was whether the horse should be scientifically left at the post or, as the jockey suggested, whether all risks should be ...
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In the summer of nineteen-twenty-something a little trainer of racehorses and a jockey were at variance. The third party to the dispute was a bookmaker of dubious reputation. The trouble arose over a horse called Ectis, which was favourite for the Royal Hunt Cup. Both jockey and trainer were under suspicion; they lived so near a warning-off notice that they could afford to take no risks. The dispute was whether the horse should be scientifically left at the post or, as the jockey suggested, whether all risks should be eliminated by a little dose of laudanum before the race. Both men were foreseeing certain contingencies. For if the horse were left the jockey was to blame, and if the stewards thought the animal had been doctored and there was an inquiry the trainer would most certainly depart from the turf with some violence. Eventually the trainer had his way. Ectis was to be caught at the gate flat-footed. The bookmaker who acted for both laid the horse continuously, and from favourite he became second favourite, and from second favourite, third: from thence he drifted into the 100 to 6 class.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Very early reprint with black lines on front cover; lacks half-title page with bibliographic information. End papers browned; glue-stain on title page; red cloth faded on spine, with light wear at head & foot.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Reprint, 1929. Owner's name on front free end paper; binding tight; red cloth faded on spine, & rather stained on boards.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Early reprint-dated 1928 on title page verso & p.288 as 1st ed., but with 13 titles listed on half-title verso, rather than 11 as required by Kiddle. Pages clean; binding tight; spine slightly bumped at head & foot.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) An early reprint, with 13 titles listed on verso of half-title. A few spots of foxing; binding tight; red cloth faded on spine.
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Used-Acceptable. Fair hardback ( no dust jacket) 1st UK edition in red cloth with black lettering on spine; meeting the criteria of Kiddle W173. End papers a little browned; some scattered marks on pages, with stain on pp.128 & 129. Edges of pp.221-224 opened raggedly; spine faded, with some wear at head & foot.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) 1st edition, meeting requirements of Kiddle W173. Free end papers yellowed; owner's name on front free end paper; faint foxing on prelims; red cloth a little faded on spine.
