LYNHAM'S BARGAIN 



it will be remembered that all the racing was abandoned 

 for a period. 



To those who have heard the topic of the Counties 

 Club mentioned, I would repeat that the club was not 

 my idea : I was brought into the scheme as no one else 

 seemed capable of carrying it out in any way. The 

 club certainly became a success of esteem, but there 

 were so many factors against it : the death of the King, 

 lack of capital and want of good-fellowship on the part 

 of many local people to support what was really 

 resented. Poor Drew always regretted his bargain, 

 and the bad spec, was always on his mind. He left 

 over fifty thousand pounds, so it wasn't a question of 

 not being able to find any more capital — he wouldn't. 

 Barrington Lynham is now making a big living out of 

 it : he paid under four thousand pounds for a place 

 originally costing six figures of pounds ! 



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