BOOKMAKERS AND BOOKMAKING 209 



which, as a very general rule, they run their 

 usually not very important animals. 



The bugbear of the bookmaker who has a few 

 pounds — and a few children — is the Income Tax 

 Commissioner, who knows nothing about bad 

 debts and expenses, and wants about a shilling a 

 pound on the gross takings. I do not know why 

 these Income Tax Commissioners should be so 

 amazingly deficient in something less than average 

 common sense, but that is my experience of them ! 



