XX.— THE THREE "T'S"; OR, 

 TRAINERS, TOUTS, AND TIPSTERS 



Amongst the sporting topics which claim atten- 

 tion in this record of my Adventures may be 

 classed appropriately the professors embraced by 

 the above comprehensive heading. They are 

 interesting and worth study. 



When I was occupied in training race-horses, 

 I was pleased, rather than otherwise, to see the 

 touts come after them, because I knew then that 

 I had something in my stable good enough to 

 demand their consideration. Bad horses do not 

 appeal to their aesthetic sense ; they can get no 

 money out of useless performers in the racing 

 arena. Nor was I afraid of the touts in any 

 sense, even when they were extra - specially 

 vigilant. They were quite at liberty to watch 

 all my trials if they chose to do so ; but, of 

 course, they were not informed as to the weights 

 carried or other local conditions, and they did not 



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