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was able to serve bis employer by means of bis 

 ingenuity, and tbereby put money in bis purse. 



The sporting newspapers, and many other journals 

 as well, now give daily reports from the various train- 

 ing places, especially from Newmarket. It is not very 

 easy to say bow the work is accomplished. At New- 

 market, the distances between some of the training- 

 grounds being very considerable, more than one man 

 is required for the work of the morning. As has been 

 said, there are touts and touts. It is a proverb 

 among the fraternity at Newmarket that ' those who 

 lie in bed of a morning do no good for themselves ;' 

 and touts are occasionally heard of who are never seen 

 on the training-gallops, and would hardly know a 

 horse if they saw one. It is insinuated, in fact, that 

 they ' make up ' their reports at second-hand, having 

 persons in their interest who suppl}' them with infor- 

 mation — of a kind. Several of the Newmarket horse- 

 watchers not only 'tout,' they 'tip' as well, sending 

 long letters to particular journals, giving a full and 

 particular account of the work done, analyzing and 

 comparing form, and ending with an expression of 

 opinion as to which of the horses in a race is likely to 

 win, while the daily purveyors of training intelligence 

 each give their tip immediately previous to a big race ; 

 and it is not a little surprising to tind the touts at 

 Newmarket, Man ton, Stanton, Kingsclere, and Mai ton 

 each able to supply the winner of the same race ! 

 Touts are well paid, many of them earning a good 

 deal of money, liberal presents being occasionally 

 bestowed on them when they are able to herald a big 



