Lordie
Jill,
who are these (presumably) part Cornish Melburnian women with eyes for the
nags and bums on corporate seats? I don't know of any. I'd say, from my
observation post, that knowledge of the track has something slightly scary
about it, there's an egotism at work there, a 'knowingness', that I find
discomforting, altho' there's quite a few people I'm acquainted with locally
that have that arcane understanding, but I don't choose the world I live in,
nor ever have done!
As for you, Mr Hamilton, I'd recommend taking care of that liver, and
lights, you could always take up chess and the Ramblers for instance. I have
periodic flirtations with the booze myself, altho' it's very much an on/off
relationship, and I'd say that altho' Lady Bottle has a curvy appeal I'd
much rather her drier friend.
Best
Dave
David Bircumshaw
Leicester, England
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: THE SWING IS ON
> > (I'm a non gambler myself btw)
> >
> > Ah but the poems hiding there! Yes, one of my great admirations is for
those
> > parts of Middlemarch which describe both the horse-trading circuit and
the
> > bar-room billiards ambience. That, I've always thought, for a
middle-class
> > Victorian woman, despite the novel's faults, was an extraordinary
> > achievement.
>
> Ah, yes, had forgotten that. So there you go. I'm also a non-gambler, as
is
> probably bleeding obvious. My small drop of Cornish blood hasn't made me
tinny
> one iota, I prefer to play to my limited strengths than my glaring
weaknesses.
> But I have always been constantly surprised to find out about those who do
bet,
> lucky or not, and especially those who have an eye for the horses,
including
> many women of my acquaintance. Indeed, some of them are part owners in a
nag
> and have been in corporate seats at The Cup. It's definitely a gift, that
whole
> knowledge of the track thing.
>
> Best,
> Jill
>
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