There has been an enormous invrease in the number of women backing horses since the armistice, says "The Times." The excitements of the war have given place to the excitements of civil life; "auction" had not sufficient thrills, and betting on a very extensive scale has practically taken its place with the younger women as well as the elder.
'Women are the bookmakers' best friends, for the simple reason that they bet in many cases without knowledge or judgement and for sentimental reasons. Their tips are taken from anywhere; and they prefer the verbal to the printed suggestion. Their attitude to betting is quite different from a man's: "both ways" ig their method "of hedging, while the wiser man will bet to win on two different horses. The bookmakers know the ps; chology of their women clients; they know that a "win" excites them to further efforts, and that if they have a balance in hand they will invariably play with it further. There is one bookmaker who treats his women clients as he would never dare to treat a man; he never pays a "win" in full, but retains a proportion "on account," and he finds this method very good for business.
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