Cubone - The Gambling Historian!

All through the history of gambling there has been a saying first reported to have been made after a famous match bet between two Lords, when there individual servants and friends were invited to partisipate in the gambling taking place.
One old, sage, who had been in the service. of one Lord passed comment, that he would never bet on anything that talked.
When he was reprimanded with a terse.”Horses Dont Talk do they?”
In a whisper that he hoped would not be wasn’t heard by his master, he commented.

“No but Jockeys DO.”
250 years later let us discuss the whisper and how accurate is the comment.
Horses them selves in fact are born to RUN and so are Greyhounds.
Once a racehorse is prompted to run comming out of the stalls or in the case of National Hunt, the tape. he will in the majority of cases RUN like the wind.
However both animal species, Horses and Greyhounds do have an optimum distance, that they excel.
Take Humans for instance, a fit young, professional runner can run like the wind, however, two individuals. both fit as flea,s and the same age, can of course run very accurately to there best time every time that they run. in fact if both are trying to do so. the distance between themselves at the finish will be amazingly accurate. however the distance of the race will dictate the result.
Even Johnson. the unbeatable 200/400 meter Champion would never win a race at 800 metres, and that is why he never entered such races.
Coe and Ovitt would be beaton by School Boy champions at 100 metres, or at 10,000 metres.
A further point that requires discussion is how the running takes place, of course during there period, the two runners, previously discussed Ovitt and Coe, were World Champions at the two events of 800 and 1500 meters,
In the Los Angeles Olympics the two geniuses,s met head to head.
Coe appeared to be unbeatable at the shorter distance but no human could counter the Ovitt kick, at the Blue Ribbond distance of “a Mile”
So what went wrong how could Ovitt dominate Coe in the 800 metres and be dominated himself in the 1500.
It was a case of mind over matter either one, doing something that wasn’t expected of them, and both taking themselves past the barriers. shocking ans surprising there opponent in each of there best race.reversing what seemed a certain outcome.
Now we move back to the Horse.
No horse can run flat out much further than the minimum sprint distance of 5 furlongs, and if they attempted to do so at further distances they would just blow up. and stop to a walk. like marathon runners, it is the pace that dictates.
No here enters the only person who can, do what is required to get the very best out of the Horses and that is the JOCKEY.
And it is here that the Jockey can make the horse look a champion or a Chump. and it is also when a Jockey can dictate how well or badly the horse will run.
In the 1980 there was a rumor within the sport. of a Jockey Ring, this conspiracy, made for its members, small fortunes, at no time were they detected. so it has always been hearsay,
Over quite a long period I had the duty to get money on certain horses it was after a period that I came to the conclusion that something was not quite right, about tye running and riding of these races.
Every race dominated by 4 well known riders, you could see that it was the way, that the races were run, that dictated the outcome, most of the time.
Horses that were at there very best in a race dominated by the pace, would get exactly what they wanted other times, horses that were at there best with a crawl. would be allowed the privilege, at no time could any steward, object, to the way that a race was run, as that is not always predictable.
Two things therefore predict what the result will be, and is something that can not be guaranteed before the race commences, it is The Pace.
So that was the point raised by the LORDS Butler, in 1785. and is true to today. never bet on anything that talks.
The other great animal that creates millions of pounds a year for the government and Bookmaking Industry is the Hound,
Greyhounds like horses are just let go and they run, of course in there case they are doing what is natural. they are chasing food, or something that looks like it. a s if there life depends on it.
Like Humans yet again although they run flat out, like the wind, when coursing a hare, they do use a very highly tuned brain, if there are other greyhounds after the same hare.
In fact the scoring on a coursing match, like those seen at The Waterloo Cup. clearly see dogs manouvering the hare away from there opponent, for this they receive points. it is this skill that creats Champions.
In the case of Greyhound Racing, arround a track, it is the grader that dictates the fairness, of a race, so that although one greyhound may clearly be the fastest, over the race distance. the 4 bends, will dictate the outcome, and even more so will be the Trap Draw, I will not say that graders of greyhound events grade the races to cause injury, to some of the greyhounds, but it is a fact that most of the collisions at the first two bends can be easily predicted.
Perhaps the racing industry, believe that first bend collisions are part of the excitement, I would hate for that to be the case. but I am not convinced. as this causes hundreds of early deaths in th sport.
Once again. although you are betting on something that cannot talk, those that can, place certain barriers that will affect the result.
How easy is it to hinder a greyhound in his ability to run flat out.
Well if a greyhound runs flat out thinking that he is chasing a meal. what will happen if the dog is fully fed not long before the race,
I don’t know but in my case I would never be so sprightly entering a restraint, if I had already had a Big Mack.
So the moral of the story is don’t ever bet on anything were the participant Talks, but in the case of Greyhounds, we will replace Talking with Barking.

Cubone.

I am no expert on the matter of Global Warming I will have to leave that to those who we pay. to advise us, on this subject.
However right in our midst happening now is something so serious that within a decade, no person will be able to venture out of there houses, without, personnel. protection. the likes of which will be contemplated even though they are illegal and a criminal offense to carry.
Firstly before we discuss the little packet of mustard, that we will all carry in our pocket, let us find out why the Family unit has broken down, and why we all need protection.

In the period 1940s we had loads of emigrants, coming over to our shores, to seeking there own protection from despots.
In my home town of Birmingham some of them were just over from, Ireland, and others from Eastern Europe War Zones, they were fighting to survive, and yet, they were some of the most respectful citizens, emaginable.
They could fight all right, and I befriended many of the youths, of the period, and was invited into there homes, to break bread, with them, I am proud to say that they have remained friends, over the last 50 years broken only by there passing.in many cases.
I never ever got into any of there politics, or gripes, about the rights and wrongs, of the country they came from, as far as I was concerned they were just Kids of the same age, who I played with, they all had one thing in common.
They loved there mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters and shared every thing they had with them firstly they all had stromg family ties.
During the period there were fights and scuffles, but I dont remember anything more serious than a black eye,
When I met any of there mothers in the high street, I would ask if I could help carry there shopping bags, although they were so lite that they didn’t take much carrying.
“Your Friend is a lovely Boy wonderful manors, I bet his parents are proud of him”
To hear that comment would send a glow, down my whole body making me so happy, knowing that my mother and father would have been proud to hear, such a comment.

Life existed of school. a night at the Boy Scouts, choir practice, and plenty of soccer, and of course the Radio.
Trouble I don’t ever remember getting into anything more serious than a pinch to my right ear, rendered my my mother would not put right.
A sharp smack with a slipper was like Capital Punishment.
Still the next day I would receive an arm around my shoulder, and a warm hug this confirmed every thing was all right. and forgiven.not to be repeated, by me and therefore no nead for my mothers intervention.
To even think of hurting a Pet, dog or cat, would be sacrilege. I cant even contemplate what my mother or grand parents would have said if they had been told that I had thrown a brick towards an animal of any description, on the other hand if my mother asked my to try and capture a Rabbit, for dinner, I would not hesitate to use my skill. at knocking tin cans, off a wall. to a more serious usage that of killing an animal to help feed my family.
If the two things, of hurting a cat, or dog, with the death and skinning of a Rabbit, cause a problem with any reader, I apologies, but would do the same again, if any of my family were starving.
So were are my rambling,s taking me to, and how can a breakdown in family life be as serious as global warming.
Probably they are not but one thing could be righted to day, the other left to those experts in that matter.
Who can put the problem of the Family Breakdown, right, at once simple
The Family. it self.
It wouldn’t knead the Police to reprimand, the child who jumped on a 10 week old puppy. smashing its head into pulp.
That child is one that will Kill or maim, an adult, at a future period in life. for certain.
And if his parents cannot see that, then the whole family, should ask themselves, were have they gone wrong. and who is to blame for this absolute disgrace in humanity.
The Family who caused massive hardship. to a single mother and disabled, child, that resulted in the mothers suicide, was the fault of stupid dysfunctional parents. who should have been prosecuted years ago.
No one other than the family are to blame what benefit was gained to know that there children, were mentally attacking an innocent mother and child.
I will not go into Child abuse like Baby P. or the women involved in the Children s Nursery, scandal.
These are so serious that others with the power to prosecute, scum, like this will act with all the power that the law allows, there will always be, a small percentage of criminals. that are without pity.
But let us just for starters , do our own little reserch, on the fear within.

It may seem Draconian to place all the blaim for miss behaving children, on there parents, but the buck must start somewhere, the only way a child should be policed, is firstly from within the home.
For example any child that abused his own mother at a very early age, first verbally and then physically, requires, help from a wider family unit, as soon as it is seen to be in his make up. single mothers, struggling to survive themselves, should gain all the help available, to stop those children. from taking the path, to certain destruction, the path taken by these children will be the only one known to his children and cycle will continue.
Already, the old and disabled, within our society, fear, any knock on there doors, a simple Trick or treat request, instead of being part of historical fun, and for those who remember there youth and there own participation. now cringe every time, they are confronted. with what should be a lovely. part of our tradition. but instead has become an opening for abuse, at best. if the treat, offered is no more than a few sweats.
For those who may say. its not that bad.
I can only recall. walking along the path next to my home, last year trying to shed a little of the surplus weight, that I have gained since my retirement,

4 ,12/14 years old, confronted me on Halloween for a treat, when I apologised for not being in a position. to treat the children with some small gift, money will do.
My answer was in the following, taught me from my childhood.

Sorry Lads, Im in my track suit, and have nothing worthwhile, that I can treat you with.

Yes you Fat xxxx. you could do with lose some weight.
How I didnt react I do not know, lucky, that I am a little wiser and just ignored the comment.
For 12 year old,s even being out at that time alone is one thing but the comment, shows clearly. there future in society.
A future that is being shaped by there parents, and was probably shaped by others, before them, I am afraid that the buck starts here, as I am certain that there Grand Parents, who would be about 60/70 if still alive. and would have known hardship during the war years, and would never contemplate, there off springs, being reared in this manor.
The blame stops and starts, NOW.

If we cant help shape there future, then what of the next 2 decades. as it can only get worse.
No old aged pensioner, or young girl. will feel safe going out even during the day, without some sort of protection. what better than an alarm so loud that the whole area is awakened to what is taking place,
For those who say, an alarm may make things worse, then nothing could be worse, than a young girl, being raped and accosted, whilst people around do nothing.
I never thought that the time would come when the noise of Carol singers, would cause apprehension. however it does. and what sort of society, do we have were that could happen.
Although 72 and with knees of a 100 year old. I hope that my wife and I are allowed to co exist. for what is left of our lives on earth.
But I am afraid that I will have to make arrangements, to protect, the two of us as best we can, and if that brings us, into problems with the law, ourselves then so be it.

Cubone