Most Britons, as Lord Byron once put it, "till by losing rendered sager, will back their own opinions by a wager." Some have even been known to back their wagers by some sage manipulation, like doping a horse or marking cards.
But such things are likely to go on only in the big, sinful cities like London. In the Cheshire market town of Macclesfield last week the heavy betting all seemed to be above board as Chrysanthemum Champ Jim Jackson preened his finest blossoms for the local flower show. Macclesfield's wise money was all on the old champ's posies to cop the...
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