[BITList] Red dragon

[HUGH]

John,

Greyhound papers all gone, so you'll have to buy your own.  I've a photo of 
the bookies shop where I used to lay his bets for him.  I recall two 
greyhound episodes.  I was sent over to Clydebank as a young teenager with 
details of who to meet and what to say and do.  I handed over the fiver and 
collected the £25 after the race.  My instructions were to bring back the 
winnings - there was no mention of his dog (a black bitch called Jennifer) 
not winning - it was foreordained.  Another time I went in a van to Larkhall 
with Dad, one of his cronies, and the dog (not Jennifer).  We stopped a bit 
short of the track and I was given the end of the lead and firm 
instructions.  Talk to nobody, watch the dogs paws for God's sake or else, 
deny everything, meet them inside.  As I approached the track I could hear 
mutterings from those also going in.  They thought they knew the dog, but 
had no idea who I was. The issue? Was that the dog they thought it was, and 
was it "trying"?  Of course it was trying - no point in it being there 
otherwise. Meanwhile, Dad and his crony had got a fair price from the 
bookies before the odds dropped.  All good clean fun.

Hugh.