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The Waiter Who Lost a Race to Love and Luck
In a Newmarket inn tale set around Hinverly Handicap, James Plumbago hatches a scheme to bet for clients through trainer Trenby. A rich cook and Ann disrupt the plan. a misrouted telegram ruins Serviette and Jim’s bookmaker dream, ending with the trainer marrying the cook and Ann becoming a telephone girl.
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Newmarket
Duckie
Barjer's
Sid Man
James
Change Alley
Jimply
Hinself
Jim
Ann
Busines
Mweh
Trenby
Mme
Serviette
North Country
Midlands
Hinverly
James Plumbago
Chop House
Survietts
Dim
Nottingham
Jim Hail
Jim vi
Cookie
London
Siop
Kot
Campion
Moe
James Plumbage
Boulogne
Ayo