"My purchase will beat yours, Barry; the second string will win."
"We shall see," he replied, good humouredly. "How would it be to run
them both in a big race and let them take their chance?"
"There is not much to be gained by that," said Joel, "unless one is put
in to make the running for the other. In any case, I would like to let
Abe Moss down, he deserves it."
"No favourite of yours, eh?" asked Barry.
"No, he's about as big a rogue as we have on the turf. He bribes our
young lads and ruins half of them, he's not fit to mix in honest men's
society."
"In that case I have no objection to falling in with any plan you may
suggest for keeping him in the dark, but we must play no games with the
public."