Punch (72.1877)

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[June 2, 1877.

A STRAIGHT TIP.

{Being an intercepted letter from The Old Obadiah to his nephew, The Young Obadiah, containing most important information on the event of the day.)

V,

ear Newt,—When you. receive this letter you will exclaim, for I know you,
" 0, my prophetic soul! my Uncle ! " and lucky for you to have such an
Uncle on the turf and not under it yet, my hoy. To-day is " the glad day
of all the bright new year," as our sporting poet Laureate Ten-to-one-
yson says; never mind if I don't quote him exactly, for genius, my dear
Young Obadiah, is above rules, ana my quotations, as you know—no one
better—are mostly from the Latest Betting. Rely on vour Uncle,
Obadiah, my boy, and your Uncle will pull you through. You want no
information from a Tout while I am to the fore. As our sporting French-
man says, " Tout" est Id. There is not a better mover on the Downs than
the horse I mentioned to you the other day. Keep it dark, Obadiah, keep
it dark. When' you took 100 to 1 against that other one I told you of,