The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-03
A MYSTERY OF
THE GRAND NATIONAL.

Fl rom the LONDON truth.
Jonathan Scroggs, of No. TO- X street,
Liverpool was a racing tipster, as any
one who ever saw contemporary sporting
papers could not fail to know, for he ad-
vertised in all such journals on truly
magnificent scale. The fact that he was
able to keep these advertisements run
ming day after day, week after week, and
month after month, was of itself tolera-
BILE proof that his calling paid him, or in
other words, that he found plenty of gulls
among the public. indeed, the number
of letters containing postal orders which
reached him every day was something
Incredible, and necessitated the employ
ment of an extra hand at the neighboring
postottice. Il
For what he professed to do his terms
were extremely moderate. Half crown
was the price OF a single winner (pro-
phetically); 10 shilliugs of FIVE guinea
OF uwelve; while the sum of IS, paid in
advance. entitled a customer 10 1.-TWO of
i. S, S noted good things in every week
throughout the year" II was oa the
last-named terms that gentlemen were
especially recommended to deal.
lhis was one of SCrogg's favorite ad,
vertisements:
No mortal is infalhble and even Jonathan
Scroggs must occasionally be at fault. never.
.neless. 3. ). has such nose for winners
mat those who follow him through a whole
season are quite certain to gain enormous
PIo4tS. Note the sole address Jon lthan
Hcro9gs, 10 street, Liverpool. Princes.
peers, members of Parliament judges, gen
cfal hcers and admirAls are among j. ,. 5
numerous clients Men of business with the
ldr.est heads consult him frequently. And
"nY IS this Simply because j. =. is no empty
guess monger. like m my so-caled sporting
prophets, ut has knowledge of, and judg
IAeu- IN racing matters which IS ABSOLUTELY
1hequaied by any other m IN IN England n.
ter only
At the particular time of viii oh we
write, being the secont week in March,
IDS, puoliC interest was excited TO an
4 even crater extent than usual over the
impending Grand National. And iona
man Scroggs's advertisements were full
OF That great event:
DO you want to know the WINNER OF the
GRAND NAI1ONALE
II so, send %. Cd. Immediately, to
DO ATTAIN -CROGS, .
l0& street, Liverpool.
''' 81 = and sent for os. Do not miss
this
ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY,
Luckily for those who follow Scroggs'
calling, there are thousands and thou
Sdn1s OF would-be sporting men whose
simplicity is quite childlike; FOLKS who
never stop to ask the obvious question,
4 "ly'l1 the man possesses this valuable
secret should he be philanthropic enough
70 sell 1t to the public at IS I'd head
any number of these simpletons for
"arded their half crowns to ccrosgs, and
~ return received the name Of the Ger
am winner TO wit, the earl of Col S
tooCs Jasyn, a horse who stood in the
uettlng at 10 to l.
IL must be admitted that, whether by
iIlA or oy Judgment, Jonathan Scroggs
lag a more successful record to show tnan
lag most tipsters. In the previous year
s uad distinguished himself by foretell-
I-s me winner of the Lincolnshire handi-
ga ranh outsider, who had started at
ne leng ny odds OF 90 to l. And since
,HeA ne had spo ted Sc eral oyher good
tL'Iss at remuneratiVe prices. OF course,
az made the most Of the successes in his
Az Az easements, dwelling on hisown unpar-
,--e-ea facilities for getting behind turf
ocCrets. In fact, he gaze the public to
'luerstand that he was "iu' with nearly
r'ery trainer in England; and. what was
IRE 70 his purpose, an appreciable frac-
''oA OF the public believed him.