Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 210

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This is a true account of a horse deal in the Sixties. “Big Bosh” was a well known horse coper, named Josh Osborne, a man of six feet with a deep West of England complexion, and a master hand at horse jobbery. “Pipkins” was one Perkins, a ginger beer maker, and a Yorkshireman who thought he knew.

The auctioneer was Mr W.D. Barnard. Jimmy Swallow, was Charly Martin the clerk.

Amongst horsey men then, was “old” Ladbrooke, the brother of Jacob. Used to do a good lot of beer. For pure “cussed” obstinacy perhaps unequalled on the planet. He sat on the ‘brake’ seat, his breaking horse in with a young one, got bogged on the North side of Papanui Bridge where they watered in those days. Would have no help, would not get the horses out, stood all the jeers and chaff for hours – yes, for hours – until at last Jacob took charge and took the horses out.

Jimmy Johnson, a horse jobber, sixties James Torrens, sixties

A.W. Money Joseph Page Sixties