5 DECEMBER 1987, page 24

I Backed A Loser

Peter Bussey describes what it is like to be a compulsive gambler I HAD my first bet on a racehorse in 1966. I can't remember what the bet was, whether it won or lost, but it......

One Hundred Years Ago

THE Chronicle of Thursday publishes a statement which looks true, but which we have not seen confirmed in any other journal. According to its informa- tion, a rising of the......