Page:The golden book of King Edward VII.djvu/42

KING EDWARD VII.

that gambling, like intemperance, is one of the greatest curses which the country could be afflicted with.

Horse racing may produce gambling or it may not, but I have always looked upon it as a manly sport which is popular with Englishmen of all classes, and there is no reason why it should be looked upon as a gambling transaction. Alas! those who gamble will gamble at anything.

37