Excerpt from The St. Andrew's College Review: Midsummer, 1913<br><br>Sinclair's father gave to him a cheque for one thousand pounds, to set him up in whatever career he should decide to follow. This sum Jack could invest as he thought best, but he was always to remember that it was all he could expect from home, and to regulate his living and investments accordingly. Now let it be known that Jack Sinclair was entirely reckless, be this to his credit or no, and believed greatly in the throw of a dice, on his luck at cards, or on the merits of a horse. Knowing this, it is not surprising that he was foolish enough to risk all his assets on the ponies at the Epsom Derby. It was to be his first lesson on youthful folly, and probably it was as well he lost everything. He bore his loss like a true-blooded sportsman.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.