In October, some days before the Cesarewitch was run, advertisements appeared announcing that a specimen copy of the _Secret Special_, containing a “certainty” for that handicap, would be sent free to any applicant. The copies so supplied were dated the Monday before the Cesarewitch, but were not posted in Birmingham till the following Wednesday evening, three or four hours after the race had been run. It is easy to prophesy after the event, and these copies of the _Secret Special_ named the outsider which won the Cesarewitch. But Beston knows his public, and no doubt many mugs, too obtuse to see that this wonderful “tip” had been printed when the race was over, were bagged as subscribers to the _Secret Special_—a mere tipster’s circular—at 5s. a week. FRED COBB, 6 Ludgate Arcade, E.C.—Styles himself the “manager” of a diminutive tipster’s publication called the _Peerless Special_, for which subscriptions are invited at the rate of 5s. a copy, or £5: 5s. for the racing season. On at least one occasion last season he circulated specimen copies which, though dated before, were printed after an important race, thereby enabling him to give the name of the winner. When he really does “tip” prior to a race Cobb is less successful. In one number of the _Peerless Special_ he gave fourteen horses, and among the whole lot there was not a solitary winner. MACDONALD, 14 Whitcomb Street, Pall Mall.—Publishes a small four-page tipster’s sheet entitled the _Turf Pioneer_, besides supplying “guarantee wires” and “invincible daily telegrams.” One number of the _Turf Pioneer_ named six horses for races that week. Five of them never started; the sixth was beaten. FRED RICKABY, 45 Regent Square, Brighton.—Nine losers out of ten selections was this prophet’s record one week; nevertheless, he at once issued a circular in quest of fresh customers, claiming that he had given seven winners and only three losers. “R. ORMONDE AND CO.,” 14 New Street, Birmingham.—Represent themselves as “part owners of several useful horses,” and specially circularise such persons as the “head boots” at hotels. CHARLES ROBINSON, Smith Street, Epsom.—Refers in his circulars to that “estimable journal, _Truth_,” but, needless to say, does not mention my warnings against Charles Robinson. ARTHUR MACCALL, Archdale House, Marlborough Road, St. John’s Wood.—Offers to return the money paid by any one dissatisfied with his tips. Having paid 20s. for five wires, all “wrong ’uns,” a victim asked for the return of that sum. MacCall replied by sending a circular bragging of his “march of triumph,” and offering more wires at the same price! “V. VEE,” Morion House, Newmarket.—Pretends to be an owner of race-horses. There is reason to believe that “V. Vee” is an alias of the above-mentioned Arthur MacCall.