Shoscombe Old Place: Handy Guide to the Turf-ed Out

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: Shoscombe Old Place
Title: Handy Guide to the Turf-ed Out
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: “Then I’ll make you my ‘Handy Guide to the Turf.’”


Odds of Sherlock Holmes not being bored:

9/1

Odds of bullets not ricocheting off Mrs. Hudson’s love seat:

4/1

Odds of not being summarily thrown out:

3/1

Odds of not regaining entrance after dark, via the pantry window:

1/1

Odds of Mrs. Hudson not waiting silently in the kitchen, armed with a broom:

I wouldn’t like to bet on it.

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

And coming down the hallway it's Foremost Champion in the lead, closely followed by Princely Payments with Light Conductor two lengths behind!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love that! ^_^ Very amusing and very clever ^_^

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. I had a blast coming up with their race names.

[debriswoman]

And yet...they still gamble:-p

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Holmes always believes he can beat the odds, bless 'im ^__^

[debriswoman]

Hope triumphing over expectation:-p

A Later Race to the Above

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

The window opens almost silently "And they're under starters orders"

Mrs Hudson spots them "And they're off!"

"Consulting Detective took an early lead, but Broom Bearer is closing rapidly. Army Doctor made a mistake at the bend and has faded badly."

Re: A Later Race to the Above

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

A fiver on Broom Bearer!

(*catches disapproving look on Ocelot's face*)

Re: A Later Race to the Above

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Since Broom Bearer is an odds on cert, you will not find a bookie prepared to run the risk of the fine just to accept your bet.