text_original: He had no difficulty in finding a favour  able point of vantage from which to view the race Digitized by VjOOQIC THE TIPSTER 133 on which he had staked more than all the money he had in the world To show what sort of sportsman this young man was one need only mention that he had not even purchased a card. He did not know which was Ladybird, he was not acquainted with the colours she carried, he did not know who her owner was, nor her jockey — as a plain statement of fact he did not know if she was running in the race at all.
text_transcription: HE HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN FINDING A FAVOURABLE POINT OF VANTAGE FROM WHICH TO VIEW THE RACE ON WHICH HE HAD STAKED MORE THAN ALL THE MONEY HE HAD IN THE WORLD TO SHOW WHAT SORT OF SPORTSMAN THIS YOUNG MAN WAS ONE NEED ONLY MENTION THAT HE HAD NOT EVEN PURCHASED A CARD HE DID NOT KNOW WHICH WAS LADYBIRD HE WAS NOT ACQUAINTED WITH THE COLOURS SHE CARRIED HE DID NOT KNOW WHO HER OWNER WAS NOR HER JOCKEY AS A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACT HE DID NOT KNOW IF SHE WAS RUNNING IN THE RACE AT ALL
phonemes: hiː hæd nˈoʊ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn fˈaɪndɪŋ ɐ fˈeɪvɚɹ ˈeɪbəl pˈɔɪnt ʌv vˈæntɪdʒ fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ tə vjˈuː ðə ɹˈeɪs dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə tˈɪpstɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd stˈeɪkt mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ˈɔːl ðə mˈʌni hiː hæd ɪnðə wˈɜːld tə ʃˈoʊ wʌt sˈɔːɹt ʌv spˈɔːɹtsmən ðɪs jˈʌŋ mˈæn wʌz wˈʌn nˈiːd ˈoʊnli mˈɛnʃən ðæt hiː hæd nˌɑːt ˈiːvən pˈɜːtʃɪst ɐ kˈɑːɹd. hiː dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈeɪdɪbˌɜːd, hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððə kˈʌlɚz ʃiː kˈæɹid, hiː dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ hˌuː hɜːɹ ˈoʊnɚ wʌz, nˈɔːɹ hɜː dʒˈɑːki — æz ɐ plˈeɪn stˈeɪtmənt ʌv fˈækt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ɪf ʃiː wʌz ɹˈʌnɪŋ ɪnðə ɹˈeɪs æɾ ˈɔːl.