Card Tricks at The Galway Races, Ireland 1967

Galway race week is about more than the horses betting on finding the money card is among the side attractions.
‘Féach’ reporter Seán Duignan has a wander around Galway city before arriving at Ballybrit for the Galway Races, where the sideshows provide just as much entertainment as the horses.
Punters gamble on three-care-monte, while the Gardaí keep an eye on proceedings. Mr McNally a retired expert in these enterprises explains how these confidence games work.
The player would have a chance to win money here maintains Mr McNally, but
The law says that there should be equal chance, now that is not equal chance at 2-1...
This episode of ‘Féach’ was broadcast on 6 August 1967. The reporter is Seán Duignan.

[@tom79013]

I remember these guys at the GAA games years ago. Always a crowd around them. Always a set up and then always a guy that would throw down a 20 and loose it immediately

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

In 1971, I was not yet full year old and my Galway born Grandma went back from Chicago to visit. It had been about 4 decades for her, and I have a picture of her at Ballybrit from 1971.
Oh I need to get on a plane soon and visit Galway again.

[@paddyman2796]

Many a man got belted over that game

[@dermotoc9594]

Where's Citizen Smith? "So nice to see Ireland when the horses were all Irish, none of those Arabian stallions".

[@jakmak1199]

.... he's probably away on holiday in Africa or somewhere... 😉

[@petergibson2318]

You are 4 centuries out of date. Wikipedia entry for "Connemara Ponies" (Connemara is in County Galway.)
Quote:
"For additional strength and stamina, Arabian blood was added in the 18th century."