SWEEPSTAKES to the Stock Exchange are like buns to a baker; they are tossed off during the week or two before the Derby as lightly as the floury gentleman tosses off the small fry of the bakery. The most important of the House sweeps goes by the digni...
SWEEPSTAKES to the Stock Exchange are like buns to a baker; they are tossed off during the week or two before the Derby as lightly as the floury gentleman tosses off the small fry of the bakery. The most important of the House sweeps goes by the dignified name of the Stock Exchange Members' Mutual Subscription Fund; for many years it reached an enormous total, no less than ^1,000,000, and one year was actually richer than the famous Calcutta Sweep.