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From the S&S archives: Photo gallery: Tic, tac and dough

Photos by Gus Schuettler, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Wednesday, June 8, 1966
TIC TAC operators run nip-and-tuck with signaling British motorists and Roman traffic police as the greatest arm wavers in the world. Tic Tac is the semaphore system (without flags) used at race tracks by British bookmakers.
 
(Read the complete story from June, 1966)

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A white-gloved bookmaker signals information on betting odds across a racetrack in England.


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Signalers closely watch the betting board.


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The dogs are led out to the track.


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While she knits, he bets.


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The winner gasps for breath after the race.

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