HANSOM WHEELS CHRISTMAS PARTY- Page Three

After all the preliminaries, the play was finally performed! (You may read the original story here)

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Edith Straker, wife of trainer John Straker, is
accosted by Fitzroy Simpson, racetrack tout,
seeking information about Silver Blaze.

Having learned of the death of her husband, Mrs Straker confronts Holmes and demands that Simpson be arrested, since she is confident he is the killer.

Inspector George Gregory removes Straker’s boot from a bag of evidence obtained at the scene
of the crime while Watson, Holmes and Col. Gordon Ross, the racing stable owner, look on.

Holmes drops to a prone position on the
ground and studies the mud in front of him,
finding a previously undiscovered match.