Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

The black-haired racer, backed by a dozen supporters, was
climbing the outside stairs to the judges.

"The purse-holder's his friend," Billy said. "See, he's paid him,
an' some of the judges is willin' an' some are beefin'. An' now
that other gang's going up--they're Redhead's." He turned to
Saxon with a reassuring smile. "We're well out of it this time.
There's goin' to be rough stuff down there in a minute."