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He had various jobs, on shore and at sea, and eventually reached London in 1902.
Career as tipster
Monolulu first went to The Derby in 1903, and soon began to establish himself as a tipster. Binding firm. He adopted colourful robes, a plumed headdress, and the slogan "I've gotta horse!", sometimes alternating with "Black man for luck!".
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Prince Monolulu: The truth behind horse racing's original showman tipster
Standing tall with a headdress of ostrich feathers, lion paws swinging from his neck, in baggy pantaloons and holding a tartan umbrella, Monolulu held court before entranced crowds at racecourses across England.
Gloucestershire: The History Press. His baptism (as Peter Carl McKay) is noted in the records of the English Episcopal Church of the Danish West Indies. p. Oxford University Press. Bernard had brought with him a box of Black Magic chocolates and offered Monolulu a "strawberry cream".
He became very familiar around the race courses of Britain during the 1920s, and was well-known for his catchphrase "I gotta horse" ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. ISBN.
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- McConnell, Anita (2010) [First published 2004].
Boards lightly rubbed to edges and endpapers foxed, otherwise a good copy.
In 1957 Monolulu appeared on the March 28th and April 4th episodes of Groucho Marx's quiz show You Bet Your Life.[9]
Monolulu's name is referenced by the character Rigsby in the 1974 pilot episode of the UK comedy series Rising Damp, in humorous comparison to the new tenant Philip, who had stated he was the son of a chief.
More plausibly he travelled to New York via Puerto Rico. Seller Inventory # mon0000950339
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Title: I Gotta Horse. And when you win - roast beef, two veg, Yorkshire pudding, and God save the King."
Spion Kop won the 1920 Derby at odds of 100-6 (about 16-1) netting Monolulu a reputed £8,000 (worth around £400,000 in today's money).
I Gotta Horse: the autobiography of Ras Prince Monolulu as told to Sidney H. White. Autobiography of the eccentric horse-racing tipster who claimed to be an African tribal chief, but was in reality a West Indian christened Peter Carl Mackay. London: Hurst & Blackett.
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Autobiography of the eccentric horse-racing tipster who claimed to be an African tribal chief, but was in reality a West Indian christened Peter Carl Mackay.