When Bertie asks Aunt Dahlia why everybody is asking "Has he brought it yet?" she reveals that this concerns the cat that befriended Potato Chip, mr Cooper's race horse, and that she has bet her shirt on Simla, Jimmy Biscoe's horse in the coming race before knowing there existed a formidable contender. When she talked to Angelica about this it turned out that she as well had bet a sizable amount on Simla  and was equally afraid of losing her money. After having heard from Bertie of the bond betweeen Potato Chip and the cat the two of them decided to thwart the training of Potato Chip by kidnapping the cat, making use of Herbert "Billy" Graham, a local poacher Angelica knows. After Aunt Dahlia has left Jeeves comes in, holding the cat that was just delivered at the back door. Bertie wants Jeeves to bring it back to mr. Cook, but Jeeves politely refuses and retreats. Then Major Plank comes bounding in.