Possible Clues:

• Told to have hurried up with the allowance
• Arrives in race - that's telling
• The teller hurried back with the allowance (9)
• ...that would be telling!
• Telling how one hurried back to get a share?
• A bishop in the country telling a story?
• Given a share, ran up an account
• Result of Republican fighters entering race? That'd be telling
• Discovered catch with share account
• Action or process of telling a story