THE BACKING OF ANITA.
To the Editor. SlK,—Wβ notice in your issue of the 9th January the following paragraph : —" The ownore of Anita were much bigger winners over tho Auckland Cup than is generally supposed. A commission was worked in her favour in Wellington, and some of the bookmakers will remember the outsider of 1895-6." This is quite untrue as far aa we are concerned. Wβ had not one shilling with any bookmaker in New Zealand on the tnaro, and only backed her with Bombardier for the Steeples, If he had stood up we ihould have won about £1000. The temptJjg offer of 100 to 1 wo could not refuse, •mil it nearly came off. Wo were greatly surprised at the result, foyr, from the 7th December, when she disappointed us in the TakapunaHandicapjAniUAover had her head loobo in her work, nor a, trial over any distance, and she waa simply started on the off - u *«ice. oe we considered Mβ field very weak,
with St Hippo and The Possible under suspicion. How so absurd a rumour could %ct about we fail to understand, and probably your informant may be able to put yon right In the matter. Regretting troubling you. —Yours, &c, R. Bcr.Xß, or R. and R. Dcdek. North Shore, Auckland, January M.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9325, 28 January 1896, Page 2
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