More share triella jackpot

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32677, 5 August 1971, Page 1

More share triella jackpot

I The South Island’s 1 1 ! first triella jackpot pool,': amounting to $3575.50,' t ‘will now be shared; equally among the!* ‘ holders of 30 successful ] , entries instead of 16.,, J This was announced yes- j terday by the secretary i of the Christchurch ' i Hunt Club (Mr G. * Bradbury). ( ! In a press release issued ■ by the club after last Satur- * ■ day’s racing it was an- , i nounced that as no-one had , > selected first and second in i > each of the three triella:, > races, the jackpot pool would? i be shared by the holders of, i the 16 entries which hadil

picked the quinella in the! (second and third triella races.' (This was said to be subject to audit confirmation. There was no possibility of (an outright winner of the triella when no entry was lodged selecting the winner ■ and runner-up in the first jackpot race. Because of this the committee was faced with the unenviable task of making a decision after taking into consideration the interpreta- ! tion of all 29 rules. The committee chose to act on the rule which said that in the event of no entry being lodged which contained three correct quinella combinations the pool should (be shared by those who had (submitted entries which conjtained the most correct com-: i binations.

1 When the decision wasp 'made on race day the com- i mittee realised there was a possibility it might have to i change it. The rule they applied appeared to be straightforward but the rule which gave them concern was the one which was intended to Cover a situation in which no entry sei- : ected any quinella at all. The wording, however, left it open to the interpretation that it applied to any particular race in which no-one selected the first two horses home. The provisions of this rule provided for the first and third horse to be considered a successful quinella. In the- first jackpot race no-one selected the first two to finish but 14 entries had (the first and third horses. ’These 14 will share the pool

with, the 16 persons originally announced as winners. Because of the possible misinterpretation of the rules, the committee decided to consult the club’s solicitor for his advice before paying out. “The committee had gone out of its way to ensure that the fair thing was done to see the right people get paid,” said Mr Bradbury last evening. In view of the changed situation, the date by which claims must be presented, in terms of rule 21, has been extended to 4 p.m. next Mon, day. Mr Bradbury said that each of the holders of successful entries would receive letters today advising them of the conditions they were required to fulfil to claim their share of the triella pool.