FABULOUS FIGURES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 71, 25 March 1931, Page 9

FABULOUS FIGURES

! 1 OVER MILLION IN PRIZES ANOTHER INJUSTICE ? United I'rcss Association—By Elcdrlc Telegraph—CopiTlßlit. (Received 251h March, 9 a.m.) DUBLIN, 24th March. It is officially announced that the total receipts of the Grand National Sweepstake are £1,755,963. The prize money will be £1,181,815, including the first prize £354,544, second £177,272, and third £118,181. The preliminary proceedings in the gigantic Irish sweepstake on the Grand National produced a remarkable scene at the Dublin Mansion' House, whore 300 girls were employed at seven long trestle tables throughout tho <l;iy mixing 3,570,000 counterfoils of 10s" tickets. Following this thorough mixing, the counterfoils were placed in, ;i great steel drum ready for tho draw on Tuesday. Armed police live guarding the drum day and night until the drawing. An interesting development is "the presence in Dublin of o'O bookmakers ready to make ofl'crs as soon as the drawing is announced. A great crowd awaited Hie draw. Wonii'ii linguists, oiu: with a knowledge of Chinese, wen: ready to communicate the results to all parts of the world, from which tickets came, but witli the exception of one South African all tho drawers of Ihe horses were residents of Britain. Much to Ireland's disappointment, thirteen horses, including seven probable runners, were drawn by Londoners, who arc assured of a minimum of £.1281 apiece. An Italian cafe keeper at Battersea Park, with forty relatives all shareholders and n Lambeth grocer, hold Melleray's Belle. Tho staff oi\, the Y.M.O.A. Hostel at Clapham road, despito the attitude of the institution regarding, horso racing, hold Drinmond. The Y.M.O.A. points out that Drmmond was drawn by residents of the Clapham Road Hostel, many of whom aro not members of tho association.