SPORTING RACING IN ENGLAND

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 101, 1 May 1941, Page 11

SPORTING

RACING IN ENGLAND

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS

<Rec.'12.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 30i

The first classic of the season was decided at Newmarket today instead of yesterday, and the result was:—: NEW TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS; a sweepstakes with £1000 added; tax three-year-olds; 1 mile. ;../ Duke of Westminster's b c Lambert; Simnel, by Fair Trial—Simritel,. 9.0 : \ H.H. Maharani Saheb of Kolhapur'g br c Morogoro, by Felicitation"" Motj Begum, 9.0 ......:. 2 Lord Portal's eh c Sun Castle, by..Hyperion—Castle Gay, 9.0 ..'. 3 Nineteen started. Won by two lengths; one and a half lengths between second and third. Winner trained by F. G. Templeman at Lambourn, Berkshire.—U.RA^^^^^^ CUSTOMS REVENUE'--1 «, —.—;— FIGURES FOR APRIL ? The net Customs revenue for April at the port of Wellington shows a decrease of £33,552, compared with April, 1940. Sales tax shows a decrease ot £7973. Beer excise increased by £2509, and motor spirit by £2247. The figures for the two periods, to the nearest £, are as follows:-— 1940. 1941. £ £ Customs 282,088 245,536 Sales tax 101,954 93,981 Beer 9.957 12,496 Motor spirit 38,466 40,713 Tyres 1,757 1,613 War Tax— Customs 32,231 28,129 Sales tax — 94,003 Beer 1.426 1.T84

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