IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11495, 24 November 1931, Page 7

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

SUM OF £1,980 000 FOR 60 HOSPITALS. INSTITUTIONS SAVED FROM BANKRUPTCY. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) ' LONDON, Nov. ; 22. The Irish sweepstakes have saved Dublin Hospitals from bankruptcy, and are now benefiting country hospitals. , • n j Pour sweeps so far have yielded £1,980,000 for over 60 hospitals. WAIMEA’S CREW HAVE DRAWN A HORSE. MAY BE WORTH £30,000. (Special To The Times). AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. A fortune lifts come the way R, D. Mat he son. second officer of the steamer Waimca, but it is not all it appears to be. AH. Matheson is one of six New Zealanders who have drawn horses in the Irish Free State Hospital Sweepstake on the Manchester November Handicap, but there are nine others sharing his ticket. When the Waimea arrived at Auckland yesterday. Mr. Matheson said the ticket was-, merely in his name. He pointed out he had been, extraordinarily lucky, particularly, because he had been “brought in” to/ form a syndicate of subscribers to the sweepstake. “Just kick,” he said. “It was the first time I had subscribed to an Irish Sweep. I had . taken art union tickets before, but this is my first win. I simply contributed to a ticket and that was all I thought about it. At present the ticket in Mr. Matheson'’s name will yield an assured return of £660. If Notice Board, the. horse drawn by the. syndicate wins the Manchester November Handicap next Saturday the prize money will amount to £30,000. Several other members of the Waimea’s crew were stated to have shares in Air. Matheson’s ticket.