IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11955, 27 May 1933, Page 9

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

TII E LUCKY TV I NNER S

GRAND NATIONAL- DRAW

NEW. ZEALAND NAMES

LONDON, March 31.

When numbers were drawn in the Grand National sweepstake in Ireland it, was not very likely that those who, had ■ drawn Kcllsboro’ Jack, Really True and Slater had any great hopes of winning tho big money prizes, for none of those horses was among the favourites. The, favourites wer 0 among the "also ran.’/’ After the race was over, howeyer, tho holders of those names proved to bo the fortuneio. ones. »

Tho luck of Londoners was extra-ordinary-—four first, five, second and seven third prizes. Money won by Londoners for the first three holies totals £265,000 and altogether over £330.000 was won by London, the Home Counties and the South, Among tho £30,000 winners are the following: Miss E- 'fait, lady ioprosentntive of tho White Star Line in Glasgow. Sixteen months ago she drew a horse in the swoop on tho Manchester November Handicap and on that occasion shared a- prize of £6OO with nine others. Miss Tait will receive £15.000 from her KellsIW Jack ticket, the other half being shared by two typists and three other women.

A syndicate, of oOpnotor coach drivers, conductors and garage hands, all employed at TV atlord. Air. Albert Brittain, a school teacher,’of Atonkseaton, Northumberland, "Business as usual.’’ bo said. Two Huddersfield brothers, John Jagger and Lewis dagger. John is a cripple and is out of noth.

SHARES IN FIRST PRIZES. "Pink Tii,’’ which drew KeH~boro’ Jack, is shared bv some 50 drivers, conductors and garage workers in’ the TYatford Garage of Green Line conches. One of them, Driver Rolf, in addition to his share of the prize, wins £IOOO as seller of the winning ticket. At the, time of the race lie was driving his conch on the TYntford-Charin g Cross route. Ibe syndicate held 29 tickets, which had been paid for in weekly instalments of Is.

r-'Tot." of How, who.drew a Slater ticket, represents Air. Albert. Regers, a bus driver, who shares hi< £10,030 with 19 others—members «»'' his family and fellow-workers. Another Slater ticket is hold by Air, L. Hot-stone, a (’lapham rail" ay guard. Half of the. ticket bad lieon sold for £550 and the remainder of the prize is shared with Air. and Airs. E. Loir.

A factory at Cardiff was’ closed f rtr the after noon i "hen. it was known that seven young women and three men employed there had "° n £30,000 with a Kcllsboro Jack ticket. , Three of the girls fainted when they heard ibo result . 4he ticket was held in the .name of Aliss P oggv f I d i‘ r\ . Miss Alary Alabin, hairdresser, of Armley, Leeds, edn tinned waving a customer’s hair, though she hn«*>v she had won £30,000.

The prize fund was dijrisibie. mto--19 units of £IOO.OOO each, with a balance of £86.731. Each unit, was subdivided follows: Drawer of winning borne, ’ £30,000; drawer of second horse, £1.5,000; drawer of third ’ horse. £IO.OOO.

LUCKY .NEW ZEALANDERS. New Zealanders who drew horses—thus winning £660 each—veic; A. S. Fagg, 60 Low or Cuba street, Wellington—Southern Hero; "Dunrobin,B4 Church'street, Onehnngn —Quite Calm (non-runner); Jenkins, 25 Stratford -street, Christchurch—Cold Punch (non-runner); “Tho Unlucky Syndicate,’; care of Joe Black; Christchurch Hospital— Forbra (last year's winner of the big race). The following are in The consolation £IOO prize list: "Black Orpington,” Paengaroa Bay of Plenty; Air F, Davis, care of Epsom ’ Depot, Auckland; J. C. Alarendaz, 319 Broadway, Wellington; All’s. Richards, Berkeley Hotel, Oriental Parade, TValdington; Airs. A. J. Roche, 307* York Place, Dunedin,; John Spcirs 25 Torrence street, Epsom; V.G.C’., TVaikino, Auckland; Wariich, 21 Hope street, Dunedin.