CURIOUS LOTTERY

Grey River Argus, 7 December 1932, Page 2

CURIOUS LOTTERY

ON JOCKEYS’ POINTS. (Por Press Association). (.’IIKISTCII I RtTI. December G. Many | oiuts concerning the “Rd Jockeys’ Card” Lottery were revealed before .Magistrate Mosley, this mornFrederick Ronald Beale. alias “Nipi'y” Beale, agent and salesman, charged with establishing the 10l :erv on October 31. was fined £5O, with costs. H,ugh O’Connor, a land salesman. 37. charged with assist ini’ in the conduct of the lottery, was tim'd £4O. with costs. Both pleaded guiltv after evidence had been heard The police described how the 1"’ tciv was c<»i!<lmted. Before each ram meeting, a list of jockeys likely to !>• ■iding was printed, a great deal of i 1 beinif guess work. Each jockey w-t: allotted a number, and three numberwere each marked off on every card Tickets were sold, ami persons hold ing tickets with numbers of th< jockeys, who had most points at th< meeting, were entitled to a prize. I might Im that in the t resent casi there was a “take-down.’’ ns throa . were made to the holder of the win ■ ning ‘inker. ; t’onnsel for accused denied that tic (Minnie was a “take down.” Ther was a suggestion, he said, lhai ’ln I ticket had been altered.