Sporting.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 January 1921, Page 4

Sporting.

Dumper, who lias been in Prank j Higgott's charge for some time, is to be spelled on account of soreness. He j was sent back on Wednesday to the , owner, Mr C. F. Vallance. Nat Williams, the well-known trainer, was seized with a sudden illness while at the Foxton meeting. He sought medical advice and was informed that he had ptomaine poisoning. For a time the genial Nat had a bad time, but has now recovered. Deep thinkers have always contended that "punters" have very little chance of "holding their own" with the bookmaker. However, fof those in doubt the following may be of information. One of England's leading bookmakers, J. Pickcrsgill whi> died at Leeds last, year left an estate valued at £746,459, 'and inferring to this big fortune a London paper states that many former bookmakers left very large estates, and mentions the following: Mr G. Herring, who was a great benefactor, £1,371,152; Mr W. Peach, who after bookmaking for years joined as a partner Steel and Tozer in a steel works, died worth £533,699; George Cooper, who died in harness on the Brighton course, was worth £288,519; Joseph Errington's estate was £123,662; James O'Connor paid probate on £121,090; Thomas Williams, of Shrewsbury, left £163,816; Charles Hibbctt, of Nottingham, paid on an estate of £103,498. The list contains another half-clozon names, but the above should be .sufficient. ' Mr M. Bradley headed the list of winning owners at the Foxton meeting, with a total of £560. The others were as follows: J. J. Corry £390, W. Galbraith £2BO, A. G. Havcll £2lO, T. Higgins £l7O, D. Cullinane £l4O, H. HuTt £l.lO, C. Ericksen £l4O, Mrs E. Rasmussen £l4O, S. Parker £l4O, T. Peapell £lO5, L. Bradley £lO5, F. R. Waller £9O, Dwan Bros, £BO, A. Atwood £6O, J. M. Cameron £6O, M. Williams £6O, K. D. Duncan £SO, J. Cole £4O, J. O'Rc.gun £4O, J. Burt £4O, T. M. Wilford 35, R. J. Harper £3O, T. MeAvemic £3O, A. M. Williams £3O, J. Bruce £2O, W. Lassen £2O, P. H. Doughty £2O, A. Rorc £2O, F. E. H. Lovelock £2O, D. J. Goodwin £2O, T. Bevan £2O, F. J. Watson £2O, D. Donald £ls.

P. Corrloit lvas the most successful jockey, riding- throe winners and two seconds. H. Stewart rode two winners and a second, 11. P. Ryder and S. Anderson two winners each, D. Cotton one win and two seconds, 11. Brown, J. Conquest, Corkcll, A. Thorner, R. Hun), and P. Rayncr each rode one winner, \V. Young rode /'our seconds. H. Griffiths ami A. • Tricklebank two seconds each, and Y\\ 1). Young, A. McDonald a::d XcTY n,;'ck each rode a second.

On the second day P. McC.uire, rider of Desire in the 3!.urt!lc Knee, was fined &'2 for striking 11. Prown, the rider of Pariform, during the progress of the race.