SYDNEY BETTING

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1930, Page 6

SYDNEY BETTING

IN THE SHADE. BACKED

COUPLED FOR A BIG SUM. Amounis, winner of the Epsom Handicap in 1926 and in 1928, and who is a serious rival of Gloaming as trie greatest stake-winner in Australasia, came in for somewhat unexpected sup-port-yesterday (July 29) for this year's A.J.G. spring mile rue, and he was coupled with the New Zealand horse In The Shade, the pair to win more than £30,000 (says tlie “Sydney Morning Herald.”) Amounis is the greatest handicap miler in Australasia at the present time, and as he- won the last Cahtala Stakes with 9st 121 b., racegoers generally admitted that the A.J.C. haridicapper .gave him a wonderful chance .of winning his third Epsom Handicap nvhenc.he awarded' him 10s' 21b. The fact-1 that the trainer had, however announced-Ifite-last year that Amounis was-it-o ;be 1 reserved for weight-for-age -races >-siayecT the -hands’’df- many who .would: have him y immediately' the ■weights; were- issued. ' Very many i months jagof firs' owner, Mr W. Pearson, .decided - against backing Amounis dor nnyeeYent until the day of the race,-vfor'-fie had "previously had the. costly* experience of ! having to withdraw, -AmCunis a few hours before the start of-inn important event at Rand wide owing to heavy conditions being much against his galloper. Amounis has now won nearly £4l— in stakes, and, judging by the way the solid old gelding is revelling in his preliminary spring preparation at • Randwick, there appears every chance of his passing Gloaming’s aggregate of £43,100. Toward the end of February Amounis was able to concede that outstanding galloper, G-reen-line,-'slb., in the Caulfield Futurity Stakes, ~ their respective weights being ;9st i3fb. and 10st.. 41b., The course iwasi'Soft as a result of rain, but -Amounis finished very strongly over •the last' furlong of the seven fur-' longs journey, find won comfortably by a length. Even if Mr Pearson is standing firm--Ily to his decision-not- tovrirtyest;-: on Amounis. until he is convinced that the conditions on the day :will .not increase tlie gelding’s task, lie may - be. p-routi of the fact that Amounis was extremely popular in one quarter yesterday, and the admirer was willing :to risk afairly substantial e.utlay; thus- early iff; the discussion to emphasise his opiu-a ion that Amounis . can, if given the-' opportunity, win a third Epsom 'Han-; .dirap. .. i;, .... ...

yivlEbe ..commission yesterday : wiis en- ; trusted to a well-known Randwick Amonuis and In the Shade in one narcel, £SOOO in another, and several of - £^^rTl^^eyetrtuye^.wei'e-sufS f 'iciit,to'enuse Artiqtmis to 'drop four p'oints-' iit . f lies. Jiiai ; .kie.t"-- onilfcW'-- -mil race. In The Shade*. however, remained on his jOTlhef-, Vnark for TheMetropolitan. V?V- ! /j Another intere|tihgjTuove. in favour of the~"Nevc - Zealand- ®filly Eaglet, a stable-mate of In The Shade, who was coupled with imported .John Buchan • \yith one operator for £15,OOflvh. Eaglet, has Bst 51b. in the Eo~ sonv Handicap,, for which she also Jins Tinned l -for- points. They doubled-■ was. also hacked in other, q.uarters,-. a>i.d it '.was reported that i liabilities • tqta'llimr £25,000 were incurred by tlpp’Tiboo l -- pjakers about, thif?.-pair. '.Tohii Big-ban Joffr points toft-ithe Mqt|mrp.f-, jf mi Tlley ato' - tlrrrfT come To’ : the, hall to make? cpitoin arrests, and t ha'ti..tliey^wonld- i - duty iio. matter/ what opposi iiqh 'con fronted. ■ IheJU... "I’he then' '.felected one bw one.. after, and seized - violent Jmtafy comniened iiffeHiT They were, handcuffed and still resisting were dragged down the stainvato the waiting patrols. Those who were left'in the hall crowded on the heels of the police and they sang lustily their favourite song, “The Bed Flag.” In all eleven men were taken into custody, and they have since been remanded on charges of wilful damage.