ON THE EVE OF THE CARNIVAL.

NZ Truth, Issue 437, 8 November 1913, Page 7

ON THE EVE OF THE CARNIVAL.

early Cup fancies, but this generally happens to those who speculate a good while before big events are decided. Judging by the lack of interest that has been centred ou the forthcoming carnival, the C.J.C. will not show a good profit over the fixture, despite the big proses it has hnng up. The strike has upset ■everything, and ,even if -it is fixed before the meeting opens, there will be traces of it m the diminished attendance.

There'll be Idnxled hopes gulorn hy < to-nlghl. tf«|it-chai,v if an outsider win* the Ne*' '/.Cftlund (.'up, tho rti**t . leg of lh«> liij? C.J.C. dniihle. '"I'ls l he flreul uncertainty ot tho turf tlmt koo'pb the gaiitf. KiiiufT. »i>d the j prosißsrl oi iiccuutulatiUK wealth on ; nn *a*y b»#l» thut Imbue* racegoers ; with n prunpiice to ftpecui-iie. The j eoiohliitttioii ot sport nnd speculation is tlu» particular incentive, though without mtMtcultitinn vt-ry few jitM»pk» indeed would urinu horm? racing under thr category ot upon, 'fherc'* «'" "tuusie" m tt without the olid*, mi* even*; htiu th<> mirlfuluin »ji|*?<»i* i*> nnd monk m th«« ring of the "t«i»«" hell, hut ">w>--otu* l«> »mh tfiM*\" «> I'oU mjilil wh«*n !*h«* c«ddl«nl t»»«- hlllvgoitt, *I* to j Uttti'. *t*uiny h«cWt«i«» ha\.' hud n *«•»■ J«*»_u:W .through the eliuiltuuion ol