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Otago Witness, Issue 3954, 24 December 1929, Page 10

An interesting discussion took place amongst a number of well-travelled visitors who recently came to Auckland by the Maunganui. The subject of tlie debate was which was the prettiest racecourse in the world, and it was eventu ally decided to settle it by’ a majority ballot. The visitors were well acquainted with the racecourses of Ascot and Goodwood, in the Old Country, and those in Australia and other parts of the world and all received their quotas of votes but the deciding total of seven was recorded in favour of Ellerslie, the eours< at Brisbane coining second. It is not a common practice for people to hoard cash dockets, except for a short period after the purchase, but a case has occurred in Gisborne which proves to be the exception. Messrs William Pettie and Co. recently conducted an oldest docket contest in order to ascertain the firm’s oldest customer. Hundreds of dockets were received, the oldest of which dated back to May 2. 1891, and was forwarded by Mrs G. Herival, of Kaiti, Another who kept a docket for over 38 years was Mrs E. A. Morrow, of 140 Derby street. In return both women will receive a prize of £2 2s each, and a third prize of 10s 6d will be awarded to Mrs F. B. Ovenden. of Kaiti, whose docket was dated August, 1894.