BABY-SAVING CAMPAIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14391, 1 September 1917, Page 6

BABY-SAVING CAMPAIGN.

FUN IN"- THE STREET

There was a great crowd m Gladstone road this -afternoon, particularly when the "Koon Kan Jockey Club's luce" was run. This was a novel event ■m local racing. There was a field of six horses, namely : "Mliltif ual/'V^Sleigh't of Hand." Koe;' 1 . "De.sert Gold," "Master Stiuwn," and "Hewanga." -,- Mounted- oii .1 lajry wjta. a.',- f *totalisat6r/' one of the advan lmages, of ■ this portabk 1 "machine" iie'nij, that it could follow, the crowd for the disposal of tickets. A "bookie" was m evidence la.ying "odds" m opposition tv tho "tote." Tho commercial travellers'proved,themselves capable "officials." Mr vS. Harris, of Wairoa, was clerk of the coui'se, and his task was not an enviable one, ■■■•Mir O. Fenwick acted as starter, and Messits F. Moeller, of N"apior, and 1 -G-. B. Oman .wei'e judges. , The "acceptors" were draught horses. ■ Tho. riders Avere well-known jockeys, wearing their proper colors.' After preliminaries the .horses lined up at Townley's corner to race t» the post office. There were two false 'starts, "the .defaulters being threatened with all tho penal. ties of the txirf law. Eventually the Worses moved off. 'if not- smartly, at least ■cry: sol:dly, and a great race ensued. "•Sleight, of Hand" (J. Jennings), won m fa«?t time, beating "Desert Gold" (11. Smith), by a "wliisVei 1 ." Master Strowan 'W.. Hart) was a- neck away third, "Re-At-niipa" (R. I Jttle), fourth, "Meiiry Roe" (P. Johnston),, fifth, and "Multifual" (C. Sinclair) last. A pro/test was not sustained, and the "tote" paid out on "No. 2." The "pay out" consisted of Is surprise packet ticket. The horses were all evenly "backed," and the tote handled &L 7 10s. -whilst "Bookie" Cope raked m the odds to the tune of over €10, so that, the "race* 1 resulted m about £30 beira? added to the fund.

The City Band wei'e m attendance, and played an enjoyable programme of music on tho "eours'e."

At 3.30 it was estimated that between 16.000 and 17,000 -surprise packets had Yen distributed, and it yran expected the whole number would be, disposed of by '■bis evening. Tickets for specral pi*izea n the form «>f • free -.treatment, m -naternity landed unexpectedly m some quarters, . the ■■tickets being marked "not transferable." . /