IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Southland Times, Issue 22157, 27 October 1933, Page 7

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

WINNER SELLS HALF-SHARE. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Crandall (Manitoba), October 25. Vivian N. Kirk, a farmer, the only Canadian holding an Irish sweepstake ticket on Raymond, lost 65,456 dollars through over-caution. He sold a halfticket, which won 141,000 dollars, for 4000 dollars to a London bookmaker. At least three horses have been drawn by residents of the Auckland province holding tickets in the Irish hospitals sweepstake on the Cambridgeshire Stakes. A Papakura syndicate drew the three-year-old colt, Coup de Lyon, a syndicate in Rotorua drew the three-year-old colt, The Font, and Mr Henry Eastgate, house manager of the Epsom Infirmary drew the three-year-old colt, Gino. The Papakura ticket, which is held in the name of Mrs J. C. Ross, was subscribed for at a gathering of her family and friends two or three months ago. Eleven of those present, including Mrs Ross and four of her sons, Messrs J. C. Ross, M. Ross, B. H. Ross, and A. Ross, subscribed a shilling each, and in order to bring the pum up to the required amount another friend, A. Keane, a freezing works employee of Papakura, subscribed the extra 3d. If the horse drawn had won the race, Keane stood to win more than £6OO for his investment of 3d. Other members of the syndicate are Messrs D. McKinstry, a milk roundsman, and C. L. Walker, a farm hand. The Rotorua ticket is held partly by Mr J. E. Meates and Miss Cosseboom, who intend to be married shortly. There are eight members in the syndicate, which purchased a book of tickets in the sweepstake.