SWEEP WINNERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 689, 14 June 1929, Page 12

SWEEP WINNERS

ENORMOUS SUMS WON ON THE DERBY LORD DERBY’S TIP Six weeks before the Derby was run at Epsom, Trigo was at a comparatively mild double figure price, short of a score. When he won the great race last week he started at more than twice the odds —over a score and a-half to ]N other words, from a bit better j than Welkne odds the colt re- j ceded to almost a Rose Lupin quota- j But the second hose in the Derby, j Walter Gay, had come down in the .same period from fifties to one to J Tirana's price. Like the winner. Brienz (third) j drifted badly in the market, and from j being a well-fancied candidate prior • to the Guineas, he drifted right out to over half way to three figures at the fall of the flag. For his third his backers would get a UralJa price—not bad that for a third. So the three outsiders paralysed the record crowd at famous Epsom by running one. two. three. Sweep Winners Mr. Barnett (Trigo’s owner) in addition to receiving stakes amounting to £12.000, had a share in the Trigo ticket in the Stock Exchange sweep, and secured £15.000 out of the £125,000 prize. Mrs. Chapman, a widow with no children, living at Bournemouth, shares half of the other Stock Exchange Trigo ticket. Mrs. McGrath, a handsome young widow of Dublin, with four children, halves the first prize in the Baltic Exchange sweep of £50,000 with a resident of London. A young Leeds outfitter, G. Brill, who was recently married, won £30.000 in the Calcutta sweep. He drew Walter Gay, and sold a half share for £3.000. Eve of the Race The advance guard of the Derby j horses has arrived at Epsom (cabled a j London correspondent two days be- j fore the race). Mr. Jinks, the fourth to • become favourite, was elevated to that ! position more because of his well-being j than because of the money behind | him. The most fascinating question is whether Cragadour can break the extraordinary spell of bad luck which has hitherto attended Lord Astor’s efforts to win the Derby.

The usual Press Club luncheon yielded the customary tips from owners and experts. Mr. Edgar Wallace, tlie novelist, who presided, supported Hunter’s Moon, whose owner, Lord Derby, said that he did not expect to win. but could not see anything able to beat him. The Aga Khan fancies his Le Voleur has an outside chance. Sir Victor Sassoon, the owner, and Steven Donoghue, the jockey of Gay Day, expresses confidence in him. Sweep Tickets Given Away A. telephone girl in the office of Merz, McClellan, consulting engineers, who despatched Mr. C. H. Merz to advise the Victorian Government some years ago, is disconsolate because she gave her uncle the ticket in the Calcutta Sweep, which drew Kopi, one of the favourites. She has already received two offers of mariage from swains who are not aware that she parted with the ticket, which her uncle sold to a syndicate of eight Hammersmith residents. (Kopi fell in the race.) Sir Walter Gilbey will witness his 59th consecutive Derby. He favours Walter Gay, Posterity, Hunter’s Moon, and Kopi, in that order. Posterity’s owner is handsome Mrs. Corlette Glorney, daughter of the late Isaac Guggenheim, an American copper king. She prefes to discuss her daughter’s approaching wedding, but believes Posterity will win if the weather continues dry. The order of favouritism two days before the race was: Mr. Jinks, Cragadour, Hunter’s Moon, Kopi. Gay Day, Walter Gay. The first three horses are each separated by half a point, Ivopi is a point further away, just under double figures. All the rest are at double-figure quotations. Gay Epsom Downs Epsom Downs is growing gayer. Hundreds of workmen are erecting booths, bookmakers’ stands, and all the components of a large fair. Bookies and policemen are inundating the adjacent towns. Streams of lorries carrying food and drink fill the roads. The cooking of provisions began on Saturday. In the grandstand arc 2,000,000 bottles of beer and mineral waters. The fire brigade is playing 250 gallons a minute on the hard course each night, and is assisted by water-carts, in order to ensure that the track will b; in good condition and have a fine surface. The number of gypsies on the Downs has greatly increased. Hundreds of homeless people are sleeping under the trees and hedgerows.

NEWBURY CUP WON BY KING’S OVEN (United P.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) LONDON, Thursday. The following is the result of the principal event at the Newbury summer meeting: NEWBURY SUMMER CUP Of £1,000; 15 miles. KING’S OVEN, b h, by Gay Crusader —Post bridge, 6yrs 1 GIPSY ICING, br h. by Son-in-Law —Gipsy Queen. syrs .. .... .. 3 MARA, br m. by Alan Bred* —Maranon. 4yrs 3 Eleven started. Won by half a length, third horse three-quarters of a length away. RACING FIXTURES JUNE 14, 15— Napier Park R.C. 20, 22 —South Canterbury J.C. 29—Ashburton R.C. 29— Waverley R.C. | 21. 22—Hawke’s Bay J.C. JULY ! 10, LI. 13 Wellington R.C. | 25 —Waimate Hunt. | 25, 27—Gisborne R.C. 1 27—South Canterbury HuntAUGUST 3—Christchurch Hunt. 3—Poverty Bay Hunt. 13, 15, 3 7—Canterbury J.C. 24—Pakuranga Hunt (at Ellerslie). 24 Hawke’s Bay Hunt. 25 Dannevirke R.C. 29—Dannevirke Hunt. 31 —Taranaki Hunt.