Sporting.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIX, Issue 4481, 19 August 1910, Page 2

Sporting.

THE NEW ZEALAND CUP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr J. E. Henrys for the principal handicap event of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting;— The New Zealand Cup, 2 miles. Master Soult 9.0, Oiyoi 8.10, California 8.9, Aberbrothock 8.5, Husbandman and Diabolo 8.3, Lady Lucy and Milan 8.2, Polymorphous, Boanerges and Taskmaster 8.1, Roosevelt 8.0, Advocate, and Sandstreara 7.11, Penates, Sir Frisco, Wimmera, Bridge and Ingoda 7.10, Sir Tristram and ’Frisco 7.9, Los Angelos and North-East 7.7, Merrivonia, Merrie Zealand, Outlander, Osiris, Merriwai, and Cullinan 7.5, Electrakoff, Danube and Formby 7.4, John 7.3, Sir Antrim, Coronetted and Formeden 7.2, Ashby and Kopu 7.1, Tikitere, St. Aidan, Tawhaki, Ambrosian, Apellon, Sunburnt and ViceAdmiral 7.0, My Lawyer 6.13, Morecombe 6.12, Birkdale, letikura and Grand Rose 6.11, Adjudge and Master Laddo 6.10, Cronstadt, Gunboat, Grand Slam, Wild West and Amato, 6.9, Lovelorn, Marton, Gold Battery, Poictiers, Sir Solo, True Knight, Cheddar, Martist. Master Jack, Master Theory and Bolt from the Blue 6.8, Lawn Rose, Miss Advance, Dabchick, Golden Loop, St. Lumsden, Nightlight, Wind Gun, Ukraine, Rangikapua, Sonite, C r own Derby. Puaka, Jean and Nova 6.7.

It is often said that “an ounce of luck is worth a ton of judgment, and if reports be true an extraordinary instance of this occurred on the opening day of the Epsom A member of one of the wealthiest families in England, one of whose chief ambition is to severely rattle the bookmaking fraternity, could not make up his mind what horse to have his usual bet on in the Norbury Plate (the last race of the day). He thereror determined on indulging in a blind gamble, and aoproaching a leading metalician, he" put the question “What price the field?” “Hundred to seven.” the penciller answered, and his client then said, “I’ll tell you what I’ll do. You pick the horse which you think has the least chance of winning and lay me 25 to 1, and I will take it to a monkey. this seemed too good an opportunity of garnering £SOO to let slip, so the bookmaker selected a colt named Joyful, and agreed to lay the odds against him to the sum mentioned, fry to imagine that bookmaker’s feelings when he saw Joyful take command at the distance, and get home a good winner by a length and a-half. instead of pocketing £SOO, he had to pay out £12,500.