NEW RACE GAME

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1927, Page 1

NEW RACE GAME

SAMPLED l!Y WATERS! DERS. AUCKLAND. Aug. 13. Three pennies, a small metal top, and a chart were produced by Senior Sergeant Edwards at the Police Court this morning, when three «alersiiiei s. .1. L. Royd, .J. .Da vei n and Ray Robinson. were charged with playing a game of chance with instruments of gaming in the waterside worker-’ shed at Quay Street. ’’ll is described as -.John Ihili’s great new race game.’” explained tile senior sergeant to Air K. C. Cotton. S.M. "The rules are lor tile hanker to have six spins ol the top. which has horses’ names on the sides. One space is marked ■ disi)..' which means disfjttalilicd. and Hum the hanker takes Urn stakes.” The senior sergeant, with a dexterous his lingers, spun the top. whi'Ti dulv slowed down and flopped over with " dis |.” showing uppermost. "The hanker won that time,’’ said the .senior sergeant, amid laughter. \ Harbour Hoard official gave evidence that he saw a game in progress in the shed: Mr J. .1. Sullivan said that the dofen; • would he that the watersidors’ shed was not a public place within the meaning of the Art. as the public had no light to he there. O car ATcßrine, secretary of the A\ ci-insiders’ Union, said that the room wa- exclusively lor the use of waterside -s. AH' Cut ten said that he would reserve Tiis decision.