SPORTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1933, Page 3

SPORTING.

RECORD SYDNEY DIVIDEND

FRAUD SCHEME DEFEATED

The establishment of a.record at Sydney, so far as totaliiaatdrMiyidends are concerned, and the frustration of a scheme to defraud the totalizator, were incidents c-f the. racing at Raiidwick pn December 24. . • The record was created when Prls.liiatie won the first division . of . the Novice Handicap. There.. were two tickets.,taken out on- him ,in the saddling paddock, six in the Leger, and two 011 the flat. Each of the paddock tickets were worth £l£B 3s Gd and: supporters-., in the Leger received £29 13s Gd.and on the flat £36 Bs. Previously .-the highest dividend for a winner at- Randwick was -.£58 : 16s, an a moil ut,* returned by Tangible . when that boi'se won in tlie autumn, . -

Prismatic holds t-lre- world's-.record for twcf-Auiles hurdle^ though lie is trained-.by that astute men tor..F. McGrath, it. was. net .con-. Sidercd;:--.possible that. he; .could, fill a nlace in. the field -on tins occasion: In fact-, -his owner, Mr -M; ;Gearia—dul not wait for the meeting to see h.s horse .run, but fef t.-ou the/'previous day on an ocean cruise.' J ' '

A scheme to> defraud the total is a tor was frustrated by a timely discovery by a pay-out .clerk. After'the- December Nursery Handicap .was. won by Wexford, who returned a straightout dividend of £ll 15s, attMiipts were made to collect with tickets on which the numbers of numbers , had. been altered to the winning No.' 4. One ticket was paid, but wheii the clerk closely;Sixainined another the “succest- • Ftrl” bncker made off. A keen, scrutiny was afterwards made, of all 'pickets.