Sporting.

Manawatu Herald, 21 April 1904, Page 3

Sporting.

.There is a capital little story wrapped up in connection with Regulation, says Phaeton in the Auckland Herald. The story runs that when the bay daughter of Regal and May was submitted to auction as a yearling, Mr J. Corrigan, of Hawera, bid five guineas for her, “ just," as he says, “to give the lot a start," and he was a little surprised. when the late Mr James Philson, who occupied the rostrum that' day, knocked the bay filly down to him at ten guineas. " I did not bid,” called Mr Coorigan; but the auctioneer, with that good-tempered bantering air that was so prominent a trait in his bearing when conducting a sale, replied ; “ Well, I thought you did; and I’ll book her to you.” Mr Corrigan allowed the auctioneer to have his way, and in due course Regel’s daughter was transferred to Hawera where she spent her early days running in a fattening paddock with cattle. A West Coast dealer came along one day and purchased a line of bullocks, and suggested to Mr Corrigan that as he had been a pretty good customer in the bovine line of business, it was up to the Irishman to present him with a bit of horseflesh. Mr Corrigan recognised that the request was within bounds; but when he made a present of the bay daughter of Regel and May to his client he little thought that he had given away a mare that was in after years to gain fame under the name of Regulation. This Regulation incident tends to demonstrate once again what a great lottery is the whole racing business. I should say that it would take at least 500 golden sovereigns to buy the bay daughter of Regel and May to-day.