THERE'S AN ART IN SLINGING

NZ Truth, Issue 1173, 24 May 1928, Page 11

THERE'S AN ART IN SLINGING

AWNERB who "sling"— the classioal expression describing monetary v gifts—are few and far between In New Zealand, and the totallsator has more than a little to do with this. The pleased owner Is met now and again, but, more often than not, fie fails In his good Intentions. The other day an owner opened his heart and his cheque-book after his horse won a race and gave the rider a nice tidy sum. That, In itself, waa all right, but there were other considerations that he failed to take into acoount. The horse, a jumper, had had a good deal of schooling to fit him for the raoe and the boy that did the dirty work— the schoollng-^was not his rider when he won. Well, if anybody was entitled to a "sling" It was that boy. He had taken all the risks to get the horse ready to race, but when it won he was left out.

And the jockey, who, by the way, rode anything but an artistlo race, got the cash for doing less than five minutes' work.