FADED AWAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 11

FADED AWAY

Coup That Missed Its Mark (From "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch Rep.) In a racing country like New Zealand, where the bookie is not legalized and the tote is more or less a secret method of betting, news of the romantic winning and . losing of fortunes, such as happen m other countries, seldom reaches daylight. DUT wherever there is gambling these •^ romances do occur, and a recent happening m the South Island caused a flutter m certain circles. It was known that the financial affairs of a certain owner were somewhat under a cloud, and the story, by those who know, goes something like this:— . iiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiuiiiiHiiiiiiiiiniii

On the first day of a certain meeting the owner had a plunge on another runner m the race, though his own horse was a well -backed starter. Both missed the bus, so on the second day he staked all on the chances of his own neddy, but again its colors were lowered. Then when it came to a squaring of accounts the owner faded into the mists, so it is said, and has not been heard of since m his usual haunts. The horse has passed into other hands and looks like paying its . way m its present form. Meantime a number of business heads are making inquiries • regarding the rules of racing m relation to the ownership of horses.