IRISH SWEEP

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 76, 20 November 1931, Page 5

IRISH SWEEP

(Press Assn.-

results of draw SIX LUGKY NEW ZEALANDERS DRAW HORSES AND WIN PRIZES IMMENSE INTEREST

— By Telegraph— Copyright).

LONDON, Wednesday. The Irish Hospital- Sweep, on the Manchester Novemher Handicap to be run at Manchester on Novemher 28 was drawn to-day. Six horses were drawn by New Zealanders, namely. — Summer Princess : By Mrs J essie Evans, Chaucer Street, Timaru. Reedswood; By Mr. A. Long, 211 Whittaker Street, Gisborne. Bonny Boy II.: By W. W. Reilly, Tangarakau. Codicil: By Mr. E. T. Taylor, Moxham Avenue, Wellington. Notice Board.-—- E . . R. Mathieson, steamer Waimea, care Union Steamship Company, Auckland. Six Wheeler. — Mrs .A.. M. Inwood 122 Shirley Road, Christchurch. All the drawers of horses, not necessarily starters, are certain of a prize of £660. ' The drawing of the 1064 names of horse holders took nearly seven hours. The lists almost exelusively monopolised the tape machines in the newspaper offices and. clubs. The papers sold like hot cakes. There are 190 consolation prizes of £1000 each to he drawn on Thursday and Friday. Lord Waleran (a foriner secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand, but at present a motor salesraan in Picadilly), holds the ticket on Advancer. Mrs Richmond, the holder of the ticket on Omega, is the mother of Colonel Richmond, the designer of R101 who died in the disaster. An octogenarian, a Londoner, Mrs Emily Pedler, the holder of a ticket on Redeswood says "I have always wanted to visit my relatives in Adelaide (West Australia). If I get a big prize I shall spend my winnings on the trip." Mrs Hard, of Manchester, the holder of half a ticket on Tinomint, intends to go to New Zealand to see her husband's sister if successful. Mr. -Tom Proctor, of Hunslet, attributes his drawing of Lord Bill as an ' answer to incessant prayers. There is a happy coincidenee in drawing British Sailor, while a London syndicate yclept "Taxation" has drawn tickets on both Argonaute anc Bower of Roses. Although Australians drew a munber of tickets no Australian drev Strephon. The tickets on this horse are seattered throughout Britain, Can- ' ada, America, South Africa and India