ANTRIM WON. BUT PAID NO DIVIDEND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 617, 20 March 1929, Page 12

ANTRIM WON. BUT PAID NO DIVIDEND

DIP INTO HISTORY Mr. U. McDougall. M.P. for Mataura. when opening the Gore Racing Club's new stand, recently, related that the last time he was on the course a hors\ won and paid a huge dividend, but there was no ticket on it. A correspondent of the Mataura “Ensign” writes that it happens, however, that there was no dividend at all. “The horse in question,” he says, “was named Antrim, and came from Heriot. I forget the owner’s name for the moment. On the occasion in question he was stabled at the Provincial Hotel at East Gore. This would be about 36 years ago, and about that time Governor was in the picture. “A more unlikely looking winner than Antrim never carried a saddle. He was the highest and the most ugly looking horse I have even seen. But his long ungainly stride took him over the ground with a good amount of speed, and when the event in which he was scheduled to appear came off he made no race of it. “There was not a ticket on him. and investors on the other horses received 18s back a ticket. “Apparently the shock of winning following the exertion required to breast the tape in front of the field was the cause of the death of Antrim. It might have been that be felt he was friendless, and alone in the world. At any rate, he dropped dead a few weeks later.” Getting Better Prince Paladin lias improved considerably since going to Western Australia, and C. Christie holds the opinion that the races he has won are by no means his limit. Prince Paladin was got by Paladin from Lovelorn, the dam of Nones and Menelaus. Tauranga on Saturday Excellent acceptances have been received by the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club for its annual one-day fixture, to be held at Tauranga on Saturday next. Indeed, it came as a most agreeable surprise to fi 9 d that the various events have filled so well, ensuring one of the best meetings ever held in the Bay. A special steamer, the Ngapuhi, leaves Auckland at 6.30 o’clock on Friday night and will leave on the return voyage on Saturday night, i here is also a special train departing froni brankton Junction at 5.45 a.m. on Saturday, returning after the last i ace. This should prove verv convenient for Waikato racegoers. Whangarei Entries on Friday. The Whangarei Racing Clubs autumn meeting is fixed to be held on i hursday and Saturday, April 3 8 and -J, and. with a programme carrying prize-money to the amount of £ 2,675 issued in connection therewith, interesting figures are once again placed before horse-owners. Nominations for ail events close at 5 p.m. next Friday, and may be lodged either with the secretary, Mr. F. L. Gunn, Whangarei. or with Messrs. Blomfield and Co.. Higli Street, Auckland. Luck of Sol Green Sol Green, whose decision to sell all his horses, except Gothic, came as a sensation, may be classed as one of the lucky owners, admitting that his eye for a smart one aided good fortune. To own two like Gothic and Strephon. at the one time, is exceptionally fine luck, but Sol might have caused even a greater furore in the sporting world had an offer he made Mr. Harry Taylor, stud master of Wellington, New South Wales, been accepted. The story is that Sol Green offered £6,000 for Sion and Avar.t Courier as yearlings. Mr. Taylor answered, according to the informant: “Sorry, Sol, but the yearlings have been catalogued; otherwise I would accept your offer. It will be remembered that Avant Courier brought 5,550 guineas at auction, and Sion 4.100 guineas. In the light of subsequent events Sol’s luck stuck to him again.