Layers of Odds Who Signed Pledge

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 762, 7 September 1929, Page 12

Layers of Odds Who Signed Pledge

SPRING DOWNFALLS BACKERS START BADLY Many Sydney punters signed the pledge after Aussie’s defeat a fortnight ago at Rosehill. "No more odds-on betting for me,” they all declared. But once the season of certainties sets in. such vows are easily broken. In races in which these ventures look like the mere picking up of money, it takes a strong resolution to withstand the temptation of laying the odds. Spring racing generally brings a succession of odds-on chances, and last year backers were lucky until the A.J.C. meeting. Limerick carried liis supporters through successfully at ltosehill and Warwick Farm, and Mollison did the same in the Hobartville and Guineas. Past History But laying odds-on the pair proved expensive in the Derby and Spring Stakes on the first day of the Randwiek Carnival. Prince Humphrey beat Mollison at odds-on and AVinalot dead-heated with Limerick, who started at odds-on for the Spring Stakes, thus inflicting loss on the Limerick backers. On the same day Rionscup won a race at odds-on. Backers had to lay odds on Limerick for the Craven Plate on the third day and lie failed. Winalot was beaten on the last day at odds-on when Bacchus outstayed him for the Randwick Plate. But on that day Ramulus proved successful at odds-on in the Clibborn Stakes. Hoping for Results So far Aussie is the only odds-on

failure of this spring, says a Sydney writer of August 30, but no doubt the books are hoping for similar results at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Backers might have to lay a shade of odds-on on Mollison and Holdfast (they did, too!) in their engagements in the Warwick Stakes and Hobartville. And perhaps some of those who swore off might waver and bet on these champions who appear to hold the opposition at their complete mercy. Odds-on horses played a prominent part in the betting at Menangle. Backers had to lay odds on Clarifier, and she won the Tliree-year-old. They laid odds on Tasty, but she could only run third in tho Maiden Three-year-old to Zetheus. In tho last race good odds-on had to be laid on Fleeting Shower, and she scored a runaway in the second division of the Maiden Three-year-old. At one stage of the Menangle Hundred betting, Bronze Fuse was at oddson, but he eased in the betting to a good price when money came for others, and finally started at even money, to run only a poor third to Vertoy. TAUMARUNUI CLUB

PREPARING FOR ANNUAL FIXTURE There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Taumarunui Racing Club, presided over by the president, Mr. W. PI. Wackrow. The annual report stated that it was giatifying that tho club had obtained one of the floating permits and that the dates committee of the Racing Conference recommended that It be granted permanently to the club. Mr. C. A. Boles, a member of the club, started a campaign last March to raise sufficient money to build a members’ stand and ladies' cloak-room He now advises that these buildings will be erected in time for the next meeting in December - free of cost to the club.

The election of officers resulted'.—. President, Mr. W. H. Wackrow; vicepresidents, Messrs. A. Carlson, A. Adsett, R. Craig. C. J. Ryan and G. S. Steadman; committee of management, Messrs. A. Carlson, R. Craig, ,T. W. L. white, G. S. Steadman, C. A. Boles, T. G. Lawler and T. M. Peters; judicial committee, Messrs, w. H. Wackrow, A. Carlson and A. Adsett: stewards, Messrs. C. A. Boles, G. E. Manson, T. W. Peters, G. PI. Burtenshaw, J- A. Goodsir, W. J. Curtis, T. G. Lawlet, J. W. L. White and W. Forbes; judge, Mr. R. B. Lusk; handieapper, Mr. I’. McManemin; starter, Mr. C. O'Connor: clerk of scales, Mr. T. M. Peters; clerk of course. Mr. R. Meredith; timekeeper, Mr. C. Simons; secretary, Mr. S. Sarah: treasurer, Mr. J. W. L. White. IMPORTED ELLANGOWAN COLT Mr. J. FL. McKenzie's imported colt by Ellangowan is still running in the paddock, but before he enters upon a serious preparation for racing it is j probable that he will do a light season at the stud, writes The Sun’s Christchurch correspondent. The colt will not be three till next January, and it may be some time before he is seen in public. Two mares which probably will be mated with him are Bon Bord, dam of Count Cavour, and Ma Mie. _______