A DUAL SUCCESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1018, 8 July 1930, Page 12

A DUAL SUCCESS

LORD DEWAR’S ANXIOUS MOMENT The late Lord Dewar was a firm believer in. the saying- that the surest way to lose a friend is to lend liim money or give him a racing tip. He told a friend of mine* csays an English writer) that on one occasion when he disregarded this advice, the mental stress he suffered was almost unbearable. In 1900, when he was contesting an election, he told a deputation of costermongers that he believed his horse Forfarshire would win the One Thousand Guineas, extracting the promise from their spokesman that the conversation should not go beyond the four walls. The following day the rashness of his words was borne upon him, when one canvasser after another came up to tell him that the inhabiants of St. George’s were “on Forfarshire to a man.” On the day of the race a buff envelope, one of a continuous stream of telegrams, was handed to Lord Dewar. “Something warned me that this enve-v lope contained my fate,” he told my friend, “and though I am not a nervous man it was some time before I could tear the envelope open. There, staring me in the face, were the words, ‘Forfarshire won by three lengths.’ The odds against my winning the election had been four to one. I came out at the head of the poll with a majority of 296.'” MR. HAZLETT’S HORSES SEVEN FOR NEW SEASON Included in Mr. IV. T. Hazlett’s team in training on the Southland track are Lucky Light, Cossack Chief. Lorette, and two two-year-olds. One is by Tractor from Dazzling Light, and the other is the progeny of Chief Ruler and Simper. _At present their trainer, F..J. McKay, is at Trentha.m with other representatives in Paris and Apache. TROTTING FIXTURES NEW SEASON. Dates applied lor. August D. 13, 16 —K.Z. Metropolitan T.G. September 6 —New Brighton T.C. October 4—Methven T.C. October 11—Waikato T.C. October IS—New Brighton T.C October 25. 27—Greymouth T.C. October 25, 27—Auckland T.C. October 27—Northland T.C. October 27—Oamaru T.C. November I—Wellington T.C. November 11. 13. 14—N.Z. Metropolitan November 81, 22—Nelson T.C. November 82. 26—Otahuliu T.C November 27 29—Forbury Park T C December 13—New Brighton T.C. " " December 20—Hawke’s Bav T.C. December 26—Ashburton T.C. December 26—Gore T.C December 26. 27—Westport T.C. December 26, 27—South Wairarapa T.C. December 27. SO, 31—Auckland T.C. December 30—Winton T.C. December 31