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ASTONISHING TOTALIZER DIVIDENDS. South Australia Has Had One Return of ,080 and Ton of 00 or More. South Australian sportsmen, so used to big dividends, were somewhat amused June 20 last to read a telegram from Sydney pointing out that a horse at one of the meetings had run second and paid 250 to 1. Such happenings are nothing unusual in Southern Australia and, strangely enough, inside of .1 few days this particular dividend was easily outdone and the record second dividend for Australia was registered. In a field of eighteen West-endale finished second in the hurdle race at Mor-phettville at Tattersalls meeting and he returned a dividend of 07 to . This is easily the best second dividend which has been paid since the days of paying two dividends was introduced, and if Westendale had won outright, he would have paid the second best dividend on record in South Australia. Here is a table of some of the big dividends paid by the machine in South Australia: D. O. D. Goodwood, 1SS1 ,0S0 Perfect Friar two-year-old, 1914 935 Westendale Morphettville, 1917 U05 Durmance Kapunda, 1912 6S5 Timothy Jamestown, 1903 645 Antarctic ISrownhill Handicap, 1900 ....... 610 Robona two-year-old, 1914 615 Summerfield January 26, 1913 595 Maid of the Mist July 17. 1S90 525 Ranfurly Goodwood Handicap, 1900 505 Thunderer Baker Handicap, 1S90 495 Cuba St. Patricks Handicap, 1902 480 Tapioca Tattersalls Cup, 1900 435 First Fleece Goodwood Handicap, 1905 414 St. Leonard Tattersalls Welter, 1908 402 Pandanus Christmas Handicap, 1911 375 Trento Reynella Welter, 1912 305 Martagon Fisher Stakes, 1900. 33!i Amgoorie Second Fullarton Steeple 315 Lome Fisher Stakes, 1902 307 Warrcgo S. A. J. C. Hurdles, 1S97 306 Bruri Second Coalbrook Stakes, 1903 303 Electrical Appliance Discoveries. For some time past it has been freely rumored that electric batteries have been used in various ways on horses taking part in trotting and race meetings in Perth, AVestern Australia. One was discovered by A. Clydesdale, the secretary of the AVestt-rn Australia Racing Association, and a disqualification for life followed. Tlx: latest discovery was accidentally made. Detectives were searching a house for stolen property when they found two saddles aud found that tney contained batteries, j Agreements were found between the maker of the saddles and owners, and set out that the maker should receive 5 for the use of a saddle, and that the owner should lay him the odds of 5, the starting price to be not less than 4 to 1. The saddles were thoroughly overhauled, and the wires, ingeniously hidden, were traced to the batteries, which were 110 bigger than a spectacles case, and were concealed hi the stuffing of the saddles. The racing saddle battery was worked from the horn of the saddle by pulling a slightly projecting piece of catgut. The shock was applied from under the saddle, the contacting points being removable, and probably taken away before the horses returned to the weighihg-in enclosure. The trotting saddle batteries were also hidden in the stuffing aud the shock applied from the spurs, connecting wires to which would run down the riders legs, and could be detached without the points being seen. The battery was also operated from the horn of the saddle, a button being hidden under the leather, which was pressed to put the battery in motion. The electrician was able to show exactly how the batteries worked. He stated that a horse cannot stand nearly the voltage of a man. It is estimated that about three-quarters of a volt is all that is applied to a horse, and that this is quite sufficient for the purpose required. It is said that three electric whips were overlooked by tho detectives until it was too late. Winnings of Australian Horses. At the June Randwick meeting, the principal winners are shown in the table below: Horse. Won. T. Fortune Hunter 0,575 Thrice 26,105 Quinologist 24,745 Kilboy 24,235 AVedding Day 15.8G0 Manna 11,945 Green Cap 10,355 Thana 10,015 Panacre 9.S85 Carlita 9,025 Sasanof S.330 Polycrates 7.685 Hal tic Sea 7,555 Quarale 8,400 Colugo 6,690 The principal New Zealand winners up to July 1, arc showu-in the table below: Horse. " TkL: AVon. The Toff if?; 0,400 Desert Gold .Sfffl 14.175 Adjutant A1.??. 13,200 Hymestra 12,750 Dimeter .. 12,325 Depredation 11,725 Colonel Soult 11,250 Hisognc 10,625 Bunting 10,300 Estland 10,250 Kilboy 10,150 Glucpot 9,950 Biplane 9,250 Sasanof 8,925 J. Barleycorn 8,575 Ardenvhor 8,425 Bjorneborg 8.350 Nystad 8,250 Simonides 8,25r Lady Penury 8,200 Multifual 8,050 Egypt 7,725 Orient , 7,700
