Evening star., 1938-10-21
Sweepstakes
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Becker said it was the fifth or sixth
time they had bought one.
If their horse-Tramonto- "in the
money" their venture will pay divi-
dends to the extent Of $15OOO0 for
first; $4,000 for second, and $4,000
for third.
do We need the money!" Mrs.
Becker echoed when questioned over
the telephone. We'll, I guess every
body can use money, can't they?"
Mrs. Becker said she had taken
chances on almost anything you could
name-from orphans raffles to theater
bank nights-and had not won a cent
before in her life.
In the event she is big winner"
she will not spend the money foolishly,
she said When Mrs. Becker tele-
phoned her daughter, secretary, and
broke the news with: I'VE drew a
horse" the daughters reply was:
What are you talking about?" Not
much of an explanation was necessary.
Miss Becker was the center of at
traction at her office few minutes
after she spread the tidings A GUS
toner who learned she might share
in Sl50,000. surveyed her with con-
siderable interest and inquired
seriously: us she married?"
The other Capital resident who
drew a starter signed Genie" and
gave the address 200l Sixteenth street
NV. an apartment house. The
holder could not be identified imme-
diately The horse drawn is Queen S
Shilling.
Neither Horse Is Favorite.
Neither of the two horses which will
carry the hopes of the Washing
tonians was among the favorites listed
in an Associated Press dispatch from
Dublin where the drawing started to-
day
AS pink-cheeked nurses plucked
tickets from huge silver drum to
open the 25th drawing in the sweep
stakes, the early luck favored Ameri-
cans. who held 80 of the 56 tickets
drawn on favorite horses, and 49l of
the 9l0 tickets drawn on other horses.
A breakdown in Dublin's power
service halted the draw for more
than 20 minutes during the morning.
Officials left the ornate stage, which
was lighted dimly by an emergency
line, while guards carefully watched
the counterfoils in the drum.
The favorites drawn SO far are
Dubonnet, 10 to L; Snake Lightning.
IA to l; Black Speck and Solonaise,
both is to l. and Snipe Wood, 100 to Z.
The other holders of horses here
included Henry H. Flather, 1923 Eight
eenth street NV. a customers man
at the w. B. Hibbs Co. brokerage
house, and Lucky Girl" whose address
was given as SOL Seventh street NV,
which is the Bank of Commerce &.
Savings and an Office building.
Another. Washington non-starter
holder was The Twins" 1916 Kearney
street NE. It was said at the resi-
dence that The Twins" are Cephas
T. Steedman, salesman for the Cunard
White Star Lines, and his wife, Mrs
Charlotte Steedman. They drew Fox
Chase.
Mr.. Flather drew Near Relation. a
non-starter, and Lucky Girl" drew
Sorix, which was not among the
starters so far named.
Mr.. Flather is the husband of Mrs.
Mary r. Flather, long leader in the
Girl Scouts movement and founder of
the camp bearing her name near An
napolis. Mr.. Father owns the historic
Tulip Hill estate, also near Annapolis
At the brokerage firm he SHE'D from
both photographer and reporter, but
finally consented to talk.
He said he had played" the sweep
stakes only once before and had bought
his lucky ticket from friend who had
two of them and pressed" one on him
He said he had forgotten he had the
ticket.
Total Receipts, $12,232,405.
A Fredericksburg (Va.) resident
William r. Burgner-also drew the
non-starter Near Relation.
The total receipts of the silver an.
niversary drawing were $l2,232. .4O5, of
which $7,026, 500 will go to prize win.
ners.
Holders of tickets on one of the SO
horses entered in the race, but not
among the first three, will receive
s2,l72 each. OF those entered, "a
horses were officially listed as prob
able starters Black Speck was the
first horse drawn.
Also to be drawn today and tomor.
row were 300 cash prizes of $500 each
and so cash prizes of $500 each.
Americans held exactly half of the
tickets drawn on the favorite, Dubon-
net, and they also held eight on Black
Speck and 10 on Snipe Wood.
-Four Irish Losfers," who gave q
Baltimore address, drew Tramonto
Another Baltimorean, Oscar Curtis
drew Repondant, also a starter.