TURF-TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 37, 17 July 1939, Page 6

TURF-TOPICS

IN THE MONEY Mr R. Burke's Ellanui came through the Wellington meeting with an also started, a first and a third. In the first case he slipped and tell in the boggy going, while contesting the Trentham Hurdles; on the second day he made ample amends by scor_ ing very convincingly in the Highweight Handicap, and on Saturday ran second in the hurdles to the Hawke's Bay owned Curie t one of the strongest constituted horses in the Dominion, and one that will always be hard to beat in, heavy going. A BIG COUP On Saturday a Taranaki sporting coterie affected one of the biggest betting coups of recent years, by backing from one end of the Dominion to the other for the Trentham double of that day ? Ned Cuttle and Majority. These horses pulled the good thing off in convincing style, and some thousands of pounds 'have! since been collected by the lucky backers. The word ''lucky" is applicable in, this case, because yeai* after year topnotch performers on good tracks, have met their Waterloo at boggy Trentham, which has for the past decade has been termed by a Wellington sporting journal "The graveyard of punters." KING REY UNLUCKY In the Winter Hurdles at the Wellington meeting, the Te Puke owned King Rcjr, penalised lOlbs for his Trentham Hurdles victory, and carry ing 10.8 was very spiritedly supported. While bowling along in, front and laying comfortably encountered a boggy bit of ground near a hurdle which brought him down, and his hundreds of backers were consequently left lamenting. The next move in connection with King Rey is that he will be taken down to Riccarton to compete in the principal hurdle events at the Grand National fixture, and as the racing track is generally in good order, even in winter, the Raceful gelding will be better able to display his undoubted capability.

SUCCESSFUL RIDING In ■ the Highweight Handicap at Trentham last week Ellanui was ridden by J. McLaughlin, on the Thurs. day in the Winter Hurdles he was ridden by O. Mclnally, who had to take second place from Curie, who was ridden by J. McLaughlin whose luck was well in, at this particular fixture. GAMING ACT PETITION It is anticipated that in the near future the petition, praying for the amendment of ''The Gaming Act" will be presented to Parliament. For over twelve months, on the racecourses of the country this petition has been very largely signed, and it i will be more than interesting to learn whether the administration will be in favour of modernising racing affairs, or like Parliaments of the last 27 years, show a strong disinclination to bring in the amending legislation asked for, notwithstanding the fact that the Consolidated Fund would naturally benefit. N.Z. RACING CONFERENCE The business transacted at the N.Z. Annual Racing Conference in Wellington Avas much less than usual,, r,o apparently it must be considered that the Rules of Racing are now properly modified. If thev are there is good reason for satisfaction, and racing matters should now go along smoothly. The remit to allow a race for gentleman riders instead of a high, weight handicap for hurdle jockeys was withdrawn, but the executive was recommended to favourably consider the exemption of these rules in cases where it was thought necessary. The Manawatu remit, making a 7st. minimum in the two principal dot races of a meeting was carried. A new rule passed, that of allowing the use of will bring variety into the hitherto hard and fast style of racing contestants saddlery. Blink ers have been used in England for many years, and have been very satis factory, especially in close finishes when the whips are out.

A FINE PERFORMANCE

The Mint Leaf—Belle Star representative Majority, registered a fine performance at Trentham by winning the Onslow Handicap with the welter weight of 10.1 in mud fetlock deep. He will now come into favour for the Winter Gup. FOR AUSTRALIA The Lord Quex Round Up, an entrant for Melbourne Cup honours, is in steady work at Takaniui, and it is quite on the cards that he will contest the big two miler. The 9st allotted him is considerably less than he would be handicapped in, this Dominion during the coming season, so his owner is probably taking this fact into consideration. OFF THE RACING PROGRAMME The affairs of the Taumarunui, Wai pawa and Bay of Islands Racing Clubs having been wound up, their certificates of registration have been can_ celled by the N.Z. Racing Conference., For some years to come the sportsmen of these districts will regretfully remember that from 1930 to 1935 there was a period generally termed "depression" or "slump" the effect of which closed down the sport of racing in their particular centres. ' RENTING COWS A land where the poorer farmers cannot afford to buy even one cow but rent it on reasonable terms from n. co-operative company, Is described in a letter from Seoul, Korea, to. the Pan-Pacific Women's Association, New Zealand. The writer Mrs Jnduk Pak, a member of the association, gives interesting information about the Sunnydale Rutal Project, of which she was the originator. ''To the young people, M she says, "it is going to be a learning to the children a playground and to the old a resting place.»' In connection with the project there has been established a Cow Co-operative Company. The farmers use cows and oxen as beasts of burden as well as for ploughing. The poorer farmers cannot afford lo buy even one cow, so the C.C.C. buys them and rents them on reasonable terms to the needy farmers. j TRY THE BEACON OFFICE FOR j JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS. | QUALITY PRINTING AT REASONABLE RATES.