SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16254, 3 July 1918, Page 9

SPORTING.

RACING and trotting NOTES. (Bt "LoorEß-0*.") The sand track was the only • one available for fast work at Riccarton yesterday. Practically all the horses exercised were those that are engaged at Trentham nest week, and as they are short of work, trainers were forced to strip them. Adjutant, who was the first out, was given a gallop over ten furlongs at a little better than three-quarter pace. Twice round at from half to threequarter pace was allotted Naupata. Tip t<P was a-ll°wed to run homo at a golid pace at the end of a circuit. Don Francisco, who was picked up by ft stablemate over tho last half-mile, galloped a mile. He moved sluggishly over the first part, but put a lot of dash into the last four furlongs. Charley, who went two rounds at half-pace, was pulling hard all the way. Moorabbe, with C. Emerson in the saddle, was sprinted five furlongs, and moved very freely. Slio is to bo nominated for the Trial Plate at Wellington. Jeannofc was given good work over a round with a strong run over the last half-mile. The Charlemagne 11. gelding galloped well.

Vascular was restricted to a circuit at half-pace. F. Ellis will ride him at Wellington.

Jingo was given nice work, and is looking big and well. . C. Emerson has been discharged from the CI camp, and is again at Riccarton riding work.

Trainers are reminded that accent anco?. for the Wellington Winter Meeting close on Friday evening. Owing to telegraphic communication with the North being interrupted at present, acceptances should bo forwarded by mail. Nominations for the South Canterbury Hunt Club Meeting close on Friday, at 9 p.m. Mr J. Loughlin, one of the V.R.C. stipendiary stewards, died on June 20th after an illness of only a few days. Captain C. E. Hobson, a -eturned soldier, has been appointed his ' successor for the remainder of tho season.

The King's colt, Parsifal, ran in the Craven Stakes (for three-year-olds), at . Newmarket on April 18th. He was described as backward, and in a fidfd of eight finished no nearer than fifth. The winner was Lord Londonderry s filly Benevonte. Sho won by two „ lengths from Mr Thornevcroft's Thr>r,jnogene, with Mr William'Clark's Poilu a head away third. All three placed - horses were sired bv Polymetus. Ma"- ■ pie's half-brother Jack Point (by Swynfojru) made his debut as a racehorse in '. this event, and he finished just behind Parsifal. ( i The recently-published Vol. 23 of Ihe ■ .English Stud Book contains tlie information that in tho threo years prior to vtits. appearance 640 horses were shipped From England to Australia and Sew v ?6fllflnd, but the Dominion's share was .only about 30. W At the request of the Irish Railway Executive, the stewards of the Irish ■ Turf Club, and the Irish National Hunt committee greatly reduced their fixtures from May to the end of October of the current year. The Railwav Executive stated tho amount of coal * 'P® disposal of the ' Irish railways was so limited that a drastic reduction „ . ta the ordinary train service was neces- . Jitated. and consequently the various ■ ke unable to afford P° rso "? Wishing to attend raco meetings. The figures were reduced from 107 days to 52. , p„ T J' e *?nual volume of the English ?SnT g IM7 was issull in . April. The statistics show that during last season there were in England in r ra i Ce j "or.? total valne °f £99,461, *r races of the total vaiae .of . £55,971, and in Scotland twelvo wees of the total value of £2004. These fipresi show a great reduction from .normal times; for instance, in 1913 the table was as follows: England 1668 t*? 8 of the total value of £518.673 /aces of the total value of * r 4 . 0 ". 223 -. and Scotland 86 -races of tho - total value of £13,385. . The number '-* ?m! eS ° f &?, eron t ft^es that ran . -in 1917 was 1911, whereas in 1913 there were 4055. ' "^trJw„ Tep i^, to a Question asked tn the * Hotiee of Commons, it transpired that ,/Vjne number/of horses in training in Great Britain about the end of April y;,'jras, aprnwdmatelv. 1800. of which 832 , kwero stallions, 736 mares, and 228 T lje maximum daily ration .por oats was 131b, and many members rl,amei } t . were %hting against ■J- geldings receiving it. In a humorous J .retrain the English sporting papers re- ) -? r to members who are making all the ;■ ™s as ''the eelding crew." It is wwever intended to minimise the numhors<* »n training in England *9. iJ-f'T 1® 8 Possible. The R+ewnrds of the ;Vl Jockey Club notified in Arril that after ii-'-R 1 ;' no horse ,not then reported , Registrv Office as being in trainm Ureat Britain was «to be tak°n ?-Vmto anv training stable. Tliis was in ■border to keep tho number of horses in 'j,.training strictly within tho limits au■k jhonsen in connexion with the Horse • .rationing Order. n committee of /tho Geraldine It Club has resolveld to adhere to ?' iu ■JWSJ for, September 26th, L\ 4 .3 j S joar's race meeting, and has « cn *or a protest to the Conference against tho Amberh' JSLs 1. 8 . proposed date, September ' Aria.' wou ld come in between the Meeting on September 20th . and thnt of the Geraldine , F onld interfere with the pnb- = lication of the handicaps, etc. The * Izlij rog r amme drawn un. and it ■; 5 011 increaso of in tho

(Br 'Searchlight.") ■}! Nominations for the Washdvko Trot. ®" e mile and a half, in saddle, to be SS at the South Canterbury Hunt $ riw ay SteepleChaSe Meetin S» close .on S- cS® nnua i general meeting of the * Sd & " rk Trottin S CM "ill Lc to-morrow,- at 2.30 p.m. | ASHBUKXON COUNTY RACING CLUB. | . ANNUAL MEETING. - f owmal moeting 0 f the Aahbtuion Racing Club was held v«tS Mr T. E. Upton presidLg. 7 P&Snr^?Af ln itS leport - 6{ated that f Mating was eueceesfnl, both from and sporting point of view. ,At flS^Mthe stakes were conincreased, and there was a eood i2S. m J °v nerß 80 iir 03 nominations fe Lf f WCI * conflid «- I«teter ft tb ° horse 9 { a<*d the 1 r re«pocts the Meeting m&!nT 08t «**»*>!« €Vor held ou Although the season's working tvS»l* show ? P rofit > lho fmaneca of the Dwtog tho" present crisis had diminished. There were fiß K ti^s at thp front - acd h *J pen }l»ejr hvoe during the war. 9 sympathy wa« tenISSJ'rtSShTi; Xi rci "™ "»■* ~Sl ch . iol H cm i in thc oolance-eheet were: • ilea:bc rß' aubficviptions, £122 6s b^ n „P n ° Jf Club - ni ' Aahburton 4„; nom - n a'ions and accept-' ji2j ,-? 3 - a *2» 6'J I totalisotor proceeds, j ; d , iv! . dtn;d d , ut *. stake uln a^ IE8;on fe -«, iUG I,' S ;'d; J MIOi of race books, i'ITG lis ed; privileges, I S»2i ,w TH!ndit ' ire: Stokes, £3120; main- | wßanee, -£7j lis Id; salaries, £328 10a; print- !

ing and advertising, £119; Government tax, £1824 Is lOd; wages at race meetings, £101 10s 6d; general expenses, £77 5s 9d; donations, £93 18s. The chairman, in moving the adoption of tho report and balance-sheet, referred to the death of the late treasurer, Mr John Davison, who had filled tho position since tho inception of the club in 1893. He waa a kindly, honourable gentleman, and always had the interests of the club at heart. From a financial point of view the year's racing had not been as remunerative as expected, but the racing at both the Spring and Autumn Meetings, had been excellent. The thanks of the club were dne to Mr J. E. Henrys for his successful adjustment of the handicaps. and also to tho officers of the club for the time they had devoted to the club's interests. He hoped that before the next annual meeting the war would be over. The club' 3 sympathy wont out to all bereaved relatives, and to tho bravo boyß who had fought and those who were now fighting eo nobly for us.

Mr Montgomery, who seconded the adoption of the report and baianco-sheet, explained that the reason the club had not shown a profit was owing to expenditure on plant, donations to patriotic societies, etc. Mr C. W. Purnell remarked that the racing clubs were tho most heavily taxed of all societies, and referred to the large sum the club had to pay to the Government in taxation. Ho did not object to this, but bo was of the opinion that tho general public did not realise what the racing clubs had to do. Mr J. C. N. Grigg and Mr H. Nicoll cordially endorsed what Mr Purnell had said, and drew attention to the largo sums _ the various racing clubs had cheerfully given to patriotic funds. Tho motion was carried unanimously.

On tho motion of Mr H. Nicoll, it was decided to recommend the incoming committee to consider the question of the erection of additional horso boxes.

It was olso decided to recommend the committee to take into consideration the making of provision for the training of trotting horses on tho course. Mr J. C. N. Grigg pointed out that if this were allowed, a separate track would havo to be made for the trotters.

Vote 3 of thanks were passed to the outgoing officers, and a special vote of thanks was accorded Mr T. E, Upton, who had been chairman of tho committee for the past twenty years. Tho following officers were elected:—Committee, C. G. C. Harper, J. C. N. Grigg, D. M. Montgomery, W. B, Denshire, E. F. J. Grigs, E. B. Newton, and G. H. Buchanan; stewards, Messrs H. ! i2->rris, J. R. Hart, E. Roberts, C. G. C. Harper, J, llamdton. W, B. Denshire, E. F. J. Gri?sr, E. B. Newton, R. S. Forsyth, G. H. Buchanan, C. W. Nicoll, and H. F. Nicoll.