SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16225, 4 July 1918, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES. (BY "LOOSer-OK.") Trainers with horses engaged at Trentham have given up waiting for th( weather to clear, and aro now sending their charges along through the mud. Yesterday Adjutant and Brambletyc were, separately, sent ten furlongs on the sand, at a sound pace. Both hit ont freely, but showed signs, of being short of work when pulled up. Don Francisco was given a working gallop over the greater part of a circuit and went well. Ho was assisted by a stable mate. Charley did two circuits on the sand, with a rattle home over the last halfmile. He also showed signs of being short of work. Jeannot and Naupata were each given solid work over a round. They are in moro forward condition than any of the Riccarton horses engaged at the Wellington Winter Meeting. Vascular was galloped a mile. Ho is looking and going better than ever ■ 'cef./ic. 'lip Up and Moorable, who were given strong work, were keen to go faster. Wardancer has been turned out for > ijrelve months. He celebrated the oc- , : easion by jumping all the fences he :• . could get at until caught and put into • a bo*. The. Martian gelding was none the worse for his escapade. ' was the first occasion on which Bore, has been ~ridden since he returned from the Auckland Winter ' Meeting. He strongly resented being mounted, and was inclined to buck. Some Riccarton trainers are in a i quandary about paying up for their horses at Wellington. Their patrons H are snowed in up in North Canterbury, and their intentions regardig the trip are unknown. Those concerned are reminded that acceptances for the Wellington Meeting and nominations for. the South Canterbury Hunt fixture close to-morrow evening. , Phil May is a regular attendant on the tracks, and is looking in great buckle. P.' Gray, who broke a bone in his » ghouldor at the Dunedin Winter Meet- . tog, has recovered from his injury, and .. is riding work once more. j ~' Coalition is reported to be doing re-' markably well at Trentham. He should .be very fit'for bis Wellington and Ri<> ' Carton engagements. 7 | Gluepot, who met his death in Mel- - bourne a few days ago, proved a good speculation to W. Windsor, for when he secured him in 1915 the sum involved in the purchase onlv amounted to . £18. In the interval Gluepot won stakes to the value of £2680. I

Good reports come to hand from Ancfc l*nd regarding Waimai, of whom the ■ "Herald" says:—"Waimai is training > on splendidly, and if the son of Spalpeen continues to oomport himself as he is doing at present he may be expected tc F .play a prominent part m the settlement of cross-country events at Trentham and respectively." The well-bred Good Day, who was tc ( hare raced at Wellington and then go » on to Sydney with some others of Mr W. G. Stead's team, has gone wrong, ,J ana his trip has now been cancelled. St. Elmn'and Almo were also to have carriad out the same programme, but as '' the former has gone wrong, and Mr Richmond has given Almo away, it may be'-that'the trip to the other side wiJJ > bo abandoned. ' A cable message from Melbourne states that Westendale, a Grand candidate, has been sold f° r 300 guineas. Royal Precedent, whilst , pdloping at Epsom, broke a blood 7 .tessel; and died. f •, After the annual meeting of the Ashjjjirton. Count} Racing Club on Tues"iff afternoon, the nowly-elected comfcuttee met, and appointed officers as .C JPP"/—President. Mr J. C. N. Grigg; [ Mr W. B. Denshire; .! •, chairman, Mr T. E. Upton; hon. trea- - 4: M* e t wrMontgomery; auditor, ''' 7 ts' Rowden; handicappers, Mr !?• Henrys (gallops), Mr H. Brink.'ffii (trots); starters. Mr H. E. Harley ,8 "' j®, °P 3 )- Mr H. Reynolds (trots); ' S Jl 1, R- H. Aldworth; clerk of W. Anderson; clerk of ' If Donald; timekeepers, ■E* ?• Rohilliard nud R. G. Wurman; hon. surgeon, Dr. Mtillin; , veterinary surgeon, Mr J. Kerri(Bt 'Searchuoht.' ') for the Washdyke Hanbe decided at the South CanH«nt Club Steeplechase-Meet-close to-morrow. to the inclement there yesterday of the new patent : 8 barrier at Addington. ,Tfoki£ r ? at ' ron g» who recently trained at fair **as aw iu«re<j stables adjoin'tftni v 0^ 11 and will in future team at New Brighton. Rointer has wintered well, and Holmes, has already retaa®rous enquiries for the com*7- feJ^S 3n '/ r ,^ n reec^ers for the Amerii'sSSr "talhon' 3 services. °f Southland, ' has ■MiSS iPpointed starter for the New ZcaTrotting Club, and

! will take up his new duties at the j August Meeting. | It. McMillan has decided that Brent Locanda shall again stand at Ashburton I for the coming season. In this week's "Referee" the finances of our Trotting Clubs are discussed in i the. leading columns, the yards system of starting is the subject of a note in "When Found," and Lancer has some interesting remarks on matters to come bofdre the Trotting Conference next week. •CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. At the meeting of tho Canterbury Jockey Club oommittee on Tuesday, the programme of the Geraldine Racing Club was passed, provided the date, September 26th, was approved by tho itacing Conference. GentleI men riders' certificates were granted to G. I Hutton and G. Mare, the application of John Meechan being held over. A jockey's lioense wim granted to F. H. Gray. The following \ transfers were apprcftred:—Sir George ClifI ford to W B. Clarkson, Sweet Smile; Mra 1 M. A. Perry to *W. F. Destra, Pirasus. The Programme Committee's report in reference to the "Grand National Meeting was approved. The programme will be the same as '.ast season's, with tho exception of the Beaufort Steeplechase, the distance of which has b*en increased from two miles and a half to three I mile 3. Mr "W. F. M. Buckley stated that as he would be absent from Christchurch a ' good deal h® would be • compelled to resign his position as chairman of the committee, and Mr A. Boyle was appointed in hie atead. NEW ZEALAND METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of members of the ; New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club was held yesterday alternoon at the Hotel Federal. Thero was only a small attendance. The president, the Hon. C. Louisaon, is absent in Auckland, and the vioe-preeident, Mr J. H. Williams, had to leave for Akaroa before tho meeting opened. Mr J. S. Williams was voted rto the chair. j The chairman moved, and Mr F. E. Graham seoonded, the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, o summary of which has | already been published. Ha motion waa agreed to without discua81<Mr G. E. Way was reappointed auditor. There were no contests lor election to '-he various offioes, and the following were declared elected:—President, Hon. C. Louisaon; vice-prcsident, Mr J. H. Williams; treasurer, Mr G. H. Treleaven; committee, (three vacanoies), Messrs J. C. Clarkson, C. M. Ollivier, and G. W. C. Smithaon; stewards, Messrs J. 0. Clarkson. F. E. Graham, W. H. Hollies, W. Hayward, W. H. Norton, C " M. Ollivier, G. W. C. Smithson, J. S. Sindoj J. Westerman, and J. Wood. Mr H6ban suggested that a change ehould be made in the method of election, and that nominations for the various offices should be taken at the annual meeting, and that the election should take place then. Mr C. H. Piper said the club had grown from' small beginnings to its present very satisfactory position, and he did not thinK there was any need for change. Mr J. H. Tompkins said the present meeting was a very strong argument in favour of°Mr Hoban's suggestion. With such a largo membership, they could scarcely get a quorum, and something ehould be done to arouse the interest of members. The chairman aaid it was the first time such a thing had happened in the history of i the club. "To carry out the change suggested by Mr Hobaa would mean an alteration j of the rules, of which notice would have to be given. J Mr L. B. Hart urged the claims of the i Lady Liverpool Fund for support, and re- ! ferred to the Tramway Copper Trail which waa being organised to raise money for that fund. He said that various business house a and private individuals were giving wax : bonds as prizes for a lucky number competition in connexion with the movement, and moved that the club ehould subscribe £100 for that purpose. i The chairman said it waa customary that such matters ehould be dealt with by the committee, and he suggested that the motion j should be made » recommendation to the ! C °Mr tli Hoban. in seconding the motion pro ' forma, asked for an explanation as to why the oommittee should have power to deal with tho matter and not the general meeting; . * Tho chairmaD aaid* the committee was ilecttt) to deal with matUnk ud wa*

better acquainted with the financial pcailiVm than the general body of members. He pointed out that the club owed Messrs Luttrell Bros. .££6Bl, and had in the bank only £256t They must bo just before they could be generous.

Mr Hart then altered hie motion to be a recommendation to the committee to vote a sum of money at the discretion of tho committee to tho Lady Liverpool Copper Trail Lucky Number competition, and in that form it was carried.

tho motion of Mr Hoban, seconded by Mr Hart, a heart? vote of thanks was accorded to tho officers for their past services.