SPORTING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16422, 16 January 1919, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES. (BT 'Toohe-ON.' 5 ) Nominations for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Midsummer, the Egmont Racing / Club's Summer, and the Dunedin Jockey Club's Autumn Meetings close to-morrow, and for the Methven Bacing Club'a Annual Meeting on Saturday. . First forfeits for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Middle Park Plate, and for the Dunedin Jockey Club's Champagne Stakes must he made to-morrow. Acceptances for the Wellington Summer Meeting close to-day. M. Hobbs leaves for Trentham to-morrow nigfit, with Tortrix, Favorita, Winter Cherry, and Punka. R, Longley will take Koesian North at the same time. Ricearton horses engaged at. the South » Canterbury Meeting today left for the Washdyke by the slow train yesterday morning. On their track. work they should secure a fair share of the stake money. Algidus and Primum, who were picked up after going a furlong by Starland, galloped five furlongs yesterday morning. Algidus •was always in front. After she has raced at Timaru, Moorabbe will probably go to Trentham, and contest f one or' two of tho hock races there. > C Emerson, who poisoned his foot, and \ was operated on some daye ago, will not be riding at the South Canterbury Meeting today, but expects to be in the saddle at the Wellington Meeting next -week. Koyal Stag and Counterscarp, who were spelled owing to lameness, have been taken - up', again, and are doing easy work. The South Canterbury Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, which will be held to-day, promises to provide some interesting racing, and aa visitors from Christchurch will be able to make the journey* to Timaru and back in the day it should attract a large attendance. A special train will leave Christchurch at 9 a.m returning from Timaru at 6.45 p.m. Form Up has been scratched for all ei gagements at the Wellington Raoing Club' Summer Meeting. A:t the Christmas Meeting at Mentone Victoria, Molyneux, who is now owned by th Hastings trainer, J. M. Cameron, wae wel backed in the Maiden Handicap, in whioi lie' finished second, but as his rider faile< , to draw the weight the horee was disqualified , and J.'-M. Cameron was fined for not seein; (hat the jockey carried his lead-bag. At th same Meeting Lingerie was a runner in th' Mentone Plate, in which she failed to get i place. v' Jfurrumbeena, who is owned by V. O'Neill formerly of Palmerston North, scored in thi Mentone Purse last month, and the followinf week he was successful in th© January Wel ter Handicap at Flemington. . A wixmer at the recent Port Adelaid< Meeting, was the Bototawai-bred Probatioi (Dcwnshire—Culmination). > Probation . wai sold last August to go to Australia, and thu » her first'- success since leaving Mr W. E Bidwill's ownership. The Martian mare Bee ran two sterlias »«• in Sydney' recently, when she finished in a'place in both the Summer Cup and Tat- • Cup. In the Summer Cup, ridden °y,W. H. "McLachlan, she was beaten a head by another New Zealander, in Arch Marella. Bee his not been successful since she won the Dnnedin Cup in 1917. Percolator, by Comedy King from the New Zealand-bred mare Watershoot, won the Shoobra Hurdle Race at the V.A.T.C. Meeting at on Boxing Day. The Manton' .trainer Alec. Taylor won f, stakes for his patrons during the . English racing season, which concluded a weeks ago. Sixteen winners from his , . stable.accounted for 33 races. The principal state-earner was Gainsborough. . Donoghue ended the flat racing season P in England with 66 victories out of 270 sv Mounts. H« gained the distinction of being ghe premier jockey for the fifth consecutive a, . season. B. Caralako, the Australian, secured i w ith 43 -winning mounts out of • (Bt "Searchlight.") Acceptances for the Wellington Trotting 1 Meeting close to-monow. dominations for the Winton Trotting Club's Annual Meeting close to-morrow at 6 p.m. . Tbe' training track at New Brighton was y, 10 Rood order yesterday. — Admiral and Sympathy, in company, f half in harness.' Both it out.-freely, and finished the last mile in good' time. Covered miles -*W1 (Without being fully extended. two-year-old filly by Denrtfvi from B n«l» G., in M. Edwards's ™gie, was sent a mile, and acquitted herself 'A drove Miss Havoo several cir- • *! Ul ? u V. tha straps. The daughter of - - SJtoS w ell. and is under orders W' it Bt° n ' Gold wood and Jessie Dil- ■ on!* " members of 'Messervey's team, were vaj y logged. Armstrong drove the trotting gelding i nsii OV ff * Q9 ?fal journey at three-quarter Along with Marvin Bose, he will be under silk at Wellington next week. ' HiA*i OXS ,P 8 * 1 ! Gold Queen and Tit Bits, Bt ® a 4y jogging at half pace. Their >Y lf72vk"_ , r intends visiting Nelson and - way 61 ' the pair should jJ|^£? n ' u is » recent addition to Brook- ; - Should M. Edwards get the ' 7l mare to trot steadily, she will soon i. the money. v' ' Loaaby, the popular president ImvU m BHRhton Trotting Club, is shortly »n i Christchurch, and intends residing guAnckland; While he will be a great loss • , to the light harness sport, he will ®ecied acquisition to the Northerners, it is to be hoped he will take an aopart, in affairs. Hj-'t?" to 6 1!- been placed in charge of (Hd i • Kitchingham's team at Anerley •iwi K arm > an ,d with his~. all-round experi~™*itn» popular ■ Boy al" Blue livery should ■ in again coming to the fore. Edwards's team to compete at Weli - taJr A Wl J} consist of Miss Bye, Rita Rose, ■ . three-year-old paoer Mykot. I - "

REEFTON J.C.'S SUMMER MEETING. {PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.i REEFTON, January 15. For the second day of the Reef ton'-Jockey Club's Summer Meeting the weather was wet, and the course soft. The attendance was moderate, and the racing good. The totalisator investments were £5513, the total for the two days being £11,047, an increase of £749 on the amount for the Christmas Meeting, 1917. Results:— ,

COUNTY HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; six furlongs—2 Royal Dragoon 711 1; 5 Kuminoho 712 2; 1 Bosevear 10 23. 4 Gallupin 98; and 3 Invader 7 5 also started. won by a length and. a half. Time, lm 20s. FLYING HANDICAP, of 65 sovs; five furlongs—2 Recorder 981; 1 Parlovna 99 2; 3 Trickery 812 3. 4 Tyson; and 5 "Whisperer 7 also started. Won by two lengths. Time, lm 6s. SADDLE TROT, of 60 sovs; one mile—l Belgian 13s 1; 9 Wee Pat 16s £; C Myrtle Leaf 12a 3. Won by three-quarterß of a length; a neck between second and third. Time, 2m 365. r REEFTON HANDICAP, of 120 sovs; one mile—3 Tip Up 10 3 1; Xanthos 1 Merton 9 10 3. 8 Divorce 9 10; 6 Achilledes 9; 2 Lady Middleton 8 12; 5 Clavcrhouse 8 10; 9 Ladify 8 10; and 4 Britain Crown 7 3 also started. A great finish. Won by a length; half a length between second and third. Time, lm 495. A protest entered against the winner, on the ground that he was ridden by an unlicensed rider was held over till the evening, to procure evidence from the secretary of the Greymouth Metropolitan Club. CRONADUN HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; five furlongs—l Tunic 9 5 1; 2 Thestius 9 2; 4 Toddy 83. Parlovna 99; and Tyson 8 9 also started. Won by two lengths; half a length between second and third. Time, lm 6Js. HARNESS TROT, of 80 sovs; two miles—6 Sweet Cole 10s 1; 2 Suddite scr 2; 1 Dixie Lee 13s 3. 4 Prince Huon scr; 3 Miss Mar-' ion 8s; 7 Palmdale lis; and 5 Belgian 14s also started. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 5m 295. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 75 sovs; •seven furlongs—4 Xanthoa 10-13 1; 1 Red Pool 9 13 2; 2 Britain Crown 8 5 3. 7 Trickery 9 6; 3 Kaminohe 8 12; 6 Benope 8 10; and 5 Invader 8 4 also started. . Won by a length: Time," lm 36 3-ss. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 65 sovs; five furlongs and a half—Claverhouse 91; Tip Up 11 10 2; Thestius 93. Beauforte 8; and ; Whisperer 7 also started. Won by half | a length. Time, lm 13s. WAIRIO J.C.'S ANNUAL MEETING. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) INVERCARGILL, January 15. a The Wairio Jockey Club's Annnal Meeting was held to-day in fine weather. The track , wsb heavy, and the attend: nee was below the 3 average. The totalisator investments were 1 £9318, as compared with £10/323 last year, i Results:— ' MAIDEN PLATE, of 75 eovs; weight 8; i seven furlongs—4 Red Tape J. Olsen 1; 7 Mettle Drift 2; 1 Marching Order 3. G > Callander; 3 Flag Lieutenant; 5 Matilda; ) and 2 Red Eagle also started. Won by six i lengths. Time, lm 365. NIGHTCAPS TROT (in Saddle), of 100 , sovs; class, 4min; one mile and a half— i 1 Hectdalo scr N. Muir 1; 8 Eppie Adair > scr 2; 2 Mooney scr 3. 7 Kola Bell scr; 5 Lasoa. .Lad ecr; 6 Princess Cole scr; 4 Tahiti scr; and 3 The Gunner scr also started. Won by seven lengths. Time, 4m. WAIRIO CUP, of 175 bovs; one mile and ' a quarter—2 Glenwood 7 5 R. C. Reed 1; 3 Wild Night 792; 1 Partisan 73. 4 Erroneous 710 also stdrted Won by two lengths; a length and a half between second and thud. Time, 2m 14s. WOODLAW HANDICAP, of -85 sovs; six furlongs—2 Martifore 7 7 R. O. Reed 1; 1 Revolution 9 2 2; 3 Mussulman 7 12 3. Lady Knight 710 also started. Won' by three lengths. Time, lm 19 4-ss. APARIMA STEEPLECHASE, of 100 sovs; about two miles 'and a half—2 Silverspire 11 9 W. Griffiths 1; 3 Tipperary Boy 9 7 3; 5 Master Jim 97 3. 1 Urafton lot 97; t> Walrus 9 7; and 4 Wairaki 9 7 aiso started. Won by six lengths Graiton Tot, Wairaki. and Master Jim fell, and Tipperary Boy and Walrus ran off. Time, 5m otis. BIRCH WOOD TROT (in Saddle), of "3 sovs; class, 2min 40sec; one mile—l Spotswood scr R. Langford 1; 4 Effie Adair scr 2; 2 Mtooney scr 3. 3 Cuirassier scr and Lasca Lad scr (coupled); 5 Harold Wallace scr; 6 The Gunner scr: and 7 Barkloy 6uyds bhd also started. Won by four lengths. Time, 2m 345. WAIRAKI HANDICAP, of 75 sovs; five furlongs—3 Osterman 8 9 Robinson 1; 1 Lima 810 2; 5 Pleasureform 87 3. 7 Clothilde 8 10; '8 Lady Pallas 8 7; 6 Mettle Drift 8 7; 4 Rubican 8 7; 10 Sartorval 8 7; 9 Spanish Queen 8 7; and 2 Staff Officer 8 7 also started. Won by a head. Time, lm ss. ' " WREY'S BUSH WELTER, of 100 sovs; one mile—3 Red Tape 7 9 J. Olsen 1; 4 Partisan 7112; 2 Nocturnal 82 3. 1 Orderdown 9 6; 5 Erroneous 8; and G Callander 7 7 also started. Won by two lengths. Time, lm 48 l-os. NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION.MEETING OF THE BOARD. A meeting -of the Board of the !Sew • Zea- ( land Trotting. Association was heH yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs P. Seng (president), W. H. Denton* C. F. Mark, H. F. Nicoll, H. W. Kitchingham, and R. W. Short. An apology for absence was received from Mr J. M, Samson. VOTE OF SYMPATHY. The president referred to the death of Mr F. D. Yonge, who had been for, many years eecret&rv of tho Otah,uliu Trotting Club, and | on - hfq motion a voto of condoleiico was j passed to lii# relatives. j GENERAL BUSINESS. A letter was received from' Messrs Parr J and Bloomfield, solicitors, Auckland, aalung if the Board would give the matter of \V. i G. Abbott's horses -its attention. Although I they had received no official information from | the Auckland Trotting Club, they that the club had disqualified Abbott 8 horses. If such was the case, it wao a distinct hardship on the creditors of Abbott The president said that no action could be taken in the matter pending a reply from Abbott, who had been called on to show cause why he should not be dealt with for his failure to notiiy the transfer of the horses to the trustees of his estate. , Mr Marie"said that he would like to explain that there was no disqualification of Abbott's horses. There was a as to who was entitled to the stakes won by the horses at the club's Spring Meeting, and for various reasons that question had no. vet been settled. . , . The Canterbury Park Trotting reported that at its Summer Meeting Thomaa had been fined £10 for careless driving and interference. The club's action was endorsed. The New Brighton Trotting Club a soiion in

fining W. Warren £5 for injudicious use of his whip in the Summer Handicap at. the recent Summer Meeting was also endorsed. The Greymouth Trotting Club reported that at its Summer Meeting Bernie L. had been J disqualified for with Some Boy in the Railway .Handicap, and had been placed second. The club's action was endorsed. A. Dawes, who had been disqualified for life in connexion with the George Berlin-Kalgoor-lie case, wrote aeking if the Association would re-open the case, stating that he was prepared to give any information he could. The application was refused. The stipendiary steward informed the Association that at the Greymouth Trotting Club's Summer Meeting J. Spillane and F. G. Lynch had been fined £1 each for starting before time. j It was decided that the customary caution j should be administered in each case. Mr Kitcjnngliam drew attention to the discrepancy in the- fines inflicted for this offence in various parts of the Dominion, and it was decided to send a circular to the clubs on the subjcct. The receipt of the following fines was imported : —From the New Brighton Trotting Club: £5 on account of E. Berry, £1 on ac- • count of J. W. Thomas, and £5 on account ;of J. Douglas. From the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club: £1 on account of IN. L. Price, 10s on account of 'J. Bryce. [From the Auckland Trotting Club: 10a on account of W. C.' Calvert. | It was decided that J. Douglas and E. BciTy, who had been fined for starting before their time, should receive the usual caution. The Westport Jockey Club wrote dating that, at the request of the Association an enquiry had been held into the running of Prince Huon at the club's last Meeting, and a -resolution had been passed to the effect that j the horso had been ridden to the best of judgment, and had raced consistently throughout tho Meeting. The club was thanked for its explanation. PROGRAMMES AND LICENSES. Programmes passed by the executive wore approved, _ and the programmes of -the Ranfurlv. Racing Club, Waimate Plains Trotting Club,- Marlborough Racing Club, and Westport Jockey Club were passed. Licenses as recommended by the Licensing Committee were\ granted: —Claude Smith, J. M. Powell, J. D. Tither, Clarence A. Whitq, H. Lorrigan, G. Thorner, and F. J. McGregor were granted riders' licenses only. The committee recommended that the sum of £6 12s be voted out of the Provident Fund to R. Hart, and £6 to/L. C. Morrison in respect I of their accidents.

The application of W. S. Brockway for the transfer of Grattan Abbey was refused.