THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 221, 11 June 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

■; -a . ; . • •; RACING FIXTURES. Juno 17 and 18— Hawkc's Bay J.C. Wintos, June 24 and 25'.—Napier Park R.C. Winter. • June 0 and 10.—Gisborno lt.C. Winter. - July IS, 22 aiiil 25..—Wellington R.C.'Winter.' . , •August.:U, .13 [an'd : J.O .... ..Qra'n'd^atipnal',-.'Meeting';';-' ; " I -ANSWER; TO CORRESPONDENT.- ; ' : Interested' Jockey, Hastiiigs'.-fAV. HiggS . with' 146 wins'. He had 732 mounts.- \..-\ AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S WINTER MEETING. " ! I-. OWNERS. 1 .!. I'he list"of jvin'niiig owners at the Auckland Racing. Club's Winter meeting was headed by Mr;' (J- Thede, owner of Loeh Fyne/ who i won'.tlie.Great Northern Stcnlechase and the ". Winter! Steeplechase. .\Waipn'o win in the.a 'Greats. Jfyr.&orii..Hurdles placed Mr. A. F.-- - ' Douglas ;in. thp.'Second positicn. Tho total . ■|iniount .ih'stributc'd'in.'staljos at the mooting . 'whs?.'-',''£4o9s'.;-" i.'Tho principal -winning •> payments ..wcro:'—Mi\' C. Thede, £850; Mr. 'A.; E. Douglas,'£sls; Mr. W. Douglas, £350; • Mr.'W.'.Morgan, £300; Mr. C..Weal, £260; Mr.' f 4!v JForemftn, •.£2so;\Mr. 'Tv: H. Lowry, • £250 :Mr v II. Muiin, £140 r Messrs. Connolly ... 'and I .Winder^iidO.j Mr- F: I'.. Selby, £120; Mi'.;j K ..Tivph,ill,'£l2o j"Mr; • N.'Banifs. £120; J! Ralph,' £I*2oMr.; G. C: Donald, '■£105; Mi'. R. Haiiiion, £95; Mr. W. C. Ring, •. ;£9O; Mr. D. M'Kinnon, £80; Mr. S. G. ,'Lindsay, £90; Sir. lt. M'Miken; £75; Messrs. It.: arid RvDuder, £75; Mr. t.- Coleman, £50; ■ r-Mi'.?M..M'Lean,- £50;, Mr. D, Stewart, £00.. • The:; Ladies' Bracelet-(valued £75) run on - . , ;tlip first; day: was won by Mrs. J. Bull With r thfe jaid-viofTßelario; while Ahei placed/the ■■ 1 Bracelet (valudd £40), run on the third day, - 'to;the. credit,of Mrs. Davis. . - : f ii'- •' ; .T:p|IbTEiS;'4HD,COMMENTS. : QiBKOQB.]" „• ' • Advicps'-ffom-'Ailcklaiid' stato'that tha - .': Torpedo-g6ldilfg"Waip« Was .shipped to Syd-- ; noy _by ;the'Mokoia ori.sfonday :ovenihp;. Tha goldirtg'gave- a'--very ; , indilfcront display on , - the "c'olioiuding- day of the Ellcrslie' fixture, completely '■ -'disappbirited his liumeroun : ltis,-evident that the Great- ,"^ T winiier runs-somo very bad races ■ KV. times; 'aiid if'he is iii one. : bf his sleepy moods on the other.sido lie will have no-.-chance-'in the 'hurdle, events, as thore are jumpers, in Victoria.: On ' jt-W fothor:;hfnid,"-:if he riins up to his' best • • • ; foiiinJi'Jio , K'.will'-:be.!''sure''t6 take' lot of JbpatJng -iii" tlife - : lbng distance Nationals.- ; . A..,K Douglas, o\vner,:of Waipu, will :pi'obabl,f : ]cay(i ll ' Wellington 'for Sydney, ;iu a • >■ fortjgiigbt's. iinie. ,V Miv Douglas went-'over ■ 'iSsji {Season with Merriwai. and. Needlework. • ThiisfsieasofcHo'ljad..practically abandoned the. ijdea of taking'any 'jumpers to the Common-. ..Wealth until Waipu struck form at .Wanga- • . •nui. v. --'-- '-- . v.

addition to ,-t-he *;New Zealand horses, ; t4lographcd as entered for the Australian . Jockey Club spring handicaps, t-ho,Treji-trained-filly. Artilleriq has been ent£rpd for .the A.J.C, Epsom and Metropoli-■. taij -'handicaps,' and also for the Melbourne with- Mr. J. ftv TiianoT'yesterday,' ho' informed me that, lie ■- htid' r iiiit';defiiiitely decided to' tako. the filly ' opt'of . the''Dominion at. present. ' A good • .3(41 will'"ldejoeiid.-on circunistancee-during the ' : upxt' two- months". •' • ' v -jf'Tho -Apremont.maro Asteroid-will probably run 'Iter'last"race at the Racing Writer, Meeting.'. ■ Slip'is't?;bo re- :-. tired'io tho stud at tho end' of' tlio; season,'. and ..bo.mated..\yith the,, imported sire Birk-?'" I: enhead;.";;.... tlio first .day's events at ; 6fiavj;ke's ;Bay JockeynClub's "Wlintor 'Mqetirigsaro due to-morrow night.; , ; .'■"■> .' .?I.9'}l<\ ,y;M\ilt'iform's hamo'appears among tho sires-/ ' nomlVinted' for- the' Australian Jockey. Club's -' - .girts'-Pfoduco-Stakes;of 1910.' -V. •£;tbo; owners' of Caohiica. have been notified 1 ' -the. ..chestnut , horse arrived in Sydney '.last '/Tuday.'.after a good,passage. : ' ; Oir lieariiig- ,of tlie death of Mr. jG. 6. ; .Stead,-the Special' Commissioner of the Lou- ... ! d,6n "Sportsman" .Wjrotc-'as follows:—"I ro-Rreti-'very much' to : learn that Mr. G. G. Stod, tho famous breeder and owner of racehorses, iii'-New Zealand, is dead. I had knows hiiti for. ; ii number .of years, and known nothbit 'good: of Trim... Somowh'at pompous in; maimer,Tie was ; nevertheless a.simple, kindly Wortsman, and leaves ah Absolutely uublem-ishfed'-record.' He . was in this -country with . , . .Mrs.;. < and,'MißS-Stead for th'o greater "part of. -. • last. SUmili'erj..and all tlm-t time to bo , . m'itlio. bbsfc of; health.. , I liave not as _ yet ■heard' ; ariy details of : the sad event, but it.is, ..oertain that ho will be very much missed in }veV Zealandj-iwhere he had lived since his early .days.. For miuy years Mr. Stead was •; tho principal -.winninc owner in that country,. 1, •ind often successfully invaded Australia." . As thovdato-'of the French' Derby falls • only: a-'few. days beforo that on which the 1 Epsom Derby is decided, .several sportsmen- - . •hi | Franco.: have been trying to induce the ■ Jockey- Club authorities' to .Jhavo bho fixture tun o'arliei-j. so that competitors would'have 'IS •chancoi to make the voyage to Epsom, and : 'have v-ttv littlo :tinie there to' recover tlieni-. 'Selves-hforo racing ,for the Blue Riband of ' Hho English-Turf. As things are at'present, \ tiOfses engaged: in: tho. French and' English - Derbies havo .very, little chance of being fit , ;ft» ,-competo at Epsom, S'f ' they, run first- at . ChantiUyi- for'-.tho.timci is too short to allow, the horses to get over the travelling' en- . '' - tailed. The French; Jockey Club authorities, however, cannot see, their, way. tq make. any ; .- ,• alterations' in. the racing calendar.,' ' "

; CHARGE OF TRESPASSINC. A QUESTION OF LAW. - v.' . (BT'TELEtIP.Arn.—BrECIAI. O.bIinESrOSDBSTj/-' ! .lV;. Duncctln, Juno 10. i .bookmaker' !inmed.l , 'on'osti;i - , charged to ' : flis witkitre.spassjng on tho Taliuria .Trotting : ','CJub's ' course, was - defended. by Mr.', Hay, ; "wli'p.said t)iat;tlio Gaming Act of last.session .altk'od tho conditions in rcfercnco'to bbok- . makers r.airi itho, conduct of courses. Section' 134 lof. thatrAofc.Baid. that, any club may from : ; timp...,tb,£ijue,'with i tho-. approval .of tho ■■■ Governor, mako..Tegt!lations controlling the aduiissjyix of VpeKohsVtb any racecourse used.; or occupied!, by»siieh'rclub,\ and- such. regula- - tions: 'may„''e^c)iidq!i any specifiod, class Of '■ persons;."!;" This" club'' had attempted: to' maka . regulations which ,wero to .excludo classes of;' \as , a class,. reputed -, bookmaker's as'a.'classj!toto bettors as a ci'ass, and .foi'oit.'! Suc.h a" : regulation, was this very tlio ;section which enjialilea '"relation's\ to. be' made with tlio ap- : If tho clubde-Siredto ! Unakp';a : ;g<iHeral. rogulatioii; of that sort, they' ■ had toj-do. it with the approval . of the' Gover- : Hay)''contended that' 'tis this • i'eguUtioH;\vas-Tiqt m'adp'w,ith tho Governor's!' ijiproval, 'jVcpuld not W' acted upon',' and as': ■ this put off! purely' on tW .strength "of jtin's"rogiilntioil" i'rajs. wi-piigly' put off.'/ il A , p|art''fi'Om' this' question of law,- ho believed/. • that/a"'hwrtnnhkbr;'.so.;long as .lie. did not, bos™sfcß?'JwU'a.right', since the passing of : 'tlio Vfev''Act;'to eo *on to a course' nntl bo oiip 'of tha 'pltblie; 'Mt\' Payne said that'there ! was 'riotliiiig in "tho legal point. Section 34 'iiiniply :: gdvi>-.p6wcr to mako regulations, arid • coiM'not' kSpp: people off. In this caso ho ! •din not rely ,011 tho. Gaming Act. at all. Tho , %juiiia Club wore!in the position Of an owner. vtilibd'"- oil' the rights of au owner to simply;Say,-.'"Get out:"to anybody. , Hia., ■Worship reserved his decision..