THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 8

THE TURF.

N.Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION

A KI-X'KXT ASSAULT CASE,

IBr TeleeraDti.— Cress Association.! Christchurch, February 1!). A special meeting of the -\'cw Zealand Trotting Association was held this njlerniMii. The president said the meeting wa> a special oni , to ion.-idw the report ol the Liceiijing Committee on the action of two men licensed by the committee, namely, I'reeinun Holme* anil K. Jl. Smith. The report of the Licensing Committee' waii as follows:— "hi connection with the recent asjault case and the suspension of Freeman Holmes and IC. 11. Smith's licenses, we have to report that at the meeting on Hie 12th instant both parties were ivillpd together and examined. In submitting the evidence attached hereto, we recommend that tho suspension of K. 11. Smith's licen«9 be. removed as from the 12th instant, and that Freeman llolmes's license b? cancelled for three months from date." The evidence also w,is read. The president (Mr. P. Scli<;) paid the assault seemed to him a pretty serious one. ]n "egard to the it-Terence in the evidence tc something that had l>cen done in the past, the president said that if anything had come to the knowledge of tho association in regard to a broach of rules it had been dealt with. In any rase, he did not see how the fact should influence the.n. If the association had erred in the. past, it had done so through not having sufficient knowledge. Personally, he thought that if they wanted to keep up the reputation of the sport they must keep it perfectly cltau.

The adoption of the report was proposed.

Mr. Nicoll moved as an amendment, "That ITnlmes's license be suspended foT ono month." The amendment was not seconded and lapsed. The adoption of the repnrt was put. and carried, Mr. Nijoll di-^cnting. The chairman then read correspondence relating to tho aase. Mes-rs. Harper. !-'on and Pascoe wrote stating on behalf of the owner of Adonis and Gee Whiz that their client would hold the association responsible for the consequences of Holmes fcein? unable to dri'-p his twe horses at the New Zealand Metropolitan TrottiiK Club's meeting. Tbe letter was received. The Forhury Park Trotting Club wrote stating that, after the Dunedin Cup the owner of Adonis made a verbal complaint against Smith for interfering with his horse. The complaint not being in writing, no meeting was bold, but the chairman of the dub heard the statements of Smith and Holmes and cautionel Smith. Siibse.yient'.y a written complaint was made by the owner of Adonis. The club then decided lo hold a full inquiry. It asked/Hie association to take tho evidence of Chrisfchurch drivers and forward tbe evidence to Dunfdin, to l:o considered along with that of sou! hern witnesses, fnrrrsisoivbiice veg.irding the running of tho Dunrain Cup and containing complaints against other drivers was read.

The president, said very serious charges were made in these btiers, charges which, if not cleared up, were calculated to do the 'greatest harm to the sport. The fiillp.it possible inquiry should be made. If the sort of thins nlH'cd did go on it was a wonder to him that, In: , stewards on the (rack at. Forbury did not sco it. If "ther people could -jot. information as to the allege 1 fraudnbnt Tunning, the rlub could >;et it too. Tf the charges were true, Eomebodv should he mnde a very serious- esainolp of- He was not going to sit there and hew these charges without l?ndiiu his bfst effort to have them clrored up. ' ' Mr. Duncan agreed with the president's views. He said it was another exa.mnla of what he stated two year? ru*o, flint trainers were in the habit of pairing off.

The prrsie'ent sn'd that the committee h?.d dciU with Wnlmcs in regard to misconduct, but it was nrssihlo that full justice harl not b»i>n done in regard to the rar? referred in. It was re.-olved to procure evidence relating to the complaints.

WINGATUI TRAINING NOTES. ißj Telegraph-Press Association.' *. Dunodin, February 1!). Rain on Sundny nislil did not seriously affect the grass tracks at Wingalui. Masterpiece, Countermine, Scottish Star, and Ancillii did three-quarter pace work. Hon Ton and Star Dancer got over five furlongs in liniu. 11 2-ssec. Martine ran a mile and a quarter in 2min. 28sfc, running the first half-mile in 58 3-i>sec, a mile in Imin. 59sec, and finished up well. Tannhnnscr galloped live furlongs in lmiu. 11 2-ssec. Xauniiii wns;illo\v<?d to ease up a trifle at the end of half a mile, which he negotiated in oS.-ec. ' • Klfoi't galloped six furlongs in Imin. 2750|!., and Odessa and Tiirna did a similar task in Imin. 2C 2-ssoc Outla.nder was outstaying Kilts at the. end of a mile run in Imin. 57 2-ssec. Caraid and Dileas ran down five furlongs in Imin. U 2-ssec. St. Aidau was piloted over a mile by Fisticuff (who is galloping well) in Imin. 57 2-ssec. Loufdes reeled off half a mile in 55 u-,")sec. Parable was moving moro attractively than The Cornet at the end of a mile traversed in Imin. 5(3 3-ssec. Others out before breakfast included Gold Bird, Thrax, Foil, Kris, Oblon;;, Karly Horn; Pure Gold, Taipiilite, Kea King. Tafl, Maple Leaf, Mercedes, May Dalrymplc, Editah, and Anna Carlovna. " The track was drying up under the strong sun, ami, after breakfast, was bably a .shade faster Ihan in the early morning. Kostroma ami DaringdalcItaversed six furlongs iu lmiu, 'illsec.', tln> lirst-nnnieil moving freely ihroiighoui'. Muiniira was helped over the last seven furlongs of a mile by Oratava. The mill: look Imin. ~>'6 i-r^ce.

Medallist cnino home from tho fivefurlong mark iu lmiu. lfi 2-ssec. ''

Troon.was leavin- Av.irice ut the end of a mile iu Imin. 57 L'-.'isoc.

Jtoso Noble, Soldiers' Chorut, and Kliight l)egaii at the stand. True Knight dropped unl. before reaching Ihe straight, and, in Ihe run home, Hose Xnble finished up a triflo freer Hum Soldiers' Chorus. They ran the fii'sl quarter in 2!)«ec., the first half under 55sec, and tho last mile iu tmin. 57sec. aud Ihe full distance in 2min. 2(isec. Hose Noble pul up one of the best gallops of tho morning. Peppin and Ngalapa cast half a mile behind iu 511 l-ssee. Koutino got through sound work with Wnikaraka. J'ecrless and Russo appeared to bo a shade belfer than Mahuri at. the end of fivo furlongs run in Imin. I2see. Pleasure lient did not appear to bo quite so good as Kimono when concluding six furlongs run in Imin. 2J 2-ssee. Henzowan comfortably strode over fivo furlongs iu lmiu. 13 1-Ssce. Armstrong went over fix furlongs in Imin. 2Gsec, and Obolus was not fully extended when getting over tho same ground in Imin. ?7 2-5-,ec. Rille Range jumped well in a schooling lesson, aud others out included Waiju Driftwood. Officious, V'riwollili, Merry T.ass, Quola, Olakeho, T.avidia, Larkspur, Port ]'"iro, ICihncuy, and a few others.