THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1847, 5 September 1913, Page 9

THE TURF.

' ♦ — ST. LECER FAVOURITE BEATENr KOSEW'ORTHY WINS BREEDERS' ■ STAKES. By Telegraph—Pieeo Association—Oopyrlfht London, Septoinbor 3. Roseworthy has won the i3reeders' St. lioger at Derby (stake) £1200; course 1 o milo and a quarter), beating Louvois, wtoo was favourite for tho St. Leger, whioh ia decided at Donoastor next Wednesday. / Roseworthy is a bay colt, by William tho Third, out of Electric Ecso, belonging to Mr'. A. P. Basset, and trained by Porsse. Last year ihe contested six events, and was never unplaced. Ho won tho Triennial Stakes at Ascbt, the Great Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes, and tho Criterion Stakes at Nowmarket.' This' yeaT ho finished seventh in the Two .Thousand, and did not contest tho Derby. ABOYEUR SOLD. London, September 3. The racehorse Aboyiior, winner of the Epsom Derby, has been sold for 13,000 guineas, and will be shipped to.Russia.. MANAWATU TROTTINQ CLUB. FAIRPLAY IN PERMITS, (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston, September 3. The Manawatu Trotting Club's annual meeting was held to-day. Tho roport stated that the credit" balance was £27 6s. 3d. The. prospect of obtaining a totnlisator permit was small, the only hopo being m the passing of legislation now framed. In roforring to this point, tho chairman (Mr. F. J. Nathan) said that the North Island, with 563,729 of a population, had eight permits, and tho Smith Island, with a population of 444,120, had 21 permits. There was only one day's trotting per 37,582 people in tho North Island, but for every 12,336 in tho South Island. Tho ditferenco was three to one. Auckland province, with 264,580 people, had live permits covering eleven'days, and tho remainder ot tho island, comprising Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Taranaki (295,20!) people), had only tlireo permits, covering four day 3. Again Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland (80,102 people) had six permits, against five for the wholo of tho North Island. • Among the cities, Christchurch had, 17 . days, Auckland 11, Dunedin 6, and Wellington (tho second largest oity) only ono. Ho hoped that these facts would influence legislators to give a permit to Palmerston North. Mr. Nathan waa re-elected; president. Committee, Messrs. C, Edmonds, S. T. Hunt, S. R. Lancaster, W. Mouldy,' J. W. M'Carty, A.-A. M'Dowall,- E. J. Nash, J. T. Pawson, W. A. Price, A. Richards, S. J. Sanson, W. Sutherland, E, B. Vino, 6. White, C„ H. Withers, 11. J. Wcodfield. TROTTING CONTROL. . CBy ToK'srapn.—Prsia Association.) Christohurch, September 3. Tho first meeting of tho newly-elected board of tho New Zealand Trotting Association was held this aftomcon. The following officers wero elected:—President, Mr. S. P.'Selig; vice-president, Mr. O. S. Howell j hon. treasurer, Mr.C. S. Howell:. Incensing Committee, Messrs. W. H. Denton and W. Hayward; Colours Committee, Messrs. H. F. Nicoll and W. E. Simes; Appeal Committee, Messrs. P. Selig and G. S. Howell; auditor, Mr. C. J. Marshall. The appointment of a. foreign horse committee and' of an examiner in Christchurch of foreign horses was held over till a futuro meeting.