DOUBTFUL STARTER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1870, 2 October 1913, Page 9

DOUBTFUL STARTER.

Embracer, 7st.. Blb., mado tho first acceptance; for tho A.J.C. Metropolitan, and. since doing so won the Rydalmere Mile at the Rosehill meeting oil September 20. Concerning tho American- ■"*' :• bred horse'ahd the Metropolitan Han-, dicap, the following letter reached this '.office,. yesterday:—"Sir,——l will be obliged'if you will make it knowii through your sporting columns that •. my horse Embracfir is a doubtful starter ■ for the Metropolitan Handicap, to be ran at Randwick on October 6 next. Thanking you"in anticipation,—l am, eto.;' \V. Norman." There is another acceptance for the Metropolitan Han-, dicap this afternoon.

REMINDER. >" Mr. J.. F. Hartland, secretary of'.the Auckland Club, notifies owners' that nominations for important races to. be run at Ellerslie.close, on Fridaynight. The events requiring attention are Spring meet in", 1913: City, Hanidicap, King Edward Memorial Handicap. Summer meeting, 1013-14: Auckland Cup, - Railway Handicap', Summer Cup, ' A.R.C. Handicap, Grandstand Handicap, Islington Plate, Auckland Plate.

- TROTTING. STARTING & HANDICAPPING. (Bjf Telegrnph.—l'rciiS 1 Association;)' Christchurch, October 1. .. 'At a meeting of tho Board of tho New Zealand Trotting Association today, the president (Mr. P. Selig) referred to a proposal which he had made regarding tho setting up of a sub-com-mittee to consider the whole matter of handicapping and starting. His suggestion was that there should be a meeting of men who.wero.experts, and representative of the various clubs. Mr. Nicoll said that it would save a great deal of time if somo scheme wtro' prepared to set before such a ence.

•Mr. Denton moved: "That a committee,'consisting of Messrs. Nicoll; Simes, and the njover, be appointed to draft a circular which could he presented to the! conference."

Sir. Mark thought that if a good scheme was proposed by the sub-com-mittee, it would not bo necessary ■ to' call a conference. The sub-committeoi could report at its next meeting. Mr. Denton agreed with this proposal* and withdrew his motion, and it was decided to add Mr. Marks's namo to a: committee which would discuss the question of starting alone.