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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 10

THE-TURF.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS'. Melbourne. Cup.—The. totaiisator was used on the Canterbury Jockey Club's .course in 188 Q. Carbine •'. won:;the-. Melbourne' Oiip in 1890,. . aud the ■machine' was in use in New Zealand, at' that'' time.'.' "H.W." (Caversham,. Dunedin). —Win-, ners have not incurred penalties ..for tlio , Wellington Racing Club's'.'meeting....' ■'!''..'," ■.....•

VICTORIAN GRAND NATIONAL . STEEPLECHASE. V

':■■ FINAL ; / ; --': S'y -Telegraph— Vreei Association—Copyright - ;(Rec. July 9, 9.50 p.m.) ■; ' .. Melbourne, July 9. .". The following, are tho-final acceptors for the '■'• "'-'- • •■' ' • "•'. : ' - ! ■ GRAND NATIONAL- 'STEEPLECHASE.— Vanguard., Leah, Kleshna '■ United Kingdom, Miriato, V.M.R., Guncap, Wadden, The Miser, .Anacrion, Icon, Rogue's March, Kulcurna, Zephurori, Flash Jack,' Statecraft,' Coradjib

GOVERNMENT OF THE SPORT.

A PALMEHSTON. CONFERENCE. . CB7 TeloiraDh:-.-Prese' Asjoolatlori.l' Palmerston North, July 9. A representative conference of delegates. from , ;the Wellington, ' Hawk'e's Uay, Taranaki, and Wanganui districts/ conyeued' by the Mauawatu'- -Racing Club, mot in. Palmerston" to-night fo consider matters connecteel with the gov. eminent of racing, in New Zealand. Of eighteen clubs invited to attend, fifteen were represented. ' Mr. J.< H. P. Strang, • president of the Manaivatu-.Racing Olub| presided.- An able paper was read by Mr. J. Goring Johnston dealing with the advisability of altering the consti. tution,of the Racuig Conference. After discussion the' following .resolution was proposed by: Mr. A. E.Whyto (Wellington), seconded by Mr. J. E.-Gleadow (rsapier Park) and passed: "That tliis meeting approve, the proposal to alter the present constitution of, the New' Zealand Racing Conference with the object of giring a proportionate direct representation to-all, totaiisator clubs, and that the New Zealand Racing Conference be requested to nominate a.committee to draft tho necessary consequential amendments ■to tlie Rules of and report to the meeting of the conference ; to be held during January, 1915; in Wellington." -. General appreciation' was; expressed'of Mr. Goring Johnston's: paper, which.is. to be forwarded in detail to all racing clubs.■-.. ■',: ':'.-. .

NOTES AND COMMENTS.-

... IBr Glencob;l .•',,■ ..."•"'. The" Auckland horses Bluestorie,' AdV miral Soiilt, Try Fluke, and King SoUlt reached -IVeatftam.-on'..Wednesday'.' , Tβ Onga-arr.iv'ed yefoerdajyaud Rapid isex-pected'to-day. ■'•• ; ...■'; ■■■.: ■';■;'■' : : '.■: ;■■■ J. George, in charge, of Paritutu.Royal Arms; arid Cfowri Pearli' reached .Treutham yesterday afternoon. ;■■ .': ■>' Mr. H. Piper, the welUkifown -.starteiy expects to'bo out.qf the": hospital .about tho'end of next week'. '. • 7 *' .' ; ' ,> : ~ Trainers., and,. jdokej;s .'are \ reminded tliat their applicatioiisf of licenses-for next season imus't be in the- hands' of' tlie ieiretary, of; the'.■District''. (Sommittee not. later thanrioxt Monday, July. 13. ;, The motor-roller now in .use at Eaiid-' : wick' comes'"inV'fdr.' groat oonimendatibn from the trairiprsi is certainly improving all the track's (says, an ox,change). 'The , weight empty is 3i tons, ; . b'iit can be'nweighted 'by water ballast : up to 4 tons llcwt. if necessary. It has a rolling widthof five feet.- . < : "'.;■ : Taskmaster, who :has always : beenmoro or. less unsound, has been retired; . for: good,' as he; is . showing signs of going iii the foreleg, which has'nerer given any trouble before. . '•'■'>

Canute, who lias,been purchased' by Mr. Diigald Thompson' is'being 1 shipped to Sydney to-day.' , Glennnnan goes, to his new. home in Melbourne next week. ' Merrie' Valet is te' he tiven a run itf the Hurdle Baoo at the Rangiorameet-; ing to-morrow, and on Monday ho is to he sMpped.to Wellington in charge of H. Coker, w.hp will ride him/in his.races at Trentham.'. .. , '_'-:' .. ']'-

y Prominent horsemen: .will be seated in the Parliamentary Handicap as. follow: Haskayne, W.. Ryan; Sir Knox,. S. Roid;,Moutoa GirLW. Young; Byron, B. Deeley ;'■ Bluestorie, J. Buchanan; Portraiture; A. Oliver; First Cjonsul, L. Wilson. .: ... .V; '. •' .' .'■.■'• ; - ~; ThV hurdle., mare Faehion Plate, and her half-sister, by Toy Gun are to join J. Scott's team at^Trentham; , . - : , ■ .

\ Tho VjR.G. :Grand National Steeplechase will be decided at Flemiiig'ton:to 7 : morrow. The present favourite is ]Jlr. E.; SlaiiifoWs Coradjill, who is to be. ridden by. the New Zealand hprseman, L. Hagerty. . ; •. : ';..' .'■ ■

, On .'arnvalihere from Sydney on Wednesday, Julian was. railed 1 out to Trentham. Hβ is chartered at H. Tclford's stablest and yesterday was.given- light work on the tracks. During Tlis stay.in Sydney lib, ran in a welterhandicap, but finished;out of.a.place./--.