THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3158, 9 August 1917, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fBY GLBNCOE.] Captain W. H. ]). Bell,- whose death is reported from France, look u. keen interest in all forms of sport, and was, prior to tho war. a, steward of tV Wellington facing Club. Tho committee of tho Woodvillc Jockey Ciub has notitled tho secretary of tho ltacing "Conference that it does not intend to prosecute it 3 appeal against the decision to rcduce its racing permit by two days, j . In moving tho adoption of the annual report and balonce-sheot -at the meeting of the Auckland' Itaciug Club, the president stated'that last season the club paid no less than £29,530 by «vray of Government taxation. The question of holding a one-day spring meeting was freely discussed by members,' and tho comraittec promised that if the Works Committee reported, tho course, as safo the meeting ■would bo held. Tho death occurred on Saturday night at Wharewhitu Hospital, Danncvirke, 01 Jockey J. J. Meagher, son of Mr. J. !'• Meagher, of To Itehunga, and brother 01 Frank Mea-gher, tlio well-known hurdlo rider, now at tho front. Deceased, "who was 18 years of ago last May, met with an accident last March when schooling Portland Lady prior to .tho Bulls ineetiug, and it was from.tho effects of this fail that ho ovcntually died, having Ken iuvalidod practioally ever .since the mishap. Deceased was a good horseman, ana a. fine littlo • fellow, and his death will bo regretted by sportsmen and tho many Iricnds of tho family. Mr. Jtv. C. Gillies, owner of San Sebastian, was in Wellington yesterday. JJo has just-returned' from a visit to AucKla.nd, whero his son is a member of the Aviation School. Mr. A. W. Bovoridge, owner, of Cardrona, passed through' Wellington yostcrday on his way south to tec his horfco. race in tho Win tor Cup. Private advice has been . received from Kydnoy that Kilboy is as- sound as a boll, and is doing overy thing required 01 him in a. convincing manner. Good Day is also doing weUi-but Kill 'Em has been stopped in his "work owing to a- front leg having fillcdi. Kilflinn- is still ono of the team, tho Raj nit of Jhidakotfl-.'hav-ing requested llobbs t-o ront.iruio training the Kilbronoy filly while, he remains in 'Australia. * Marc Antony, broko down , lay Satiirday, and will-, not be a runner at the Grand National. Meeting. The Napier .trainer P. Ncaglo is endeavouring to cngago A. Ward to ride Diavolo in the Grand -National Steeplechase. Though Tioofflc.lal-announcement has yet beeu made on tho subject, it Is understood : that, tho Canterbury Jockey Club has de- | cidod 1o cut a day off tho November meeting, which will oompleto its'share of reduction for tho season, the Grand Natioual fixture haviny already been reducccl by aday. "• It has "'recently boen- discovered that » portion '• of tho Wanga-nut Jockey Club 8 racecourse cnclob*uro is publio property, and 'it is indeed a moot point - whether, a public'road (Ingcstro Street)-does not os« tend into tho racccoursd, and -practically • right up to tho race-track. Ike discovery; says a'Wanganui ■writer., was made in consequence of proposed Court proceedings aeainst a number of men, ■whom, it ■was alleged, had U6ed corner of the ground near the present -main rates for betting purposes.' • As'a refe*ult, the i>ro-nosed-proceedings'against tho ; meu had to bo abandoned. Just what- will-bo the outcome, of . the discovery is hard to say. • but the suggestion has been mado that. <-hc Borough Couno.il should tjefc F.ome back vent from flip club, for their newly-found • property. Apart from that aspect of tho duestfon; the .matter is a somewhat serious one from tho oluVs point of .Tiov, L*id It mar Vnd to wr-i' 1 . important developments. • A" Frew Associntiou messrvro-state? that, Mr. J. Henrys.. inn... lins bneti •appointed iiniHiicappor to tljc Stratford facing C*ub..