RACING IN DIVISIONS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 138, 9 December 1930, Page 6

RACING IN DIVISIONS

SAFETY-NUMBER MARGINS

LATEST TABLE FOR DOMINION

In view of the fact that divisions arc being foiifid necessary in so many races at present, although the safety-number limits were considerably extended in September, 1929, it may be interesting to uotc what are the maximum numbers that may be started, except possibly in exceptional eases, at the main distances on the principal courses in the Dominion, and the following table is published to correct misapprehension that exists in the matter owing to the occasional publication of a table that has been out of use for over twelve months. The table is:—

In the Case of the Feilding, Foxton, Hawkes Bay, Levin, Manawatn, Marlborough, Marton, Rangitikei, Rotorua, Thames, Waikato Hunt, Wairarapa, Westland, and Woodville Clubs, the distances in some instances are not exactly those named, the distance nearest to the actually correct one being given to complete the record. . For example, at Manawatu there is no mile, and the distance referred to under the mile column is one. mile and 110 yards. The safety-number margins in the above table are as, they were at the end of-last ■week, and wherever at present fields exceed the figure named the race must, except possibly under exceptional circumstances, be run in divisions.

Club. '56 7 19 l\il% fgs. fgs. fgs. ml. fgs. ml. ml. Amberley 19 19 111 19 19 10 19 Ashburton .... 18-16 IB 23 18 16 12 ABhhurst > 10 17 17 15 — 16 18 Auckland 30 27 27 30 — 23 27 ATondalo 28 28 28 28 2S 28 28 Banks Pen. ... 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Bay of Islands . 19 19 17 19 19 19 19 Bay of Plenty . IS 16 16 16 16 16 16 Beaumont 10 15 lli 12 15 12 10 Canterbury .... 25 24 24 28 23 24 22 Carterton 22 23 19 17 — 20 — CUtden 19 19 19 W 19 19 19 Cromwell ...... 39 29 29 19 19 29 29 DannoYlrke " .... 19 20 21 21 20 21 21 Dargavlllo .... IS 23 23 IS 18 23 — Dunedin 29 29 29 2D — 24 23 Egmont 2S 23 23 IS 19 19 19 Vellding 16 21 21 — 30 25 15 Foxton .7.7..., 19 19 19 10 17 19 19 Franklin 22 24 24 22 22 22 22 Cioraldino IS 17 19 16 20 20 14 Gisborne ...... 23 23 23 24 — 21 — Gore 23 21 22 ID 1G 16 22 Greyaouth IS 13 15 IS — 15 13 Hawkes Bay ... 21 26 22 30 28 28 13 Hororata 13 13 17 19 19 14 — Kumara — 12 15 9—9 9 Kurow 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 lerin 20 20 21 — 21 19 22 Slanawatu .... 21 24 21 28 28 23 22 -MarlborouaU .. 21 21 19 21 — 21 — .Marlon ........ 23 25 25 23 25 2o — Mastcrton 19 19 19 18 IS 19 20 Matamata 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Kapler Park ... 22 22 22 21 24 24 22 kelson 16 16 16 19 — 19 — Xorth Cant 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Oamaru 15 35 15 15 15 15 15 Ohlnemuri ' 23 23 23 23 26 20 — Opotlki 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Otaki 20 20 20 20 — 20 20 Otautau 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 Fahiatua 10 17 21 — 19 19 20 Poverty Bay .. 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 Bangltikei 22 21 21 17-17 17 — Keefton 14 15 14 13 — 13 13 Sivcrton 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Sotorua 19 19 19 19 — 19 — South Cant 23 24 24 23 19 19 19 Southland -19 19 1!) 19 19 19 19 Stratford „.... 19 19 19 19 19 19 —. Takapuna 18 28 23 18 IS 18 18 Tapanul , 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Taranaki 20 33 30 IS 18 17 20 Taumarunui .. IS IS IS 18 18 IS IS Te Aroha 18 30 25 25 18 24 — Te Kulti 23 25 25 33 17 12 17 Thames '. 20 2S 25 23 — 20 20 Toloea J IS IS IS IS IS 18 — Tuapcka 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 Vincent 14 UK 14 14 14 — Waiapu .._ 19 19 19 19 19 39 19 WaiKato 2S 2S 2S 2S 28 2S 2S "VVaikato Hunt .. — 21 — 2:1 — 22 .20 TValkouaiti 13 13 H 36 36 19 12 Waimatc 19 17 17 39 19 19 19 Waipa 24 27 "S 20 — 20 — Waipara 17 19 38 IS — 17 — Waipapakauri .. 17 37 17 17 17 17 17 ■Waipukurau .... 29 2fl 29 29 29 29 29 Wairarapa 23 23 39 ]S 19 19 19 Wairio 17 19 39 ltl 39 19 19 AVairoa ........ 23 23 20 2S 23 23 23 Wanemul • IS 23 20 19 19 17 18 AVaverley 20 20 18 3 7 — 20 IS Wellington .... 2fl 2(1 30 30 — 24 SO Westtand '30 15 12 12 — 14 10^ Westport. .. 18 IS 18 IS 18 18 18 Wiansarel .... W 19 1!) 19 19 19 19 VViuton 19 39 19 19 19 19 19 Woodvllle 10 19, IS 19 39 19 20, Wyndham 19. 19, 19 19 19 19 19