PLEASED WITH RACING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 14, 9 October 1937, Page 17

PLEASED WITH RACING

mWSm'S MANACER SUERSUB A DREAM COURSE UQSSONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Springbok Rugby football manager, Mr. Percy Day, was as busy as a onearmed man with the itch when a referee reporter -bailed him up in thq Customs in Sydney the day of the third Test in Auckland. He had Just stepped off the Aorangi from New Zealand and was dashing up to Rosehill raees, but he stopped in his tracks to say a word about the racing he had Witnessed in Australia. Secretary of Burban Turf Club, he has ayailed Mmself of every opportunity to attend arace meetings In Australia and New Zealand. "Wonderful the way you people put aa your meetings," he declared. "1 have seen a lot of things that should

prove useful to me in South Africa. Australians eertainly know their racing. *Everybody has been so kind when I have had a chance to get to a racecourse that it would be unkind of ipe to try and, criticise your afiairs if I could. As a matter of fact, I can't. ■ "I will say that Caulfleld and Flemr ington are really excellent courses, and that the two clubs stage marvellous meetings. Their appoiptments were an eye-opener to me. "Will I ever forget Ellerslie at Auckland? That course is a dream. What an entrance! "I shall have a lot to tallc about apart from football when I get 'hack X gm due at Cape* Tqwn on October 25, an| five days later is the feig m?et^ jng. Principal race is the Metropoli"Cah, run Over nine furlongs, and worth 24000. Racing is in.a prosperpus state in the Union, and4 it might pay some Australian . o.wnsrs to maka a visit. Quite a number of English tourists come over for the big carnitals,' Why not you?." *