RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1930, Page 8

RACING.

ACGE PTANCES MISSE D

TELEGRAPH- OFFICE BLAMED. AUCKLAND, July 1. A most exasperating position for the owners of Luminary has arisen n connection with the' Wellington Rac ing Club's winter meeting through the failure of the' Telegraph Office k to deliver a telegram to the Wellingtoi Racing Club yesterday accepting foi that horse iii theTrentliam Hurdh Race and' the Winter Hurdle Race. 'MrW. A. Jordan,'of Hamilton, par: owner of Luminary, wrote last wee' to the secretary of the Wellington Racing Club, stating that he intended t< accept with Luminary for the race* mentioned, bit would later confirm da wire. , He put in a telegram at 11.4-1 a.m yesterday at Hamilton, accepting for Luminary • in both the Trentliam Hurdles and the Winter Hurdles, and was astonished this morning when lie found that the horse was mot included ’n the acceptances, which closed at eight o’clock last evening. This morning Mr Jordan made inquiries and found that the telegram had not been received by .the secretary of the Wei-no-ton Racing Club, hut it .had beer "ooeived by .the Telegraph Office in Wnjh'ngton all right. The position is now > that Luminary 's unable to. start in those races, and in’s nylv other engagement at the meetbur is the Highiveight Handicap run the ceryind dav. ■ Therefore, it is verv doubtful whether, he will he tolr-v u, Trentliam. Luminary had shown "ood form over the hurdles recently, winning two.events easily at the Grenj 4 v ni'Uicvn mepfin", and lie had a good ’ oit op of picking up a stake at Trent ham. H ANDI CAPPER’S POWERS. AUCKLAND COMPLAINT. AUCKLAND, July 30. "■’•'i trotting Avriter of the “Auek land Star” says-:—The announcement has been made that the conditions of *ho New. Zealand Trotting tup are to he the ; same as last November, which means that the race wdl be run in hvisions, and a final, and' he open to ’•urses w'tli records c- c 4.26 or better.

During the present season many horse---

byvo recorded time to make them eli--vlble. and the Metropolitan Club is as sured of a big entry, but there ba< heen so much tinkering with-the spor 4 hi finer the season that- it may be -found

-fore the day of nominations for th" Cun. arrives, that the conditions '■ will imd-iffro alteration.

‘ Tt is worthy of note that at the Metrnnoh’tan Trotting Chi 1 ’s Faster meet- , ins the ouestion of the eligibility o r '•/lfses in certain races did not depend noon performances, hut rested Avith th" undieapner. To ouote an instance ' T "tive Prince had been handicapped ; for nearly -twelve months on 4.29. -and was very' naturaly entered for the 1 v uter Handicap. 4.29 class, but suddenly Mr Paul decided that Native • TVinee was entitled to a 4.30 mark and i hecau.se of this the horse wris in'’legible for the Easter Handicap; and was • transferred tc a 4.35 class. To permit 'bis sort of thin" to bp done is to , place too much power in the hands of n handieapner. and it is very doubtful ■’■op the position is gone into whether 't is quite fair.- Here Ave had a horse consistently handicapped on 4.29 and when a 4.29 race comes along, -with. Its hi" stake, the horse is not allowed to start because the handicanper decided that it should be on 4.30. Native ■■'nee then has to race in a 4,35 class ’< —hich the stake is much smaller bn J in which he had to go every hit as fast if not faster, than he would have to go A n win the -Easter Handicap off the "-if. T b"re is another point. For winnin" r- 4.35 to 4.28 class, from covers be h : nd. Native Prince earned £251, whi'c 'the Easter Handicap was worth TADO - +ho winner. Fo' 1 Vs win Nat ; v n 7> riitce went bac'- from 4.30 to 4.28 whi'o ’ o"an Chief winner of the Easter Handicap. was only penalised I.2yds and went hack from .4.28 on the first clay 4 n ,4.27 op the second dav. Tn other words. Native Prince could have won 'bp Faster Handicap and earned : ncto"d of £259, and would still have 'ne)> on 4.28 at his next start. it rests with the handieapner at ope meetip" what. rn«e« horses are eli'bV to start in. then it should anp 1 ” "11 meetings, failing that, none at all.