WESTLAND RACING CLUB

Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1930, Page 2

WESTLAND RACING CLUB

MIDSUMMER MEETING. SECOND DAY. For the second day of the Mid-Sum-mer Meeting there was glorious weather. The night and morning were fine, and there was bright sunshine -with a cool ■ breeze. ■ The attendance, grew as tile day • wore .on and the gate takings exceeded those of the- second day two years ago. The course was bright "with the ladies’ frocks and the meeting proved most enjoyable. There were good fields, with one exception nnd the racing throughout was keenly contested. There was another substantial dividend during the day. Mr Lynch and his staff handled £62043 for the day, and with £69053 on the first day, made £13,110 for the meeting as against . £12,410 in 1928 and £10,026 for one day last year. The Municipal Band and the' Parryphone again enlivened the proceedings and the booths and soft drinks stall had a busy afternoon. There were a couple of minor enquiries by the Judicial Committee and'Husband, the rider of Ardflnnan was fined £2 for not. riding his mount out in the County Handicap. ; Mr G. Reed was again successful in his starting efforts, getting the fields away in excellent style. On both days the Club .officials were at their posts nnd the excellent arrangements made enabled the meeting to pass off without the slightest hitch, and the races were run right on time through, out,. The following are the details of the racing. NOVTCE HANDICAP. Of £7O, 53 furlongs, 3 Counter March 8.5 J 2 Minerva! 8.5 2 1 Ringing Cheer 8.5 -3 Also started —Gay Nita 9.6, Lady Lackhnm 9.0. Rio Rita 9-0, Haldon 9 0 Mata a 9.0, Miss Anomaly 9.0, Thnrnham Lass 9.0, Lady Valkyrie 7.5. Counter -'March ■ sprang out smartly at .the start and; taking the lead held. it throughout;, though bard pressed .at the. finish, by Mineral who failing to .get .up by half a length. • Ringing two lengths away third. Time 1.10 1-5. Tote £5423'. PROVINCIAL HANDICAP. l .;> : • Of £9O;-'six' furlongs. 1 Charmeyse .9.0 X 2 Arrowmaid 8.5 .. 2 3 Kentish Lady 8.3 ’ ® _ The only starters. Charmeuse and Arrowmaid raced together to the distance, the former having an easy win by half, a length. Time 1.17 3-5. Tote £4153. - KANTERT HACK HANDICAP. Of £IOO. seven furlongs. 7. Solvear 7.5 X l 1 Assemble 9.5 ........... , • • 2 . B ; Eaton Hail 7,12 /...• ® Also started—Fbrtftlice 8.11, Audience 8.3, Par! 8.0, Pair Go 7.11. Bright Spec,r 7,5. ' Silent! 8.0, High Court 7.5. Bratton 7.5. Assemble and Bright Spear led past the stand and the field were well toother when the turn was reached. Here Folvear came fast out of the ruck and won bv half a length, Hall a length further bark:. . Time 1.32 2-5. Tote £958. ' HOKITTKA HANDICAP. Of £l3O, one mile. 1 Black Duke 10.4 ...V...; ••••■ 1 2 Killigrew 7.10 2 3 Beau Geste 8.2 ■•••••• 3 Also started—Pangolin 8.1, Gold Bag. 7.11, Fairy Tidings 7,9, Coomassie 7,2, Beau Geste led the field with’ Killigrew. next, and. the field well bunched. 1 there was not much alteration till the straight was entered when. Black . Duke moved up from fourth -place and took .command winning bv half a length from -Killigrew. with Beau Geste .beaten, into third place by a length. Time" 1.452. Tote £9473. SUMMER HANDICAP. Of £IOO.. 53 furlongs. 4 Sagittarius 8.5 1 3 Atone 8.0 2 1 Flair 9.0 3 Also started—Sleipner 7.12, The Dove 7.3, Waihemo 7.3. Sagittarius took the lead from the start, with Flair next and then Atone. In the straight Sagittarius had the race well in hand to win by two lengths from Atone, with Flair the same distance away third. Time 1.103. Tote £BO6. COUNTY HANDICAP. 1 Aberfeldy 9.0 1 6 Ardfihnnn 8.6 2 3 Bank Draft 8.1 3 Also started—Coll *8.2, Generipll Assembly 8.0, Shandre 8.0. Bank Draft took the lead with Shandre next and continued in this order to the corner

where Aberfeldy and Ardfinnan came up and at the distance Rank Draft fnd°d away, the former winning by hnlf a length, Bank Draft two lengths further back. Time, 1.32 4-5. Tote £Bl2. RAILWAY HANDICAP. Of £9O ..six furlongs. 1 Baby Bun 8.1 1 3 Varsity 7.7 2 5 The Dove 7.7 3 Also started—Buoyant 8.1, Solwit 8.0. Varsity and Rolwit made the running with Babv 'B«m last till the straight was entered when she made ,a greet run to win by half a length with The Dove half a further back. Ti me 1.17. Tote £B2ll. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £9O, seven furlongs. 3 Ramo 7.3 1 5 Shining Star 7.2 2 2 Black Duke 11.1 3 Also started—l Miss Mercia 8.5, 4 Atone 7.3. Ramo had the lead from Atone 7.3, Ramo took the lead from raced well together to tve distance where Shining Star just failed to get

up by a head with Black Duke half a length further away. Time 1.32 2-5. Tote £9013.

LIST OF WINNING OWNERS. £ D. P. Wilson 201 A. Behan Trophy and 152 Jas. Stewart ID) H. Preston 130 G. Hall 81 D. H. Roberts 80 J. Dooley 79 W. J. Lane 70 P. A. Duncan ®3 J. T. Cameron 83 P. F. Thorpy 83 R. W. King 83 T. E. Coates 83 M. Roseingrave 49 Donnell an & Shannahan ... 36 O. B. Cameron 36 11. Gardiner 31 M. Conza ••• 29 G. Fulton 21 E. Gates 21 T. W. Butler 20 W. O. Rutherford 20 Geo. Adamson 1® W. Jeffries 18 G. Burrows .1® C. Hughes 18 M. Johnston 1° M. R. Spiers E. & M. McPadden 9 E. M.‘ Sheedy 9 F, L, Turley 9 £1570

NOTES ON THE MEETING. The total of the riding fees earned bv the jockeys a.t the meeting were £238 12s of which £192 8s went to the licensed riders, and £46 4s to the apprentice riders. Thirteen races were won by licensed jockeys and three races by apprentice riders. Jennings and Messervey each had twelve mounts, the former winning two and the latter one race. Kirwan With five rides was the most successful rider winning three races. Gilmer And Powell, also won two races each, and Lee. Tilson, Moore, one each. Saxon, Hughes and Shaw of the apprentices won one race each. With the late increase in taxation, the Government share of the revenue is substantial. The totalisntor duty (now. doubled) was £655 10s 6d, Divident tax £573 3s Od; States tax. £7B 10s Od; Amusement tax, £69 12 Bd. The Government share in direct revenue from the meeting therefore totals £1376 16s 2d. As the amount given in stakes was £1570 for the owners providing the sport less, a stakes tax of. £7B 10s Od. the public will see bow really iniquitioiis the racing taxation now,, is. To pay the stakes of the meeting, the net amount the Club receives off the totalisntor, some £786, the whole \ of the gate 1 money (over £500) nnd the receipts i from the privileges (about £150) will i4>arely suffice to meet the stakes [ money. With the other expenses to be provided for, mainly cost of nominations and acceptances the Club will be fortunate If it can show a profit on the two dnvs racing of £2OO. These figures indicate the difficult position the racing nnd trotting dubs are in during these times of depression and heavy taxation.