SPORTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 25 July 1919, Page 3

SPORTING.

I Mr E. Penman, the well-known Liner, is at present ill, and in consoeneo some of his horses arc unable to engagements. Mr W. Ayre has accepted an appoint■Ut "with" Mr "Bob" Barlow, who .ins a large number of horses at New ymouth. Mr W. EC Bowden has entered Pro:y for. the Mamiwalu Hunt Club's | •eting. The animal will be walked rough to Palmerstou next week. The well-known light-weight jockey, :n Decley, who is generally in good tilth and very fit. for soma time past Is been feeling the strain of frequent [sting and constant travelling, and Is has been accentuated by his sad Ijericnec during the epidemic As a Eult of a consultation with Dr. Milla. he has been ordered to take a comLte rest for several weeks. The doe[r promises him a complete restoration I health. if this advice is followed. > has accordingly cancelled all engements for the C.J.C. Grand NaLnal Meeting, and will spend his [cation on a farm in one of the cuunr districts. During the year the sum of £370-T> king by the Masterton Baeing Club. ic single day meeting that was cut r during the war was reinstated in arch last. The revenue derived from je totalisator was £5402 lis 3d. The Im of £2SI4 17s 6d has been paid in Ivernment tax: included in this sum |£l2(K' 13s special dividend fax, and J:7 Is for war tax OB stakes. During , j tlie war £OS7i is S(j has been coUrateil ' end forwarded to the Treasury in payment of taxes on race meetings held bv this club since October 23rd, 1914. ! lit addition--™ this the club ka= donated the sum of-£US7 ICs to different war funds- .