SPORTING.

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SPORTING.

NOTES. The trouble which arose some time ago between the Otaki Maori Racing Club and Mr W. H. Bowden, the wellknown horsetrainer, is still in the balance, but. will shortly be revived, when the Racing Commission will make inquiries into the matter. It is anticipated that the Racing Commission will not commence it sittings much before Christmas, it being necessary first of all to secure particulars of applications and further information as to claims for racing permits. Xo date has yet been fixed for the opening of the commission. Tlie secretary of the TaraJahiCartcrton Club submitted a statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the recent race meeting, showing a profit of £7-1 JOs 7d, which was £3O increase on the previous year’s record. To this has to be added the £3UQ increase in stake money, which was considered highly satisfactory. The Government taxes for the meeting amounted to £ll3O Os 3d. Nobleman, who has been suffering | from a bruised foot, is agaiu in work, I his tasks being of the easy order. j filing Camp, now trained by George Caddy, was recently given lessons in hurdling, and shaped fairly. Mr J. B. T’aneh, who for nearly 00 1 years was caretaker of the Takapuna racecourse, died last week, j The crosc-eouniry -horseman, 1". I ITynn, is stated to be making, good | progress in the sanatorium at Cambridge. The three-ycar-oid filly by Sunny Lake —Armilla recently arrived from | j Christchurch, and has entered - A. : ! Sliearsby’s stable. j Sweet. Tipperary has made a quick . | recovery from tho severe cold ecui tmeted a. while ago, and is now in !, active work. I: 'latau Tatuu, a bay gelding by Iv!- ■ bronty—-Tariugamutu, which com peted at the Kiccarten fixture, is owned by Kir James. Carroll. A filly foal by Kilbroney—Golden Ball, owned by Messrs Dwan Bros., met with a mishap a few days ago and 'j had to be destroyed, r Hector Gray lias piloted three New I Zealand Cup winners—Bridge (1910), Sasanof (HUS), and Oratress (1920). j 'Bridge holds the time record, 3.25. | The value of the Melbourne Cup,j j run November 2, was £9252, and the | winner’s share £7152 and a trophy 1 valued at 150 sovs. During the past Hi years horses owned by Mr H. P. Whitney have won T9B races and about £240,000 in prize money in America. That amount includes the money attached to 445 second and 332 third places. Mcrmin (Absurd—Sea Elf), the Welcome Stakes winner, has an unbeaten record this season, having won in succession the Avondale Stakes, Hastings Stakes, and Welcome Stakes. Arrowsmith’s victory in the Stewards’ Handicap under 9.13 is the best weight carrying performance shown in the list of winner* ot that race. The highest weight previously carried bv a winner in the big sprint event was 9.0 by Vladimir in 1905. The totalisntor investments on die N.Z. Trotting Cup on Wednesday totalled £2n*soo, a record sum for any race in the South Island, the previous best being £13.010 on the New Zealand Cup at Ricc.ii ton the other

Saturday. The record figures for tli Dominion ate £22.Mi. this being lit

sum bundled in connection with the last Auckland Cup. When .1 Vitrei won the Melbourne Cup there was a_ scene of tremendous enthusism. People stood and cheered the champion to the echo. Women waved umbrellas and handkerchiefs, and Ken Bracken, who had the mount, was kept continually raising his cap. l'oitrel carred the third biggest weight to victory tn the race —Archer (1862) 10.2, Carbine (1S90) 10.5, and Poitrel 10.0. This Cup is the 59th to be run. the race having been instituted in 1361.