SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8893, 13 August 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

C.i.C. Grand National Meeting. First Day(Per Press Association.) OiiKißTCiTuitoir, August 13. The weather is dull but fine for tho opening day of tho National Meeting and there is a good attendance. Kcsnlts : Hunters' Hurdles: Canton 1, Orispinot 2, Makuri 3. Koau Banner and Kaikomako fell. Won easily. Time, 3m iu 1-1 l-sth .sees. Dividend, S-l 12s. Trial Hurdles, I'M miles.—St. Albert i, TolJiraS, Golden Comb l'. Scratched : Stay boy, Lo Bean, and Southern Cross*. Ability was leftat the post. Won oasilv. Time, omin. 21 -i-Oth sec. Dividends, £2 lis (>d | and £1 IDs. Winter Cap, mile. —Idealist 1, Seamnn 2, * Helen Portland 3. Scratched: Dou Orisiuo. Idealist was in front all the way and von by two lengths, a head separating second aud tliiid. Time, lmin. •PI -l-sth see.

Riders' Fees

The following rule was passed at the last annual meeting of tho NewZealand Racing Conference:—" No jockey shall bo weighed out for auy raco uuless the amount of his minimum fee,, as for a losing mount in tho race, has been previously deposited with tho Secretary or Clerk of the Scales, or other official appointed by the Stowards for that purpose. If lie wins, the balance of his fee shall be deducted from the stakes otherwise payable to tho owner, and shall bo paid to him. The Club shall bo responsible to the jockey for his minimum fee under thcso'rules, loss 2Vj' per cent thereon, to be deducted by the Club for collecting and paying, and for the responsibility hereby imposed." Itwill bo understood that any Club neglecting to comply with this rule will bo liable to every jockey for the amount of Ids losing fees, less 2to per cent. The rule applies to all race meetings, whether licensed or not licensed to use tho Totalisator.

barton Jockey Club

I-loi'seowuors aro reminded that nominations for all events in connection with tho above meeting close on Friday next, the 16th instant, at 7 p.m. Tho programme appears on the fourth page.

Egmont-Wanrjanui Hunt Keeling,

Nominations for all eveuts of the. above meeting closo on Friday, Kith August, at iJ p.m., with the Secretary, Mr Seiby Morton, at "Wangauui.

fyotcs by "Turf."

The Hon. George McLean is amongst the opponents of tho double "tote." The Pahiatua Ifocing Club farm account, shows that tho sale of .wool and stock brought in .€375 lis lid. The past year's working of tho Napier Fork Jockey Club closed with a prolit of ,£063 14s 9d. \n Au=ti lan 1 n m I C nslako, lece ltlv io 1 tl l 101 i tic tustrian Oa

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This week ; Mr Stead's Jiovsos fqr thp Australian'Jockey Oiub : s Spring Mooting leave for Sydney. The team includes the threo-year-Qlds Bonit'orm and Count Vv T itte and the three-year-old fillies Armlet (Menghikoff—Armillii) and Sunglow (Multiform —Otterden). Tlie latter two are engaged in the Breeders' Plate, which was won last year by Bonifcrm. Sunglow is a full sister to tho latter, .and also to tlia defunct Snngod. Count "Witto and Boniform both hold unbeaten records, and claim engagements in the A..T.C. Darby. Of tho principal winning owners in New Zealand during tho racing season just closed, the lion.' J. IX Onnond scooped in £5050 in stako money, 'which placed him a long way in advance of other owners. Mr G. O. Stead is next on the list with .£5282, and then follows Sir George Clifford £5020, J. H. Pressor ii 2005, J. Monk JE2SS3, Mrs M. Cooinba i23G5, ai}d E. J. Watt £2310. J. H. Frosser will not have a single representative at Eiccarton this week which is Quito an csiraofdiuary oucurrence. He'has had particularly bad luck with his jumping team this winter.