SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9024, 11 December 1907, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE BOOKMAKERS., AUCKLAND CLUB'S DECISION. Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. At a meeting of tho committee of the Auckland Raciug Club tho chief business discussed was the question of bookmakers, and it was decided to charge a licence fee of £2O pvr bookmaker and £'"> for his clerk", tiio bookmaker to carry on his calling only outside the lawn fence near tho. rails. Tho regulations under which licences are to be issued include tho following:— 1. No bookmaker or his clerk shall bo allowed on the lawn or grandstand. , :

3. No bookmaker's clerk "shall call out tho odds or do anything except the clerical part of tho vorj*-. ■ •; i"

3. No bookmaker -shall make a bet after tho totalisator is closed 'on each race. 4. No bookmaker shall make a bet or wager which depends on tho result of more than oiw ra^p 5. The license shall be produce*! to tho stewards or their agent by tin) bookmaker whenever required to.dd so. G. The bookmaker shall and hapd over to the stewards ever required to do so by them lu;j betting book. 7. The bookmaker shall not lay yqlalisator odds. ' ' 8. Applicants for licence must pro; duce satisfatory references as to character and financial position, ' CANTERBURY'CLUB'S DECISION. Per Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club propose to levy the following bookmakers' fees for-the.-Riocarton grantir stand enclosure;'—Summer'' Meeting £lO daily, Autumn Meeting £2O, Grand National Meeting £:2O, and Spring Meeting £3O. One half the abovo fees to be charged for tho cv.tsido enclosure. The well known South Island performer, Red Gauntlet, had his career ended by a friendly bullet at Christchurch on Monday last. When running in tho Jockey Club Handicap on tho third day of the last New Zealand Gup Meeting of fcho C.J.0., Red Gauutlot fell.s') yaithi from the post; iiud broke his shoaldor. Ho w'as put in slings and an effort made to save him for studpur< poses, but without success. Red Gauntlet L was bred in New South Wales aud was purchased as a year-; ling by Mr J. Brett, of Duubdia' who, after "racing him a few seasons, disposed of him to the well known Dunedin owner, Mr J. Ellis. He was very speedy over short courses up to a inile'.glg