Sporting SEA MAX NEEDED SPEED

Southland Times, Issue 24833, 27 August 1942, Page 6

Sporting SEA MAX NEEDED SPEED

HUNT ACCEPTANCES TONIGHT Sea Max would have had to break 3.24 to beat Echoist at Forbury on Saturday. Otago Hunt Acceptances Acceptances for the Otago Hunt Club s meeting on September 5 close at 5 p.m. today. On Easy List , Sally Lunn has been on the easy list since she was galloped on at the Grand National meeting. Dark Hazard Dark Hazard is to start the new season at the square gait. Oft the front of the Queen Mary Handicap on Saturday he should show up. The Provincial Case “The Provincial case is too well known to require any explanation here. I say only that the decision of the judicial committee of the club had, and still has, the unanimous support of all members of the committee,” said Mr W. R. Jones (president) at the annual meeting of the Gore Trotting Club last night. Mr W. L. McGoldrick said that the ultimate outcome of the case was unfortunate and had not helped the sport. The club was not to blame. Heidelberg Heidelberg’s profitless win at Rlccarton has proved very expensive. In the Spreydon Hurdles, for which he was disqualified, he weighed in at 9.B*,fc. In the Seaview Hurdles at the Otago Hunt meeting he is weighted at 10.6, a rise of 11 tfelb. Merry Simon, Strip and Phalanx have been dropped a pound. Salmaform’s Owner R. Wilson is training the three-year-old Salmaform which Mr W. R. Toon bought recently in Southland. He is by Salmagundi from Some Form, the dam of Ashaway and Boaform, also a sister to Rin Tin Tin and Charmaine, and half-sister to Tauramai and Passaform. Sisters An unusual sight was witnessed recently when two sisters—Countess Dalia (hoppled) and Prana (hoppled)—fought out a finish at Ascot (Melbourne). Circular Note as Hurdler Circular Note is being schooled over battens, and has been entered for the hack hurdles at the Taranaki Hunt meeting. Anglo-French Anglo-French’s win in the Lincoln Steeplechase has elevated him in the weights for the Otago Hunt Cup. He was on the same mark as Gay Boa in the Lincoln, but is 181 b higher at Dunedin. Old Record Away back in 1865, a roan horse named Captain McGowan trotted 20 miles in U.S.A, in 58min 25sec. That record stood until March last when Black Rod reduced it to 58min 21sec. John Grigg Stakes The horses remaining in the John Grigg Stakes are Winning Rose, Royal Writ, John Gay, Sly Puss. Lincoln, Warrigal, Boolamskee, March of Time, King Herod, Knuckle Duster, Salgama, Noble Deed, Cataract, Foxhaven, Ditty Box and Chestnut Glow. The only winners are King Herod (2) and Foxhaven. ’ionaid Logan Ronald Logan failed badly in the Churchill Handicap at Forbury. From 12 yards behind, he started brilliantly and was up with the leaders before three furlongs had been covered. He pulled hard, and with five furlongs to go his driver, J. B. Pringle, let him go to the front; but a little farther on he began to tire. Jimmy Drusus Jimmy Drusus would neither eat nor drink during his trip to Dunedin, and was off colour at the Forbury meeting. He began quickly, but when he had covered three furlongs he wanted to pace; in fact, do everything but trot. ’

GORE TROTTING CLUB The attitude of the New Zealand Trotting Association in not approving of the Gore Racing Club’s spring meeting programme because it did not provide for two trotting events was referred to at the annual meeting of the Gore Trotting Club last night. It was stated that this attitude had resulted in the Racing Club deciding to prepare a programme of galloping events only end that the trotting owners and trainers were being penalized because of this. A decision was made to communicate with the association supporting a letter already forwarded by trotting trainers requesting that the association reconsider its decision and approve of the programme including one trotting event. The president, Mr W. R. Jones, said that the season had been one of the most difficult experienced by the club. The club could congratulate itself on having finished the year with a loss of only £73, which, in view of the club’s strong financial position, was a very small matter. "If we can continue to foster the sport in war-time at only a small financial loss, we can consider ourselves fortunate,” Mr Jones said. Several members expressed the opinion that every endeavour should be made to maintain the sport as much as possible and to give encouragement to owners and trainers to carry on in the present adverse conditions. The following office-bearers were elected: President, Mr J. C. Ray; vice-presidents, Messrs J. F. Grant and H. G. Wallis; committee, Messrs R. Chatterton, D. Windle, D. F, Tait, W. R. Jones and G. J. Williamson; auditor, Mr W. Q. Shelton. Mr G. W. Whittingham recommended the committee to consider reducing the acceptance fee. He said that if the Trotting Association did the same with other clubs as It had done with the Gore Racing Club in not approving of its programme unless trotting events were included, then the trotting men were in for a very lean time. He recommended that if possible the acceptance fee be reduced. CYCLING GORE-INVERCARGILL ROAD RACE On Saturday the Invercargill Amateur Cycling Club will conduct the thirteenth annual road race from Gore to Invercargill. Good entries have been received, including riders from Oamaru and Dunedin. The race will begin at the Post Office, Gore, at 2 p.m., and given fair riding conditions the first men should reach the finishing post at Invercargill by 4 pan. The race will finish, at the usual point on Tay street east. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr M. C. Wilson;—J. Popenhagen, R. Miller, A. Pedlar, 18min; P. Waddick, N. Goodson, I3min; C. Hood (O.), R. Boyd (O.) llmin; R. Duncan, F. King, E. Mitchel lOmin; L. Young, G. Aslett 7min; C. Campbell, L. Hubber, A. J. Macrae (O.), G. Aitcheson 4min 30sec; J. McKenzie, C. Waddick, R. Grave (O.) 3min 30sec; R. McDougal, H. Hubber, C. Flowers (D.) scr. MEN’S BASKETBALL A further series of games in the Y.M.C.A. indoor basketball league’s competition was played last evening. The results were: Y.M.C.A. No. 1 40 beat Tomahawks (A.T.C.) 2; Wanderers beat Mohawks (A.T.C.) by default; Bible Class No. 1, 10 beat Y.M.C.A. No. 2.6; Spitfires (A.T.C.) 14 drew with Kittyhawks (A.T.C.) 14; Bible Class No. 2 defaulted to Tomahawks (A.T.C.).