SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 98, 25 April 1912, Page 5

SPORTING.

MAXAW AT U RACING CLUB. (Per Press Association > Palmerston, April 24. The Manawatu races' were held in wet weather. The totalisator receipts amounted to £12,530, against £11,4.00 last year. Concluding results:— Linton Hack Handicap; one mile.— Merranac, 8.5, 1; Morning, 8.2, 2; Moahau, 8.13, 3. Otalm, Elfish, Tiwari, Stratefist, Florence Nightingale, Foresliot, Panthia, East Wind, Sir Donald, Knrapotangi, and Bayardere also started. Won by half a head. Time Imin 47sec. Longhurn Handicap; one mile and a quarter.—Manawhakaha, G. 13, 1; Mulga Bill, G. 13, 2; Boanerges, 8.4, 3. Coromandel, Myra, The Rover, Golden Loop, Miscal, Odessa, Lady Montoa, and Fasinion Plate also started. Won by half a length. Time, 2mm 14scc. Woodhey Hack Handicap; six furlongs.—Mallard, 7.0, 1; Mt. Victoria, 7.G, 2; Lady Volga, 7.11, 3. Nukuatu, Handsome Maid, Montoa Oirl, Kina, Miss Roberts, .Distinction, Septimus, Blend, and Patamarama also started. Won I)}' a length. Montoa Girl lost her rider. Tinio, imin ISscc. Telegraph Handicap six furlongs.— Heatherbrae, 8.1, 1; Mon Ami, 6.7, 2; Hermia, 8.9, 3. Gladiole, Gold Battery, and Blakeney also started. Won by a length and a half. Time, Imin 17 3-5 sec. AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB. Auckland, April 24. The Avondale Jockey Club’s autumn meeting opened to-day in showery, cold weather. The track was heavy from recent rain, and tne attendance was poor. A sum of £11,012 was invested, against £11,654 10s last year. Concluding- results:— Juvenile Handicap; five furlongs.— Tact, 8.10, 1 ; Monorail, 8.7, 2; Baton. 7.4, 3. Bleriot 8.8, Monohne 8.7, Prince Msrriwce 8.2, Battle Abbey 7.3, Indulgence 7.1, Miss Avalanche 7.0. Layerna 7.0, and Semolina 7.0 also -started. Won by a head. Time, Imin 1 3-osec. Avondale Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—Tiresome, G. 12, 1; Gloy, 7.5. 2; Kaween, 6.13, 3. Royal Soull 8.11, Wee Olga 8.9, St Annans 1. Son Elf 7.10, La Reina 7.2, Sea Pink 7.1, Flying Soult 7.0, and Master Jack 0.12, also started. Won by a length Time, 2min 12sec. Titirangi Handicap; seven furlongs. —Crown Pearl, 8.8, 1; Impulsive, 7.0 2; Parawai, 7.3, 3. Royal Soult 9.0, Maheno 8.7, Admiral Soult 7.4, Ashby 7.3, Worcester 6.11, Kapane 6.11, and Parawai 6.11, also started. Crown Pearl took the lead at the staid and was never headed winning easily Time, Imin 30 2-ssec. Chevalier Handicap, four furlongs.— Solitude, 7,7, 1; Haku, 8.6, 2; Lady Thorn, 7.8, 3.\ Harenoa 8.12, Heyboy 3.6, Manurere’B.l, Vivace 7.12, Muskewai 7.12, Winhaston 7.10, Tipperary 7.10, Whakarewa 7.7, The Celt J. 7, Avalon 7.7, Dnro 7.7, Takanini 7.7, Delavalite 7.7, Bine 7.7, Bonny 7.7, Dark Rose 7.J, and Pukuhia 7.7, also started. Won by ,i length. Time, 60 4-ssec. Railway Handicap; six furlongs.— Goldsize, 8.11, 1; Salute, 9.0, 2; Captain Soult, 7.8, 3. Matinga 7.6, Peggy Pryde 7.5, Grenadier 7.0, and Tobias 6.13 also started. Won by a head. Time, Imin 17 2-ssec. TOTALISATOR COMMISSION. Sydney, April 24. The Totalisator Commission examined Mr. Knox, chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, who said that from the Club’s point of view the totalisator would have advantages and disadvantages. It cost £40,000 to instill the system at Randwick. He was opposed to the totalisator if it meant Governmental or political control of racing. He had no doubt that the majority of race-goers favoured the machine. It would result in the suppressing of big punters, and would probably cause an improvement in the breeding of thoroughbreds. About 670,000 was yearly bet at Randwick. Apart from expenses, the Club now took £120,000 annually. If it got 7\ per cent, from the totalisator takings} it would get about £40,000 above ex-j ponses. . (Received 25, 8.5 a.m.) Sydney, April 25. At the Totalisator Commission, Sol Green, bookmaker, thought the totalisator would deteriorate thoroughbred breeding. The best mare was not bought in New Zealand, where the totalisator existed, if the New Zealand horses sent here to be sold had been bred in New South Wales or Victoria they could not have been bought at any price. As a bookmaker he absolutely favoured the totalisator, providing proprietary clubs got nothing* out of it. As a horse-breeder he certainly opposed it. His betting turnover was about £300,000 yearly. He made a sporting offer that if the Government guaranteed 5 per cent, on his turnover he would give 3 per cent, -of ■t to charity. The sporting editor of the newspaper Sun approved the totalisator liecause it was the host method of hotting, but bookmakers should be allowed to compete with the machine for the good of.the game. He estimated that 925,000 people annually attended lace meetings round Sydney. The amount of hotting at these meetings was about six millions. The totalisator would make for purer racing. He saw no objection to women betting. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. (Received 25, 10.30 a.m.) London, Vpr ; 1 24. The City and Suburban Handicap resulted :—Chili 11. 1, Lonawand 2, Muscats 3.