SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 35, 10 February 1913, Page 2

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, February 9. The following weights have been declared for the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Autumn meeting:— Autumn Hurdles, of 115 sovs; one mile and three-quarters.—St. Aiden 11.9, Red Earl 11.2, Rifle Range 11.0, St. Kevin 10.13, Gangway 10.10, Simon Pure 10.3, Redwing 9.13, Warsaw 9.2, Cardiff 9.2, Bay Lupin 9.0, Goldseeker 9.0, Ngawera 9.0, Radium 9.0, Tolstoi 9.0, Golden Clasp 9.0. Gladbrook Handicap, of 100 sovs; seven furlongs.—Oxenhope 10.5, Caraed Deleas 9.3, Editah 9.2, Stephanos 9.1, Punchinello 8.9, Thrax 8.9, Trireme 8.9, Triumphator 8.9, Seekashore 8.3, Optimeform 8.3, Summertime 8.2, Owhetero 8.2, Lavidia 8.1, Pleasure Bent 7.13, Mere 7.9, Golden Fire 7.7, Free 7.7, Beta 7.7, Imp 7.7. Dunedin Cup, of 750 sovs; one mile and a half.—Los Angelos 9.0, YiceAdmiral 9.0, Soldier’s Chorus 8.13, Coroniform 8.12, Masterpiece 8.9, Sombrero 8.9, Mira 8.5, Bronze 8.5, Bon Ton 8.4, Anna Carlovna 8.2, Parable 8.1, My Lawyer 7.11, Obligant 7.9, St. Petersburg 7.7, Tannhauser 7.2, Brown Owl 7.2, Stardancer 7.2, Mumura 6.11, The Cornet 6.8, Troon 6.7, Gnome 6.7, Mosgiel 6.7, Foam Flake 6.7. :

Stewart! Welter, of 150 sovs; one mile.—Mira 10.5, Thistledown 9.13, St. Petersburg 9.9, Kilraeny 9.7, St. Aidaii 9.5, Distinction 9.5, Daringdale 9.3, Mumura 9.2, Rock Ferry 8.13, Troon 8.13, Oratava 8.10, Waikelma 8.6, Direotoire 8.6, Alphaea 8.0, Lupulite 8.0, King Torrent 8.0, Mahuri 8.0, Officious 8.0, Kiraona 8.0, Owhatero 8.0. Berwick Handicap, of 100 sovs; six furlongs.—Carolus 10.5, Sister Radius 10.2, Scottish Star 9.9, Champagne 9.9, Caraid Delias 9.4, Stephanos 9.2, Safety Pin 8.12, Steperina 8.11, Bulletin 8.11, Triumphator 8.10, Gold Cup 8.10, Andrea 8.8, Thuringa 8.8, Buclo 8.2, Agitato 8.2, Takakau 8.2, Sartorze 8.2, Atakeho 8.0, Lady Bomba 8.0, Britain 8.0, Crown 8.0, Scottish Melody 8.0, Holywell 1 8.0, Robert Bell 8.0, Maslava 8.0, Ngaperaa 8.0, Rongahere 8.0, May thorn 8.0. Publican’s Handicap, of 300 sovs; six furlongs.—Soldiers’ Chorus 9.9, Obsonq 8.9, Pilgrim’s Way 8.9, My Lawyer 8.6,. Sea King 8.4, Heatherbrae 8.4, Query 8.2, Anna Carlovna 8.1, Stardancer, 7.12, jßalisade 7.11, Peg 7.11, ! Winning Way 7.7, Obligant 7.6, Oxenhope,7.4, Rohjk Ferry 6.13, Gold Sail Sister Rgdius 6:13, Specialform | 6.,13* er 06.7, Kimona .G,7, MahUri 6.7, Stepdancer 6.7, Tympan 6.7, Thuringa 6.7 v —’ '* ' : * ■ 1 ; GISBORNE RACING CLU" Gisborne, February 9. The following are the Gisborne Racing Club acceptances:— First Handicap Hurdles, of 90 sovs; one Forward;'l6.l3, Game 10.9, Spate 9.5, Palaver 0.2, Mannde 9.10, Cally Bridge 9.1.0, i ll ‘ MaidfelfT Scurry, of 60 sovs; four furlongs (weight Bst). —Gazette, Earl Marshall' ’ Lady Cook, Fighting Maid, Connie Omatere, Rissdale, Flash; Hima, Sbultie, Discussion, Colleen Dhu, Despatch, Carrier, King of Aathol, Pakare, ’ Carburetter. | Flying Handicap, of 120 sovs; six furlongs,—My Lady 9.0, Our Queen 8.12, Eocene 8.4, Auldearn 8:1, Winning Post 7.5, Moree 7.0, Evaone 6.7. Te Hapara Hack Handicap, of 60 sovs; seven fuxiongs.—Multiply 9.0, Tyne Lass 8.12, Triese 8.5, Ngakau 7.13, Merrimax 7.4, Rising Sun 7.4, Latimi 7.3, Fealty 7.2, Omatere 7.0, Compliment 7.0* Marbleland 7.0. Gisborne Racing Club Handicap of 200 sovs; one and a quarter miles. ] —Birkline 9.0, Scorch' 8.8, Allegory 8.7, Moniform 8.2, Sylverlyte 7.11, Vi, 7.1. First Welter Handicap, of 70 sovs; one mile.—Tyne Lass 9.10, Tuphaea 8.8, Tatimi 8,2, Esmeh 8.2, Kinder 8.0, Repeal 8.0, Fagot 8.0. Railway Hack Handicap, of 60 sovs; five furlongs.—Caher Davon 9.9, Wee Rose 8.7, Miss Augusta 8.7, Evadne 8.5, Faith 8.0, Goldemar 7.12, Ngakau 7!12, Arqsene 7.7, Merrimax 7.4, Discussion 7,2, Lady Cook 7.0, Rerekohu s 7.6, Omatere 7.0, ,Aldgown 7.0, Dancing Paul 7.0, Kaitangata 7.0. Park Stakes Handicap, of 80 sovs, sevqn fxirlongs.—My Lady 9.2, Montiforrn 8.8, Auldearn 8.2, Winning Post 7.6, Daybreak 7.4, Moree 7.0, Peacemaker 6.12, Tatimi 6.7. At the. Canterbury Park (N.S.W. meeting on Saturday, the Hying Handicap was won by Webimble, Ashby (New Zealand) being second and Salarino third. Six horses started, and Webimble won by a head only. Time, Imin 15sec.

POSTING BETTING CARDS. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, Fe'oruary 9. The Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes, Post-master-General, arrived from Wellington to-day, and leaves by the first express to-morrow for Dunedin, via Queenstown and Mount Cook. In an interview, the Minister referred to an article in a local newspaper alleging that the Postmaster is aiding and abetting bookmakers in offering incitements to young men to gamble on horse races by delivering betting cards posted by bookmakers. Mr Rhodes said that undoubtedly, by section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, the Postmaster-General has the right to prevent the delivery of correspondence to any person, either in New Zealand or abroad, who, he has reasonable grounds to suppose, is engaged in receiving any money as consideration for assurance, expressed or implied, to pay money on any event relating to a horse race. , That is to say, shortly, who is engag-

in betting. That betting cards are sent through the post is a matter of common knowledge to the postmaster and his officers. If these betting cards are sent in open envelopes they are open to the scutiny of a postmaster, who then may reasonably be supposed to be at liberty to take action in regard to them, allowed and prescribed by section 30 of the Act. When the cards are enclosed in envelopes, then the Post Office is in a different position. Apart from the fact that presumably postal officers have no means of ascertaining the contents of closed postal packets, the Postmaster-General deprecates in this officers any system of prying or espionage in respect even of open packets, and officers are expected to, and are accustomed, only to challenge such breaches of the law as their usual duty, discharged in the usual way, makes them cognisant of. The fact of an infraction of the provisions of the law and of coming under the animadversion of section 28 of the Act becomes a matter of legal proof, generally on the part of the persons outside the Post Officp. When such proof is offered to the PostmasterGeneral he is under the necessity of taking notice of it. In any case the matter has again to be referred to the Solicitor-General with a view of ascertaining what, if any, responsibility the Postmaster-General has to take further actioh. The following is the article referred to above, and is taken from the Christchurch Press:—“We regret to say that we have evidence before us showing thafi the Postmaster-General is aiding and abetting the bookmakers in offering incitements to young men to gamble on horse-racing, irrespective of the totalisator. We have before us bookmakers’ cards offering odds up to as much as 1000 to 1 on various racing ‘doubles.’ These cards were posted in unsealed envelopes, and addressed to youths in city offices who, we are assured, are under twenty-one years of age. They have been accepted in bulk and stamped by the Post Office, and bear a notification that if they are unclaimed they are to be returned to a certain box at the General Post Office. It appears, therefore, that the Post Office is facilitating the bookmakers’ operations by giving them a private box, conveying their betting cards through the mail, and accepting these documents ' and stamping them in bulk to further lighten the labor of the senders. . . We certainly think the law ought to be altered so that all bookmakers might be put on the list of those whose correspondence is prohibited from being sent through 'the post. No private letter-box should be allotted to a bookmaker, and jwe think that power should be given to a postmaster to stop letters suspected to contain incitements to betting and forward them to Wellington so that they may be opened to headquarters and their delivery stopped if the suspicion is proved to be correct.”