A FAST TRACK

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 966, 8 May 1930, Page 13

A FAST TRACK

Lightning Times at Ashburton A BOON SYSTEM While many patrons of the sport are riamouring for a six-furlongs track to be laid down for trotting meetings at Ashburton on account of the success that has attended the Timaru Club’s move in this direction, the big grass circuit continues to afford fast going for light-harness horses. Improvements made by winners on their handicaps at the recent meeting can be gauged from the following:—Derry Pointer, handicapped on 3.45, registered 3.26: King’s Voyage, 3.46, 3.35; 1 armel, 4.32, 4.29; Editor, 3.30, 3.24 4-5; Hegal Voyage, 4.49, 4.34 3-5; Scuttle, 4-53, 4.44 4.5; Eugene de Oro, 2.49, 2.47 4-5; Teremoa, 2.19, 2.11 4-5. To illustrate the boon the handicapring system is proving to owners of good young horses registering such remarkable improvements on their handicaps, it may be interesting at this to observe that, in the case of jnaximum penalties being applied for the performances quoted above, winners would appear on the following riarks at their next appearance: Derry ointer, 3.40; King’s Voyage, 3.41: CarTfJ’ 4-29; Editor, 3.27; Regal Voyage, • 4. Scuttle, 4.48: Eugene de Oro, 2.47; remoa * 2.16. Probably King’s Voy‘*e is the only one that will differ, on count of his second in the Utility handicap, of two miles. trotting fixtures utl fi lp —Forbury Park T.C. SSL *2? maru T -c. - 23—Auckland T.C

entered may make such election, and if so made he shall forthwith notify the owner or trainer of the same.” The objection is to the word “shall” in the first line, which members wish to bo deleted and the word “may” substituted. This is with the object of doing away with the present injustice to owners in making them pay for registration of colours that are not in existence, and in many cases are never made. Joint Interests Rule 12S also came in for a lot of discussion at the last meeting, when it was decided to endeavour to have the joint interests commission that must be registered raised from 10 per cent, to 20 per cent., members considering that this would do away with many of the silent or sleeping joint interests that were deemed unsatisfactory. Rule 128 dealing with partnership, reads: “For the purpose of this part, ‘joint interest’ means and includes every partnership or joint interest in or in the running of a horse above the age of one year, and every lease of, or instrument bv way of security over, any such horse, but the fact that a trainer receives in part-payment of his services a commission on the amount of the winnings of a horse shall not constitute a joint interest; provided that such commission does not exceed 10 per cent, of the winnings. _______