PUBLIC PROTECTION

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1015, 4 July 1930, Page 15

PUBLIC PROTECTION

THAMES CLUB’S advocacy REMIT for conference emit of importance to the A r .l oublic will be presented by i S !l Thames Trotting Club at the t tW ' meeting of Conference on ! I | "j,,day next. This is in the i Wed" e 5d f a^ n amendment to Rule ! -Una with the question of of dividends where a proI ff>nd appeal is lod 9 ed - I disoualification of two horses & success of subscuui 'Vit appeals fCr o'vnnvs «.. thy -N.-w Zeataml by ti Association durinpr the- past Trc tans perhaps encouraged the rear . Trottins CluVi to seek an alto the rule relative f. totalisuteP- M “i At last years t onfer,orP« y nile was pass.-.! which provided “’fleevent of a protest hem;., decided

bv the club, for the Makns and the dividend to be paid out in accordance wirh the finding of the stewards or committee of the club. In the event l to conference being successful. n<< i>prs..n should have any claim to a dividend by virtue of the result of such an appeal. The intention evidently was to keep the money in circulation, instead of as might happen in the ease ~f an appeal, it being tied up for a lengthy period. Popular Proposal The Thames Club’s remit suggests that in the event of an appeal the wtalisator moneys shall bt- retained by the dub until sucli appeal has been decided. The eases of Cluy Bingen at Invercargill and Lord Haldane at the Thames fixtures have nut been forgotten, and no doubt they have influenced the Thames Club in bringing a remit before the Conference. The proposal trill no doubt have the support of the great majority of delegates, for under present conditions an injustice is likely to be done to the people who keep the sport going. The rule in its present state caused a tremendous amount of dissatisfaction over the Lord Haldane case, and a continuation of its application would not be to the interest or advantage of the popular pastime. The legal authority, published in The Sun after the appeal had succeeded, suggested that the most satisfactory course to adopt for the future protection of the public: in su< h 1 ■ ses v. is n amendment of the rule. This the ever-pro-srwsive Thames Club is endeavouring to do and it will have the best wishes of the sporting fraternity for the success of its remit. GREAT BINGEN RETIRED FROM RACE TRACK A WONDERFUL PERFORMER One of the greatest pacers that has graced New Zealand trotting tracks, and a most notable performer over all distances —Great Bingen—has retired from racing to take up stud duties. Great Bingen has seen the last of ihe race track, and will in future bo at the service of breeders. It was a mst inopportune stroke of luck for

aiVn n Jf s Messrs. J. R. McKenzie i? V- Glanville) that Great Bin;'ira»,fiU ~ ere< * a swelled suspensory 7pa? e 3V,° n the eve the last New been k ♦5' Up meet *ng, as he had never In i at any sta & e of his career, to uo 1 • s P art Y was quite prepared Us crack win. At the same

tim«\ a veterinary surgeon was consulted and could give the owners no hope of any sort of recovery. Nov\ however, Great Bingen shows no signs of his late ailment and is gambolling about the long acres as fresh as a two-year-old; but the decision to retire him will no doubt be appreciated by many breeders, who will be desirous of securing the horse’s serGreat Bingen is a representative—and a very worthy one—of a great line of trotting blood, being by Nelson Bingen from Bertha Belle, and this breeding ;s so well and favourably known throughout the light-harness world that it needs no further recommendation. Great Bingen launched on hVs racing career as a three-year-okl in the 1922-113 season, when he won .£385. The next term saw Nelson Bingen’s son w°U in the limelight, his cheque reaching €2,705. The following year lie went very close to the two thousand mark, while 1925-26 saw him looming at the top of the winners’ list with the large sum of £ 4,015. The next sessjon resulted in a collection of €2,773, and then followed leaner times, although last year the champion again went close to the JC 1,000 mark. During the period he lias been on the race tracks. Great Bingen has won approximately £ 14,000, and holds fine winning records over various distances as follow : One mile, 2.7 3-5; one mile and aquarter, 2.40 3-5: one mile and a-lialf, 3.16: two miles. 4.21. He has registered 2.4 3-5 and 4.19 2-5 over one and two miles respectively for second plaeings, his sprint effort being in an exhibition bout with Native Chief, from a flying start. Although he failed to place a New Zealand Cup to his credit, Great Bingen ran th© race of his life in the 1928 contest, when he was narrowly beaten by his younger brother. Peter Bingen. who forced D. "Withers’s charge to run 4.19 2-5 few second money. He had previously put up similar time on the grass track at Epsom fur a minor placing. Mr McKenzie’s champion has made trotting history in the Dominion, and being bred on purple lines should make a name for himself as a sire. His illustrious pater, Nelson Bingen, a son of Bingen, ancL his dam Bertha Belle, a daughter of Peter the Great, were imported to this country by Mr. E. E. Lelievre, of Akaroa, who has done wonderful work in the direction of improving the Dominion’s light-harness stock. As a Southern enthusiast remarked to “Abaydos.” it is a great and successful blending of the best blood, and after all that is what counts.

STIPE’S JOB OUT WEST NOT ALL “BEER AND SKITTLES” FEW FRIENDS—MANY ENEMIES A writer in the Perth “Call” mentions the many duties pertaining to stipendiary stewardship in West Australia. pointing out that the job is not the “easy snap” a large number of racegoers think. After dealing with the dozen and one things to be attended to carefully, the writer states:—“On top of all this he must climb up to the stewards’ stand in all weathers at least six times a day and pick out the ‘dead ’uns.’ Some of them aro easy enough to pick, but the trouble is to prove it once you have got them This means an adjournment to the offices of the W.A.T.C. and probably several hours spent in fruitless crossexamination. On paper it looks a fino job. but behind the scenes it is arduous and thankless, with few friends gained and plenty of enemies made.”

WAIKATO CLUB PROPOSED MERGER DISCUSSED The committee of the Waikato Trotting Club met yesterday, Mr. IT. Burch presiding. The draft agreement between the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association and the Trotting Club for the lease of the Claudelands showgrounds to the Auckland Provincial Polo Association was discussed, and the matter was referred to the sub-committee for further consideration. A letter was received from the Otahuhu Trotting Club asking for the Waikato Club’s support for a remit recommending the amalgamation of the Otahuhu and Auckland Trotting Clubs to bo presented at the annual conference of delegates to the New Zealand Trotting Association. Several members commented on the proviso allowing the two clubs to retain their 11 racing days and to have two delegatee. Jt was decided to instruct the club’s delegates to the conference to support the remit on condition that the clubs, if amalgamated, be allowed only one delegate. The committee was instructed to select an alternative date for the autumn meeting next year, as it was the intention of the Thames Club to apply for March 28.