SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 58, 12 March 1904, Page 2

SPORTING.

- —-♦ - ■■ STRATFORD RACING Cl.l'll. ACOKPTANCFS FIRST lIAV. Tariki Welter, seven lin 1 »ri;;H. —• Rustique Io.K, nick 'l'ur[iiii 10.7, Lurcher lli.C), 'icmil 'j.s, Tuninouriiiii 9.7, lluwcru. !)..'!, Alas 9.2, Van Cornier 8.11, Peuri dun U.K. Viceroy, Kangaroo, Torloisolhell, (iagalelle, Has lllane, Cassiopca, I'.-iumi-i:an M.7. .Uidhirst llundicnp. nine furlongs.— Rununu K.l.'i, Wuipuwu M.9, .Maureen,J.iltle Turk, Dick Tur|>in 8.2, Alas (i.9. dlmi'ii Hurdles, one mile and threequarters.— Otaio 11.7, Pharos 10. CI, Gilnockic and .Viootoi opukii 10.rj, iluttoru 1(1.7, Toledo '.1.7, Handsome Cluei y.u. Filing llandieap, m\ inl longs.— linsiiipie X.l I, Nonocii M.ii, Tnnihourinn V.io, Pair .Jess 7.1, Si. Winifred (i. i:i, Vim Courier 0.12, Aureole 0.11, Curlew, Tin- Itisllop I!.!). Sirali'i.nl Cup. one mile. Rununu ,S.i;!, Maureen anil Little Turk fi.H, Kustique H.2, Sinndru 7.0, Si. Winifred (i.IU, Vacillate, Aureole (>.'.), Tim Bishop (i.7. GENERAL F.NTRIKS. I:..rough Stakes—Stepmnr, Liquidator, . .:vpr Shell, Tnwuhilinui, General A \ outgo, Marinnller, Lnnd-o'-Cakes, Dolauoro, Rennrdouu, Bagatelle, Silver Crown, Sergius, St. Mvra Viceroy, Mukikihi, Pashli, Controller Funiiers' Plate.—Ch. g. by ;>.tck,shot, .lariellu, Native Gun, Toddy, Hindoo, Asia, St. Leo, Coiian Doyle. Cardill Stakes.—Liquidator, Pcmmican. Silver Shell, Tawuhitinui, General Average, Vacillate, Marinnller, Lund-o'-Cakes, Stepinar, Dolanoro. Renurdeau, Toddy, Sergius, St. Myra, Asia, Viceroy, Makikihi, Kedan, St. Leo, I'ashti, Controller. TIIF. MOTIJROA INC.IUF.NT. Ilv Hie courtesy of Mr <). Samuel we are enabled to publish Hie text of ;i eoiiiuiuuicatiou by him lo the secretary of the Taralinki Jockey Club on the subject of the partial removal of disqualifications. The letter explains itself : On Dec. 29, 1903, the stewards of the Tnranuki Jockey Club disqualified .John O'Connell for two years lor pulling "Moturou" in the second handicap hurdle race run at New riyuioiith on Dec. 28, 1903. The decision was based on a "question of fact"—the actual persona! observation of the stewards at the race meeting—against which there was no right of appeal. At the last mooting of the committee of the club it was proposed that the disquulillcution be removed, but the motion was negatived by the committee on division. Then a member of the committee moved and another seconded : "That notwithstanding his disqualification on Dec. 29 lust, John O'Connell be allowed to work during the term of his 'disqualification in un approved racing stable." I stated, as chairman, that 1 did not think that it was competent for a committee, under the circumstances of the case, to pass such u resolution, and consideration of tile question was deferred, it lieing understood Hint, should 1 on consideration arrive at. a different conclusion, a special meeting of the committee should lie convened to deal with the motion. No additional evidence as to the question of fact is even alleged lo exist (none was offered or is said to be obtuinuble), und the only reasons adduced in ruvunr of the motion were those applicable rather to the inconsistent running of the horse. If having been decided by the committee that the disqualification on Dec. 2!) last, should not be removed, and no fresh evidence being obtainable, and there being no evidence of subsequent good conduct on Hie part of O'Connell such us would warrant at such an early period a reduction of the punishment, the question seems to me to be one on which 1 should give a rilling for the guidance of the committee. One of the consequences of the disqualification of a jockey is that the disquuliiied jockey must not, during the term of his disqualification, be employed in a training stable. This seems to me to be based, not only on the ground that it should form part of the punishment of the jockey, but also on the ground that one who has been found guilty of corrupt and fraudulent conduct in respect of racing should be excluded from a training stable, and thus prevented from the opportunity of tampering with ruce horses, und from contaminating the stable boys and others employed in such stables. Whilst a committee has power to remove such a disqualification altogether at any lime, [ urn of opinion that it has no power—under (lie circumstances mentioned, and whilst refusing to remove the disqnalilicnlion —to remove one of the olTects of the disqualification, ami to permit the disqualified jockey to have authorised access to a training stable as is proposed, any more than it would have power to grant him permission to ride us a jockey for an approved race-liorse owner or ia a particularly specified race. It seems to me that if the committee has power to grunt permission In the one case it has in the other, but that if the committee wore to grant permission to O'Connell to ride a particular horse in a particular race, notwithstjindina his disqualification and the refusal to remove it, such permission would be ultra vires, and the horse ridden would bo disqualified for the race. This scorns to me to bo the true test, and I therefore- rule us Chairman that the proposed motion cannot be put. It does not follow that this decision is final, for it can be reviewed by the committee, ami should you receive a requisition signed by three members of the committee (under rule 13 of our club) if will be your duty to convene a special meeting for the purpose of considering this ruling. If at such meeting (of which of course proper notice must be sent to the members elected by the country clubs), a resolution be passed that in the opinion of the commit t.-o in.v ruling is erroneous, then the motion for giving leave to O'Connell to work in un approved training stable can be put. Please slumthis to each member of the ctluaillee residing 1,,.,-e and send copies lo the members elect,d by the eountrv clubs, so that every opportunity mii'v be ufl'ordiil to the committee 'to review my rilling should it be thought desirublo.-(Sd.) OLIVER SAMUIOL Chairman of the Committee. NOTKS. (H.v Moturon.) 7'lavuwiv iu „ . ■ la.wiw.n is a mere pony m stature. Silkworm's form leads to ,he be'"'l that he will be qui I e as brilliant as his hnlf-hrother llohnro. H,. j s undoubtedly a \riy smart colt. The Musketry—Dudu lilly Anniversary recent'ly got into a iuirbed wire lence, and has an enlarged knee Shrapnel Shell has been taken up again, and appears sound on it. H e will be seen out lit the end of this month. The Gipsy Grand— Coronal colt purchased at the last Fllorslio sale,' is growing in(„ a lino-looking horse' ITe will go into W. Davis' stable' and may be seen out in the autumn' Kmir won three races at .veight I'or-uge at the A.rt.C. meeting. The heavy going „„,< wit |, „,' , V;m _ K n '" I'Yiday last was dead agamsl a long-striding horse such is Machine (inn The (■„„„..., ~ ~..:,. won Die Napier Cup two vers | mL -k was shipped to South Africa lasL week by the s.s Surrey Otuiri was mad,. „ „',,„„, u)v , v „.. i to for the hurdle race decided on Hie opening day of the VYnni'uniii meeting, but he finished outside a dace Marmot won Ihe Australian (.up Troin end to end. Romeo's second in the Weug.imii Cup makes the seventh occasion on which he lias lilled a like position this season. Not. a single favourite got homo on the first day of the Wnngunni meeting. Mr Evett must have felt a proud man that day. Ttannna found 12st 71b to be more tban he was master of in the hack hurdles race on t.ho first day of tho Wanganui meeting. Ho was last all tho way.

Choorka's time in the Wanganui Cup was ilmin <!sec. H. Donovan will go across to Sydt ney to ride Gladsome In her cngage-i uients at the A.J.C. Autumn ■Meeting. Donovan is a capuble horsm man, a good judge of pace, and can ndo a strong finish. He is just the sort ot ruler to suit. a. free goer like * Gladsome. w Bookmakers did very well over the Wanganui meeting ; in fact, they hud only one bud ruce. This was the juvenile handicap won by Valois, A big commission was worked for this lilly, though her stuble companion, Novgorod, was favourite on the course. -Many people consider that these horses, being owned und trained in the same stable, should havo boon coupled on the machine. Jewellery is helping to keep llio defunct St. Leger's name given this season. The Covernment stallion Tyranny Is represented in the lCgmont Htck Produce Stakes of 1900 by a 11!ly out of Fortune Teller. ' On the first day of the Wanganui meeting three Scepniuks finished iirst and second and third in the Juvenile . Stakes, und two Soults occupied ■ similar positions in the Flying Handicap. The fuct of Seahorse's name being missing from all the leading flat handicaps set down ior decision in the Old Country during the spring and summer, makes it appear as though he were amiss. It is found, however, that Mr tiollun has the chestnut son of Nelson well engaged in jumping events, und his name uppears amongst the entrants for the Jubilee Hurdle Race of lOOsovs at Liverpool, Great Sandow Hurdle Race, and the Grand International Hurdle Race at Gutwiek. Marmot, who won the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race Inst July, is evidently a rate stamp of L horse to put over the battens, for 1 in the running of the Bond 'Jup at 1 Cuulfield on Feb. 13, he beat a good field of ten over a mile and a half on the flat. However, though Marmot showed the way home to his opponents the event was not destined to go down to his credit, as his jockey failed lo draw the weight. To furnish the first horse for such a race with a jumper and then to lost the stakes on a question of short weight is the essence of ill-luck, and the owner is a man to be sympathised with Sea Lion, the three year old full brother to Achilles, is evidently a long way below the calibre of his famous relative. He suffered a bract of further defeats in moderate company at tho Wanganui meeting last week.