SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 26 March 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. • Perth, March 25. At Knlgoorlie races Prophecy, half brother to Solution, won the (lumens. Melbourne, March 25. In view ot the application of quarantine to Wren's tote and the City Tattersail's Club, the principals of both unconditionally surrendered, and promised to tyke 110 further part in their respective businesses. The police accepted the surrender conditionally on the Cabinet approving. The Acting-Premier docs not see lion* the Government eau enter into a bargain with offenders against the law. Received 2oth, 11.29 p.m. Sydney, March 25. The betting on the Doneaster is: 7 to 1 C'ollarit, 10 to 1 Istria and .larches, 12 to Maximise, North Head, AVaudin, anil lhalalaba. On the Cup, 5 to 1 Proceed, (i to 1 Dividend, 7 to 1 Dyed Garments, 8 to 1 Realm, 10 1 Garehes. TURF TOPICS. By ''Moturoa." The total sum paid away in stakes by the Victoria Racing Club over the recent autumn meeting, held at Fleniington, was £14,780. As the biggest cheque only amounted to £IS7S, and Jive owners were in the four figure payments, it may be interred that the stakes money was well distributed.

Humbler, the full brother to Uattleaxe, who had been thrown out of training last season owing to his bleeding from the nose, is apparently to be given another chance to win distinction on the racecourse, as he figures as an entrant for several of the minor handicaps to be run at the A.K.C. autumn meeting. Kamblcr served a season at the stud last year.

Speaking of the effect of driving bookmakers from the French turf, which was done last year, Mr. Erischof, who heads tne ilst of steeplecnase owners, said that 110 small stable can exist without bookmaking; but as most of the turf men in France race for sport, betting is of little consideration to tlieni. The totalisator suttices for whatever speculation they choose to indulge in. At the close of some betting cases at Kinuinghain in .January the lawyer who appeared for the police asked the stipendiary if he could give a definite ruling on the new Act as it concerned the "punter." After some legal argument, the stipendiary ruled that for- a "punter" to be convicted it must be proved that he habitually used ;i certain street for the purpose of betting with a certain bookmaker.

The questions of complimentary and luncheon tickets is apparently sbiiiething of the burning order 011 this coast. At a recent meeting of delegates, a motion was carried that it be a recommendation <0 the committees to curtail tin* issue of complimentary and luncheon tickets, and the secretaries be instructed not to issue complimentary tickets to any person outside the oilicials of his own club.

Messrs Ross and Bradshaw. "Wellington, report the following business: Thompson and Kail way Handicaps—--000 to (> Marguerite and Contender, 500 to 4 Aeolus and Gazcley, ;10<) to 2 Immolation and Golden Cairn, 400 to 2 .Splendid Idea and Sunbonnet, 300 to 3 •St. Joe and Probable, 300 to 2 Tupons and King Billy.