SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 17 December 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

CHKISTCHUKCH RACING CLUB. FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. Nursery Handicap. Sir Artegal 1, Arzib 2, Traitress 3. Maiden Plate.—The Libyan 1, Pretty Nell 2, Highland Reel 3. Dominion Handicap—St. Joe I, Paragon 2, Ivanoff 3. Hornby Trot.—Fancy Girl 1, Cissie Wood 2, Cleopatra 3. Springston Welter. Armamento 1, Ambroise 2, Southern Crosri 3. Flying Handicap.—Petrovna 1, Tremulous 2, Hilarity 3. Avon Trnt.—A<riw<jod 1, Miss Hugo 2. Joy 3. High-weight Handicap—Ruapehu and Patty Pan (dead heat) 1, Pallada 3.

SECOND DAY. Per Press Association. Christchiirch, Last night. Kindergarten Handicap, for two-year-olds, five furlongs.—Dabchiek 1, Arzib 2, Sir Artegal 3. Also started: Hesperus. Seafield, and Ollicious. Time. lmin. 3 2-osces. Midland Welter II indicap, seven furlongs.—Hilarity 1, Helianthcs 2. Ilnascar 3. Also started: Yardo, Mnnkev Puzzle, Amboise. Southern Cross, and Tessera. Time. lmin. 2!l l-."iser>. ' Templeton Handicap Trot (in "har- j nc>s), two miles—Dick Flv 1. Miss Vivian 2, Yitella 3. Also started: Manhrinoo Girl and Lord Speck. Time •lmin. 4see*. '

Anniversiry Handicap, one miie and a furlong.—Medallist I, IVtrnvna 2. Stratagem :l. AJso started: St. .Joe, Cwendalina. Cross Batterv. Paragon! Fireiron. Wanoff, and Treniulus. Time lmin. 50 l-ssecs. '

Hick Race Handicap, six furlongs Melinda 1. Suttee 2. Highland Reel' 3 Also started: Ruapehu. Rnnaldsli.iv, Kaikooma, Mangrove, (; 0 0,l sight" The Orient. Jacket, and Pallada. ""Time 1 min. 18 3-sseis.

Electric Handicap, five, furlongs—Sea King 1. All Guns 2. C-ekleshell 3. \|< o started: Aimee Soult, Clementine Pretlv Nell, and Fairsight Time. Imin 8 2-5 sees.

[ Islington Handicap Trot (in harness) one mile.-Fancy Girl 1. Francisra •>' Vtotta 3. Also started: Alice Wood Begonia, and Victor. Time, 2min 31 ]-■>' sees. Farewell Handicap, one mile—Armamento 1, Somirotr 2. The Libvau .( Also started: Mnnkev Puzzle and Ambrose. Time, lmin. 45 2-Ssees.

BOOKMAKERS' C(INEEREXCI-

regulations for racing gov kerences consideration.

Per Press Association. Christchurch, Monday. A conference of bookmakers, accredited delegates from the four chief centres, was beta on Saturday for the purpose of framing proposals or the regulation of Iwokmakers under the Gaming Act to lie submitted to the Racing Conference. The conference will hold a special meeting to consider the subject on 23rd January. It was decided to submit the following proposals to the conference:— License fees—Clubs giving less than £750 a day in stakes, £5 per day inside, £2 10s outside; clubs giving more than £750 and livs than £IOOO. C 7 Ms and £3 13s respectively; clubs giving £IOOO and less than £ISOO, £lO and to; clubs giving £ISOO a day anil less than £2OOO, £ls and £7 10s;" clubs giving £2OOO a day and over, £2O and £lO.

Annual licenses to be granted by the following chilis at the rates named, to lie paid half-yearly in advance:—Auckland. £l5O inside, £75 outside; Wellington. £l2s'and £O2 Ills : Canterbury. £l5O and £75; Dnnedin. £IOO and £SO. Cash bookmakers to lie allowed one clerk without additional fee.

Bookmakers and clerks to be registered by the metropolitan club of the •pKtriet in which they reside on the payment of a fee of £1 Is: the names to lie published in the official calendar: in case of partnership, one memlier of a firm to lie eligible to act as clerk. Conditions of registration to be uniform throughout New Zealand and arransred by the conference. Registered liookmakers to lie allowed on courses for which they do not apply for licenses on the same terms as public bookmakers, and to lie allowed a reasonable position in which to bet. such to be defined by rirwts: when not engaged carry - in; on their calling, bookmakers to be allowed all privileges conceded to the general public.

I TURF TOPICS. (By "Motnroa.") TARANAKT R.P. ACCEPTANCES. ioi \Uv pillK-ipal cwiil.v i.v vontcied ai tUc lanuiaki Uiiisi iiia> meeting ieu due on i-nuuy evening iasi. and owners icspoiiacu lamy >»v.i. lne cla-5-: oi Hordes engaged ic.l up to Hie standard, and a succias.ul mteting may be coulideuliv expected.

n itli St. Caiincr, Gieuuilin, Slayboy, Paul, iuliiiinator, Kings Uniii djy, llitaudo, tyreiie, and Waihuka uiuonga the acceptors, =oinc good racing ensue.

For tht minor events good entries li.iu' been received, including such wellkiiown sprinters as Uolden £aglc, Hey, larina, Jiikotahi, Utaraoa, ana SupptcI meat.

On recent form, Ic Kuiti and Hydraulic seem to be nicely placed in the Ladies' Purs*.

Clenullin, who is set to carry top weight in the Christinas Handicap, is stated to be rather backward in condition just at present, and it is. doubtful whether the son of Lochiel can be gut ready in time to do himself justice. Lhlando has a brace of Cups to his credit, and k> in fine form at present. That he can carry weight he proved at Waitara, and he is nicely placed in this handicap. Immolation is also engaged in the Hurdles, but may not oppore Showman in that event.

Trinket performed well at Waitara over seven furlongs, and shaped like a »taycr, and with nearly two stone off her liack may get the extra distance. For the Flying Handicap a good field has cried content. St. Claimer picked up a race at Feilding, and Cyrene ran -eeond to Lord Soult at Woodville. Waihuka notched a third at Takapuna, and lower down the list we find Pearlie and Tarina, who performed nicely at Waitara a fortnight ago. Of tlieir respee tive performances, I think those of St. Claimer and Cyrene about the best. Of the hurdlers, Immolation won at Waverley. Showman at Feilding, and M.Kishen at Waitara. Black Banner was whispered around as a 'dark horse" at the latter meeting, but arrived on the course too late to take part in the. HtirrHrsi. Showman'* performance in the Hack Hurdles at Feilding, when he gave weigh! and a heating to Duleinea," St. Amelia. Te Arai. Pantaloon. Earmark. Liberator, (\i--iopea. and Pardon reads very fine.

111 the Fir,t Welter there is only twelve |H>unds between top and bottom weights, and Fulminator and Bagatelle arc probably the best-conditioned one* of the crowd. Of the candidates in the Stewards' Handicap, Daisy Paul ran prominently at Fcilding and at Woodville. anil Billow showed np well in the Waitara Cup.

I Tlie much-travelled Paritutu is now -triding along nicely at Ellcrslie. He

appears to thrive on hard racing, and must lie put down as one of the cantiron sort. Tlie old horse still retains hi- dash over a mile course, as was evidenced by his running at Otaki an.l Arlington, but he has failed so often over a longer course lately that many aver lie is something of a spent light. (f the handicappers give him a show he will just about pick up a good hurdle race or two before he goes under. .Master Delaval is said to be tlie besl.nnditioned horse in training at Ellersli>-. and the Auckland Cup winner of l'nii; is expected to do big things this -eason.

Sir Ceorgc Clifford's Clanchattan, Bed llain. Fleetwood, and Cuidwife have ar- | rived at Kilcr-lie. anil are said to be i:i good nick.

Auckland'- champion two-year-old, General Sou It. is pleasing the watchers up Xorth. and they confidently look to the -on of Soult to "down" the* Southern I invaders on Boxing Day. Delegate has come on a lot since the A.11.C.'-pring meeting, and should not Ik' long in rewarding Mr. Koulston with a win.

Mr. (".. tl. Stead* brilliant sprinter. Muiijcct. has been sold to T). J Price, .ni.l goes to Australia shortly. K.os. one of the \oiing Dirkenlieads taken aero- the Ta-mau by Mr. F,. Ik Itell last year, won a race at the recent I Kp-.ou meeting. Volume has rea.-hed India in good .oi.di!ion. and will start in the next Vice. I ro\'- Cut..

All dins, tlie first of Pallas' progene to race, won a double in good -tvle at Hororata. The two-vear-old Art ill'lie has h«"n taken to Auckland to fulfil cng.i-f ments in classic events.

I Shrapnel is galloping in great stvU I at Eller»lic. ' J •*■ iMimPM-:- WW'- ...■ "ML.ISat^BL-iJL.

Grcymouth sportsman, and is entered in .several events at the New Year meeting. add Turf Topics by Moturoa The Hutt trainer, W. Davics, will take about six horses to the Manawatu and Ashurst meetings, and go on to Hulls tor the meeting on New Y'ear's Day. His team will probably include Ballarat, Vosaini, Pardon, Llamvern, Ukraine, and Ancycle. St. Joe put up a slashing performance on Saturday, when he carried top weight into first position in the big race at C'hristehureh. The field included Taragon, Ivanoff, Fireiron, Medallist, and' Mercy, and at the finish St. .Toe was doing his best to witlustand a |game challenge on the part of Paragon. St. Joe will probably be taken over to Tasmania shortly. Tliat veteran mare Petrovna made no race of the Flying Handicap at Chrstchurch, winning easily by a dozen len :hs and carrying her !)al 31b to the end if six furlongs in Imin lfeee.