SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 183, 24 July 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

VICXORIAX RACIXG CLUB. Received 24, 0,0 a.m. Melbourne, Last Xi»hl. Ihe annual report of the Victoria Lacing Club allows a profit for the year to be i'um The stakes for the coi'ui.iseason have been increased ljy CJ7[M making, with the added money, £4(1,7 l.'i. WIX FOR XOCTUIFORM. „., ~ . London, July ii, ihe Bridgate Park Plate raco'resulted: Xottuifonn J, Unluli 2. Yin gmekell 3.

i he success of Xoctuiform in the Bridgate Park Plate is the lirst that the »)nig chestnut son of Jlultiform-lu jNotte has recorded on English soil. VVheu Xoftuiform finished „,, by earning off the Xew Zealand Cap Derby Makes, and Canterbury Cup at the Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan Meeting cf Xovembcr, 1905, after having previously won the Australian Derby in the record I time of 2niin 32'/ 2 sec, a brilliant career [ was confidently expected of Multiformis

most bnl.iant son, and his performance on the English Turf were expected 1.0 be something phenomenal. He failed however, miserably at four and liy,.' years and Cold Country people dubbed "in the Prince of Wasters. When the ate Mr. (i. (.!. Stead parted will, Xoctuitorni the price mentioned was £7OOO and his English buyer struck a very bad bargain. The lj'ridgatc Park Plate [ is only a small race, but it is to be hoped that now the ex-Maorilander has struck form he will exhibit a sample of the wonderful speed winch characterised his winning ~ll'orts under the Southern Cross.—"Aloturoa."

WELLIIttiTOX K.C. WINTER MEETING. THIRD DAY'sTc'CEI'TANCES. By Telegraph.—Pross Association ~,, .„ „. Wellington, Night, lhe Wellington Racing Club acceptances tor the third day are: Onslow Handicap, of* 130 sovs, siv fur'7'7n U «.;'" 11 Alx.riyiiial 1(1,1. (iuhlen l.ate 9.12, \\ harokura and Duart !).(i, Lamhvevn 94, Hangipapa 9.2, Tunono ami Xurawaka 9.0. ' Crofton Hack Handicap, of 100 sov< fnn" 104), Rangihaeta' 11.10, Sandstrcain 9.9, Spinning Flight and Skye ».a, Monkey Puzzle 9.2, Cavatma and Truthful 9.0. Third. Hack Hurdles, of 100 sovs, one mile and it-half.—Lcthcrin 11.2, Defeat | 10.13, Top Rose 10.11, Ghcxirka and Immolation 10.8, Snip 10.0, Stratheona 9.0, Hatley and Jolly Roger 9.3, Sherlock Holmes, Cyrus, and Oakbourne 9.0 July Steeplechase, 0 f 300 sovs. two miles and a-half.—Loch Fvne 11 10 Tilson 10.8, U Beau 10.3, Pierre !t.l:i..Buliworth, Lingerer, Valima. and St. Aine'.ia

Winter Oats Handicap, of iiO sovs one mile.—Sir Frisco 10.J3, California 10.11, Seaman 10.7, Wailethc 10.0, \\,. original 0.12, Maharanui <).(!, Comedivi !>.», Lnmlwerii 0.2. Mcrrie Zealand, Chief Lwhicl, Knrawaka, and .Mussel !).D. , I'inal Hurdles Handicap, of 300 sovs one mile and three-quarters. Scotlv Kl.il. Compass 10.7. (.etherin and Sen Sim 10.0, Exmoor 0.13. Defeat il.Ul, Full Cry 0.0, Top Rose 0.8. Immolation 0.", Snip 9.4. Kia Ova Hack Handicap, of 100 sovs six furlongs.-Silkweb 10.13, Saiidstreain and Yosami !).!), Royal Maid 0.(1, Landwern 0.3, Flint dun, Glcntui, and (lien

THE RACING CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Tlmrsd.iv. In his opening address at the Hacin« Conference, Sir George Clifford made sympathetic reference to the death of Mr. (i. O. Stead and Mr. Petrie. The accident fund had not sufficed to meet the calls upon it. but it had been an exceptional year. Regarding recent legislation, he emphasised the belief that pure sport was greatly safeguarded by snhstituling the machine for the human layer, of odds. What abuses were attributed to the totalisator mainly resulted J from crafty adaptation of its 'system to their ends by the proprietors "of toteshops. The Racing Conference's oiler to the community had always been this: Clean betting, untainted 'with temptation to trickery or fraud, restricted in its nature £p moderate amounts, and utilising its prolits to improve sport and the means of enjoying it. We have, he added, endeavored to make racing as far as possible a sport ami not a business, and we resent the compulsory admission of bookmakers to our courses as a retrograde step. While conforming loyally to a law of which we disapprove, we eaii only trust to the common-sense of our own supporters to minimise its evils. In his lielief the New Zealand turf wis ou the whole singularly free from abuses. Wellington, Last Night. . At the Racing Conference to-day the Dales and Permits Committee, consisting of Messrs. E. W. Allison, T. W. Abbott, E. Coodliehere. John McVay. U. Hood, Williams, and 11. Friedlander, was reappointed. The committee appointed to consider and report upon the working of the Gaming and Lotteries Act reported that it considers it inexpedient at present to make any suggestion as to the general work of the Act or to alter the present regulations as recommended by the special meeting of the Racing Conference in January last, in view of (he fact that the whole matter is still in au experimental stage. The committee, however, are satislied that the prjcedure of racing clubs in the observance of the Act should be uniform, and therefore advise the incorporation of regulations in the rules of racing. The chief giving less than £4OO per day in stakes to charge a higher fee than £lO per day (except in cases where less than six licenses are issued); each holder of a license to be entitled to employ a clerk ar) a fee of 10s per day; special portions of course to be set apart for bookmakers; no bookmaker to liet after the. closing of the totalisator for each race; no bookmaker to lay tote odds; bookmakers and clerks to wear badges; no bookmaker to make any wager depending on the result of more than one race; no bookmaker to run a horse at a meeting at which he holds a license.

The accounts of the Accident Fund and the Trainers and Jockeys' Provident F:ind were adopted. It was decided to postpone consideration of the report of the committee regarding racing colors until the various notices of motion had been dealt with. The Conference then proceeded to consider amendments to the rules of racing, of which notice had been given, the following being agreed to:—Uy Sir C. Clifford, to amend part 4, rule (i, by adding the words "or ollicial forfeit 'list publislied by the recognised turf authority of anv country": by the president, page 23, part li. rule -I, that the following words lie added to the nib-: '-Nor mi any course which is not sullicientiy railed on the inside of the racing track, unless the committee of the club can show to the satisfaction of the president i .that it is unable to perform the necessity work"; by the president, at the request of hnndicappers, page 37, part 15. rule 1, strike out all words after ''any race - ' in second line and substitute "or'enter an unnamed horse in any handicap shall be lined by the president 3 miv.s for every time he shall be so run or enter such horse"; by the president, page 37, part IS. rule 3, (hat the words "or which itas been previously entered in tlie New Zealand Stud Book" be inserted after the word "country" in the second-line. The president (lion. 0. Samuel), Mr. Friedlander, and Mr. Uerrics were ap-

pointed ii committee to report to tinnext Conference as to the iulvisiilrility iiml feasibility of reducing tlie number of days' racing held hy the various chilis uslnjj the totalisator, anil to make i\>commendations thereon.