SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 189, 31 July 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

NEW GAMING ACT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palnierston North, Last Night. 'Hie attention of the police bavin;. 1 > ilirected to the sporting notes o "Asmodeous," published in the Mana watii Daily Times on 18th instant, Mr K B. Hobon, as proprietor, has received a summons under the Gaming Act, 11108. setting out that he published a suggestion as to the probable result of a"eertam horse race to be run at Trentliam, the said suggestion being in the words following:— -Topics of the Turf.—Today's Trentliam Meeting.—Sir Frisco has been doing some good work on the track, and should he. much fancied in the Parliamentary Handicap t<r-day. Dawn and Seaman should also lie handy when the wmimig-post is reached," contrary to the form of the statute in such' ca-e made and provided. Of the three horses mentioned. Sir Frisco won and Seaman ami Dawn provided second and third respectively in the Parliamentary Handicap. This is the first prosecution of the kind under the new Gaming Act.

I The annual report of ihe llawke's Thy Jockey Club discloses a profit of 12230 on the year's operations. The niortga«'e ( IHOOO) matured on 20th August last, and was paid off. The racecourse and buildings are now free from encumbrances, but there remains an overdraft due to the Bank of New Zealand amounting to ,f.US!>. Tic committee believe that with continued :-arefill administration all liabilities will be ,:>xtinguished before the next annual meeting of the club. The money paid in stakes

last year amounted to CT-I'.UI. an increase of t!)70 on (he sum paid in the previous year.