SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 205, 4 October 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE A.J.C. MEETING. PRINCE FOOTE WIXS THE DERBY. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copy rig* Received 3, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, October i. Fine and warm weather favored tlu ! annual meeting of the Australian Jockey Club at Ruudwick to-day. Tlv.'re wire 25,000 people present, 'including Karl Dudley (Uovcrnor-ticnerul) and .Lord Chelmsford (State Uowruorj. Results: Hurdles—Hermes 1, Kaliibiuokka ■> Lodestar 3. Sixteen skirted. The two first placed horses led all the wav. Kairoina never showed in the first part of the race and gave up at the back on the last round, apparently being interfered with. Won by three'length,'. Time 3inin 4!)'/, sec. |

Trial Stakes-Osiris 1, Monobcl 2, Flavcl 3. Seventeen started. Won by a neck, half a length separating the second and third horses. Time, 2iniu 11% see. AUSTRALIAN DERBY. Prince Foote (McCarthy) .. i Putronatus (Barden) .. . ■» Danllo (Connell) .. .. " 3

All started, except Clamour. A good start was made. Provocation nullin" hard. The Xew Zealander was first past the stand, with llaylield, Grist, Malt King, Cidyea and Prince Foote in attendance. At the mile and a-quartor, Provocation and Grist were sljVhtlv | anead of Hnyfield and Prince Foote °Tli'» ; pace was somewhat slow. At. the mile the Xew Zealander and Grist had in creased their pace, and were followed by Prince l«oote, Malt King and Hayneld. At the six-furlongs point, Patronatus went up to the leaders, and at the five-furlongs, Prince Foote fell back to third to last position. Patrohatus and Grist showed the way at the half-mile, closely followed by Danilo, Provocation and Prince Foote. In the straight Grist aropped back Provocation wal also falling hack.- At tie distance there was a great race between Danilo, Patrona'tus and Malt King. Prince Foote made a fast run on the outside, cutting down the leaders and winning by a length and a half, three-quarters of a length separating second an'd third, Provocation finishing seventh. Time, 2min 37% see

EPSOM HANDICAP. Hyman (Callinan) ~ j Kycadgerie (Connelly) ' "9 Maltine (Barden) .. ' "3 All the acceptors started. Exception, Xgauruhoe, Jiallantrae and Flavinius' were the first to show out. Parsee Silverhauipton, War Bee and BrHiUtvcl were left at the post and spoiled nnv chances they might have had. At the six furlongs Nuwarra, Eliy, Flavinius, Maltine and Golden Slipper were at the head of affairs, Achillean and Aborigine being with the next bunch. At the home turn Nuwarra still maintained the lead, 1 with Flavinius showing out from MulI tine, Hyman and Kerlic. At the distance I 'Hyman came up wide and fuught nut I the battle with Kycadgerie. Maltine won by a neck, a length bci;i« het\vc«u seeoi.M and third. After the placed hordes came Nil warm, Flavinius, vhuri gme, Aliis, Kerlie and Golden Sliiipc'l'line, lmin. 43y t tiee. Spring Stakes.—Trafalgar (Harden) ! Lord Nolan (Smith) 2, Togo (Hous"man) 3. Eight started. From the mile, Linacre made the running nil the war to the straight, with Mountain Kin«, Lord Nolan, Montcalm and Trafalgar in attendance all the way. Once headed' •for home, Linacre gave place to Lor I Nolan, Trafalgar and Togo. A great race ensued from the distance, where Lord Nolan was in front, but Trafalgar with a great rush got on terms, an I, after a desparate struggle, beat Lord Nolan by half a, length. Linacve being last. Maranui and Provocation Mid not start. Time, 2min. 3U%sec. Kensington Handicap.—Loyal 111 -ie (7.13) 1, Plush (8.3) 2, Grey Plume (7.13) 3. Twenty-seven started. Won by a ihead. Dime, lmin. 28'4sec.

WELLINGTON PONY RACES. By Telegraph.—Press Association Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club held races at Minimal- on Saturday. The weather was line and the attendance large. Thirty bookmakers were licensed. Results:

Visitors' Handicap.—Ora Pinsent (10.2) 1, Picotee (D.B) 2, Prince Boy (8.0) 3. Time. lmin. 14>/ s see. Maiden Handicap.—Merring (S.(i) 1, Miss lluby (8.0, carried 8.4) •>, I'mi'l (8.10) 3. 'Tame, lmin. Ki4-ssce. Members' Cup.—Gold Cup (10.4) 1, Petronel (8.0) 2, Sir Possible 7.12 3. Time, lmin. 20 Msec.

Shorts' Handicap.—Miss King (B.S) 1. Dorina (0.7) 2, Dumps (S.O) 3. Time, 55sec.

Somerset Hai.'iicap.—Billy ('.1.2) 1. Lady Dauphin (8.4) 2, Sunshine (!>..">> .'!. Time, lmiir. Mig-jscc.

Electric Handicap.—lVtvoncl (K.li, carried 8.8) 1, Moata (10.10) 2, Channel (8.10) 3. Time, 5!14-">sec.

Commenting on Mr. Justice Sim's recent decision in Harnett's appeal against the magisterial decision fining him for publication of betting quotations, the Press remarks: "As we understand ti:e judgment, it is not against the law for] any newspaper to publish, as a matter of public information, dividends actua l\paid on any race, or the state of the I betting market. His Honor, indeed, held in the particular case he tried that it is not unlawful to publish betting odds from day to day, even before the races take place, always provided that the notification is not couched in euch a wav j as to show that any person, club or as sociation named or indicated therein is ready to make bets on any horse race, or to act as agent for any other person in making such bets, or to act in any other way in connection with betting on a horse race. We have no doubt this decision is sound law. It is certainly in accordance with common sense, and w: believe it is sound from the point of view of public policy. There was something almost pathetically absurd in the idea that while the legislature legalised the totalisator and made the State share in its profits, it intended to make it unlawful for any newspaper to give the public reliable information as to the dividends actually paid on any race. If that had indeed been the law, it would have laid Parliament open to the criticism that while it was quite ready to take, on behalf of the State, part of the money invented on the totalisator by the public, it was determined, as far a« possible, to prevent the public froai knowing whether or not they were being honestly dealt with in the operations. Similarly, when the legislature went a step further and legalised the hookmaker, it would have been equally unfair to the public to suppress publication of betting quotations. If that had really been done Parliament would have said, in effect. 'We see no harm in beeting, and therefore we have determined to legalise the bookmaker. At the same time we will keep the public in the dar'rf as far as possible, by prohibiting tht publication of the state of the bettin;! market. We will thus give the dishonest bookmakeis every facility for cheatinf their clients.' It should be noted, how ever, that the judgment referred t( hardly supports the contention that t"i. publication of dividends actually paii on any race is legal. As u matter o fact, this phase of the question is flea' with explicitly in another section of til ■ Act."