SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 301, 15 May 1911, Page 8

SPORTING.

KING GEORGE AT KEMPTON , PARK. , By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 15, 12.15 a.m. London, May 14. The King was present at the Kempton Park meeting. The Great Jubilee Handicap resulted: Bachelor's Double 1, Wolfeland 2, The Story 3. QUEENSLAND RACING. Received 14, 5.5 p.m. Brisbane, May 14. The Brisbane Thousand resulted:—Destruction 1, My Gavonne 2, Precious 3. Seventeen started. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 30sec. Several horses fell, and Lord Lovatt and Nelson's Lady were badly injured and had to be destroyed. The jockeys escaped with a shaking. HAWKE'S BAY RACES. SECOND DAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Saturday Night. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's autumn meeting concluded to-day in fine weather. The going was heavy. The sum of £10,711 was put through the totalisator, against £7809 10a on the second day of last autumn meeting, making a total for the two days of £21,428, compared with £14,441 last year, an increase of £6987. Results.— Ohiti Hack Handicap Hurdles—Golden Water 1, Appin 2, Tina Toa 3. All start-, ed. Castleside was left at tbe post. .A splendid race, won by a head, four lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 43sec.

Okawa Hack Handicap, seven furlongs —Erin 1, Solon 2, Raupare 3. Scratched: Cork. Won by a nose, a length between second and third, and the others close up. Time, lmin 35sec. Hawke's Bay Stakes, six furlongs and a-lialf—Royal Scotch 1, Bandiera 2, Madam Madcap 3. Scratched: Vice-Admiral, Sunburnt, Odessa, Remissness. From a good start Royal Scotch went to the front, followed by Formby and Bandiera. After going a furlong* Formby took up the running to the entrance to the straight, when Royal Scotch again assumed command, and Madam Madcap moved into the second berth. A great race "home resulted in Mr. Watts' colt winning by three parts of a length, two lengths separating second and third. Time, lmin 23 4-ssec. Burke Memorial Stakes, one mile and a-quarter—Lady Menscliikoff 1, Vice Admiral 2, Woodhi-y 3. Scratched: Fort William. Won by a nr-ck. after a great finish, Woodhev two lengths a way third. Time, 2min 11 3-ssec.

Scurry Hack Handicap, five furlongs— Pereelcr 1. Axis 2, Auroa 3. Scratched: Tuatalii and Lady Edna. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 4 3-ssec. Mangatarata Handicap Hurdle Race, one mile and a-quarter—Reumac 1, Eiya •2. Hanga also started, but fell. Eiya led by half a furlong for a mile and a

half (sic), when Reumac spurted and

won by six lengths. Time, 3min 2Ssec. Juvenile Handicap, live furlongs—Rangiatun 1, Blue Lake 2, Frieze 3. All started. Won by a length, a neck dividing second and third. Time, lmin 4 3-3 sec. l'Vrcwcll Handicap—Sunburnt 1, Faunu- 1, Effort 3. Scratched: Fort William and Josie. Won by a length. Time, lmin 17sec. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. BY THE RACING APPEAL COMMITTEE. Wellington, Last Night. Following is the judgment of the Racing Appeal Committee in the appeal by thi! Tologa Bay Jockey Club against the decision of the Hawke's Bay Metropolitan Committee in upholding the appeal lodged by R. Reynolds, owner of the horse Fashion Plate, in that the said horse was not trained by an unlicensed trainer. The material facta are as follows: Thomas Atkins, who had at one time been a licensed jockey, was under en-, gagement to three owners to look after their horses while being prepared for the Tologa, races. The horses were all stabled at the private stable of one of the owners, and Atkins received payment from them jointly, but did not provide feed. One of the owners appears' to haye been constantly in communication with Atkins, and the other two only occasionally. All three claim to have instructed Atkins as to the work to be given to the horses, and Atkins claims that he was engaged as a stableman,) and not as a trainer. In each easel in the entry form the owner is given as' the trainer. I

At Tologa Bay races one of these horses, "Fashion Plate," came in first for the Ladies' Bracelet, and another, "Awanui," came third, but its jockey' neglected to weigh in. On objection, the' stewards disqualified Fashion Plate un-j der part XXI, rule 2, of the Rules of: Racing, for having been trained by an; unlicensed trainer. j

An appeal against this decision was upheld by the Hawke's Bay Metropolitan Committee, and the Tologa Bay Racing Club in turn lodged the appeal now before the committee against the rcverial of its judgment. "Having heard the parties, and considered all the circumstances, we are of opinion that Thomas Atkins must be : regarded as the trainer of the three! horses under his charge, and therefore his neglect to taken out a trainer's] license involves disqualification of the horses trained by him. We consider that the right of an owner to train his' own horses without a license must be' considered rigidly as applying to cases' where such training is personally super-j vised and is conducted from stables in the occupancy of such owner. In this we have the facts that (a) Thomas Atkins was superintending the workin" and feeding of horses for three indc° pendent owners; (b) two of the owners resided at a considerable distance from the stables;- (c) Thomas Atkins had been a licensed jockey and worker in training stables, hence we cannot resist the conviction that his professional ex-1 pcrienee was the main reason for the I gathering together of the horses underl his care. We are further confirmed in| our opinion by the obvious inutility of j restrictions as to licensed trainers il, they can be evaded by any owner or combination of owners engaging any

person to act as stableman at distant stables with goncral instructions as to his methods.

"We also regard part XXI, rule 2, as a special warning- to owners, trainers, and others against employing to manage their stables any person who has ridden j or trained for hire. Such person should | under the rules apply for a license. We, therefore, uphold the appeal of the. Tologa Bay Jockey Club, and confirm the disqualification of the horse Fashion Plate for the Ladies' Bracelet; under part XXVII, rule 3. The owner of Preston Pans, now adjudged the winner,' is only entitled to the prize offered for j the first horse, as the second prize was not part of the stake, but a separate! donation from the race fund. We direct that all deposits be refunded."