SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 1, 26 June 1911, Page 8

SPORTING

AUSTRALIAN RACING. By Cable—Press Association—-Copyrijli'. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, June 25. At the I'osehil! races, Wildwest ran second to Pompily in the Carlingford Handicap (a mile), ijcing beaten by a couple of lengths. THE UAN'GITIKEI CLUB. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. The Eangitikei Racing Club held a special meeting at Bulls on Saturday to consider the situation which has arisen out of the recommendation that its days of racing be given to the Marton Club, with which is is recommended to amalgamate. The position is that the club paid fully £5 per acre for one hundred acres at Bulls, and recently carried out considerable improvements. It oives £2050 on mortgage, a large proportion of which must be paid by August, 1012; also £2OO of overdraft. The land would not fetch anything like the cost for farming purposes, and it, cannot sell otherwise than subject to a lease of seven years to a number of grazing rights at £SO per annum, while its annual interest .bill is £145. As the club was the oldest in these parts, and the fourteenth oldest in New Zealand, it considers it should be allowed to race till it can meet its liabilities. While the commissioners have suggested that wherever there is a surplus in the event of a club winding up it is to be given to a hospital or to the club with which it is bidden to amalgamate, no provision appears to have been made where there is a liability which the other club should take over with the valuable privilege of extra days and monopoly. The Rangitikei Club resolved to ask the Minister to receive a deputation on its position to see if it could not race till clear. NAPIER PARK ACCEPTANCES. Napier, Last Night. Following are the acceptances for the Napier Park races:— 1

Moteo Hack Hurdles. —Espartero 11.(1, Bollin 10.11, Captain Bell 10.1, Cullinan 10.0, Tina Toa 9.0, Artie and Kildonan 9.3, Golden Clasp 9.2, Boyne Water. Mcrric Valet, Slokai, Polynices, and Whitestone 9.0.

Piitane Hack Steeples.—Waustead and Rosegrove 10.10, Hoanga 10.9, Captain Jingle 10.3, Sardonyx 10.2, Wirral 9.12, Castle Canter, Overheard, Kohupatiki' and Mahuta 9.7. '

Stewards' Stake?.—Sir Frisco 11.2, Dreadless 10.12, Projectile 9.11, Eclogue and. Ariom 9.0, Cork and Amato D.fi, Gold Circle 9.2, Separator 9.0. ' Napier Steeplechase.—Te Arai 12.11 El Dorado 11,8, Mount Cook 30,10' Xnvicr 10.3, Lull 10.0, Winiata o'.Vt' Lingerer 9.7. ' Lailies' Bracelet.—Peary and Merric Lad 11.5, Te Whetu 10.13, Monsieur Soult 10.9, Bas Blue, Fusilca, Happy New Year, Longboat, Onslow Park and Water o' Milk 10.7. '

Ahuriri Hurdles.—Passive 9.11, Golden Water 9.9, Te Ru 9.8, D'Nil 9 7 Leolanter and Windage 9.0, Mallet 9.4 Merrie Lawn 0.1. '

Settlers' Hack Ilandicap.-Seaweed 10.9, Gold Battery and Gold Circle 10.8 Amaru 10.2. Mnnupai 9.12, Pprcoler 9.11, Fuss 9.10, Kiya 9.9, Ortvia OS Composed 9.(5. Rsmeh 9.4, Golden Age' and Awl,a 9.3. Goldfinch 9.2, GoMcmnr, Fleet Week, Suffragette, Limelight, Hatana, and Loch Malm 9.0.

ft is reported that an appeal is being made in relation to the stewards awarding the last race of the Wnimate Plains Trotting Club's meeting last, Thursday to Mr. J, 0. Montefiore's Erin's Tracy.