SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON NOMINATIONS. • By Telegraph.—Press Associates. Wellington, Yesterday. The Wellington Racing Club's nominations for the summer meeting are as follow: WELLINGTON GUP. One and a half miles.—Kooka, Sir Knox, Bee, Miiltum in Parvo, Black Heart, Sir Alba, Gold Soult, jSir Solo, Red Ribbon. Imarose, Warstep, Snub. Ogier, Bandy, Blackall, Dribble, Eligible, Byron. Speoialforin, Taringamutu, Merry Gain, Balboa, Indigo, Adjutant, Wishful. Ladogenr, Bertrada, Sedd-ul Bahr, Chortle, 'Ardenvlior, Rijnaldo. First Glance, Mystified, Master Moiitoa, Tangihon, Sinapis, Maniaroa, Welcome Nugget, Rewi Poto, .Montana, Square Deal, Orleans. WELLINGTON RACING CLUB HANDICAP. One mile and three furlongs.— Kooya, Imnier, Sir Knox, Bee, Black Heart, Sir Alba, Gold Soult, Roumania, Sir Solo, Warstep, Snub, Ogier, Bandy, Blackall, Dribble. Eligible, Byron, Specialform, Tariugatnutu, Rnllma Indigo, Adjutant, Wishful, Ladogenr, Bertrada, Sedd-ul Bahr, Thoughtful, Ardenvlior, Rinaldo, First Glance, Tangihou, Sinapis, Maniaroa, Welcome Nugget, Montana, Square Deal, Orleans, Rewi Poto. SUMMER HANDICAP. One mile. —Lady Middleton, Hinemami, Rangitero, Imnier, Belasco, Bee, Down, Depredation, Black Heart, Croesus, Sir Alba. Admiral Beatty, Taj Mahal, Gold Soult.Red Ribbon, Ogier, Bandy, Blackall, Dribble, ■Eligible, Byron, Daytime, Taringamutu, Tete-a-Tete, Marco Bello, Indigo, Wise Bird, Nightwatch, Flying Start, Adjutant, Wishful, Halimi, Recorder, Ladogeur, Nones, Emperador, Expect, Bertrada. Sedd-ul Bahr, Joey, Mystified, Meltchikoff, First Glance, Mia Cara, Rinaldo, Finduorn, Chortle, Shaki, Montana, Tirana, Square Deal, Orleans, Rewi Poto.

TARANAKI DISTRICT COMMITTEE.

The Taranaki District Committee met last night. Present: Messrs L. A. Nolan (chairman), S. Pitt, W. Phillips, A. Alexander, L. B. Webster. J. Gray, 0. W. Sole, W. C. Weston, A. R. Stan'dish, E. F. Blundell, A. W. Budge, P. Orbell, N. King, Jj. H. Chaney, and" W. Hookam.

Trainers' licenses were granted to .Tames Thacker and J. W. Clareburt. Jockeys' licenses were granted to A. N. Goddard and Ronald Trigger. The latter was also granted an apprentice's license. Several other applications were held over. Gentlemen riders' certificates were granted to Messrs F. Aubrey, T. L. Paget, G. E. Clough, E. Fryer, and Tohi Toto. T.J.C. COMMITTEE. Subsequently the committee of the Taranaki Jockey Club met, the same gentlemen being present, with the exception of Messrs. Pitt, Gray, and Budge. Two new members 1 were elected, and four gentlemen were proposed for membership.

It was decided to ask the Railway Department to run an excursion train from Wanganui for the February meeting at New Plymouth, as was done this year. It was decided to extend all 'privileges to returned soldiers and men on leave from the military camps for the Christmas meeting. Mr. G. N. Skelton was appointed Clerk of the Course for the Christmas meeting, and it was decided to use Mr. J. Bennett's patent starting device.