SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1919, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE BOOKMAKER! SVH. " ®§| REMARKS BY HON. E. MITCHEIySOJt,/ '_ f By Telegraph.—Press Amu.—Copyright, » Auckland,. last HlgM. : : . : M 1 "Every effort is still being ttide bythr 'M committee to rid the turf of tin uivmUN* 'm element thnt Ins, in the past, done to HWb' 'S to cause people to look upon raclnf ,as in, 'jjg evil," mid the lion. K Mltebelion in hu Imi' H sldential nrttlrcss at the nnnanl meeting df'-Vjjfl the Aucklnnd Itaclng Club, "and still Is much to he done before mint cut looked upon without ausplclog. Tb» ttata-291 blot remaining Is the bookmaker. It li what remarkable that hitherto the law hM 'W fulled to bring about thin most deslraM»t»« jjij form. Betting la still belnit curled on |B » « large way In alll parts of th« country la deflanco of the law, much to tha drtrUMatiiJ of legitimate and fair racing, for It |Tjbm open secret thnt many own en and Ihf.MMifiJ eenerally are feeling the evil effect* uimirt through the Influence of bookmaker* Bit mjt % frlnda on some of our trainers anil loekart. Bomethint! must be done It this grit tat '* growing evil la to be remedied. Oa* WW #t-y resisting thin great reform Is by (ltlnt aßWtffi to the resolution that waa osrrlad k yuKj Ilngton by the Racing end Trotting ences, namely, to nllow doubls betting mtfjmM totallsator to be resumed. TWa In ltMlf fi|"/ not altogether remedy the erfl, ; will go a long way In that direction," aHLsE i conclusion, Mr. Mltchelson Mid u&Jm fnt <*fi reform necessary was to bare an trtnSff ;«?! and jockeys' licenses Issued by the esUHBLJiI and not by district committee*, W*e»'.i/1! i doiibt did their best, bat woe alwija>i4)Ni ./'J to local Influence. . lyn RICCARTON TRAINING • V* » (Special to Dally M ' ' rj| Christ church, tut XUi' '• II The weather conditions were perfect atßlo* carton this morning when most of tba flnivw National candida/es go( through some able taaka. To-morrow, the grass track WtQ' >! be open, and there Is sure to bt a lot (C )£•'''£ leresllng work and a good deal of jumping, ; • * Coalition cast twd-roonds behind on tin taa, £ \ moving freely all through. Be Is rmt «3'd at present ,t!JJ Bon Iteve, who la In great heart, trotted '■ three rounds on the tan, and Art jmt rfant* f of dash Into his task of two rounds on 3 t sand. • jt Rewl T'oto got over two clrcolta OB tbts sand, finishing strongly down the straight J< Maßter 7,upln, who Is to be jumped ' , morrow, went steadily orer two rounds of f the sand, Be appears to b« quite ratal it again. , M Signature's-task was two rounds on tht li > sand, the last being accomplished at ft solid pace. Sleight of Hand, who. looks Hf gTestly' * Improved order, strode over two rounds the tan,nt a useful pace. / J Reformation moved really well iln getting I over ,two rounds on the sand, and Hlrama •.i . did ono round In good atyle. ' ! .:sj Gamecock was restricted to trotting and -5 cantering In the centre. : .'g Parisian Diamond Teeled off two rounds on 's the Rand at a steady gait. a! Munster, who hurt himself a few dug ll ago, which necessitates his being spellsd., ''■ l went one round steadily and another at a $ solid pace. He Is apparently quite sound * again. .• m ..mI 1 !?, ' Aw ."' wUh 0el1 " Ul> ' ww * Snlahed W| • ©thlbltlon in ft round of the stNDlMluu ® course. imu2 m and Slr 8010 mn let * w « h Gold Kip looking really well, cast tm rounds of the sand behind at a terrlreable "A pare. . . m Paraoa, who Is now In P. D. Jones' stable ' 2 was given two rounds on the sand, the seoond . 1 at three-quarter pace v .'feS Klllioyna moved nicely In a round of fh« "3 sand, wiille useftil tasks ware apnortlonad Vl Elocution, Achllledes, Merry tad. Trouble- "fl Rome, All Over, Omahu, Cerberus. Moorahu, • 3 Morecarabe, Red Ken. Cynic, Samel, Multlrn,' '-M and a number of others. ''./ li Mnsti-r Strowan, with F Kills In the went a round of the big fences, JumnlngJn -•! h s usual finished atyle. He Is coming im nicely with every gallop. i TROTS AT ADDINOTOK, , M The big trotting track at Addtngtm Is «tm '""3 too heavy for training operations, but, frosts keep off, it may be opened on Wedaes<, day. It has had a good soaking, bnt should 'i n M be In nice order by Saturdsy. a This morning a large number of hones wer# J exercised on the email course, which was In il fairly good order. Half and three-quarter pace work was the general run of the tasks, * f . the only exception being Cello Sydney Wilkes, j who was hurried along at nearly ton smm : orer several circuits by a little pacer. He Is \M very well at present. Brown's Nugget and. i Bundnrn, the latter on the lead, wers sent 1 along ni a useful pace, as were Pax and ''9 Lady Superior. ■' ffolson Binger, who has never looked so 'J we", was kept to Jogging. Amongst the other* let off wltli, liciit tflslcs were Wild Pllga, J Hard, Red Heather, Trix Ga; Wllk»l, , '%jo Tassey M., and Tnmarhk. '