SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1919, Page 7

SPORTING.

TROTTINO. METROPOLITAN MEETING CONCLUDING DAY'S BESULTS> By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Christchureh, Last Night. The Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather. The track was in excellent order, and the attendance was. good. The totallsator handled £52,326, making £135,117 10s for the meeting as compared with £92,144 at last year's two day gathering. Alter the National Cup, an enquiry was held to consider the running of Admiral Wood as compared with his form in the August Handicap, and the King George Handicap on the previous day. The explanation of the owner and trainer was accepted, but the stewards expressed the opinion that the stipendiary stewards' action In asking for an explana■im was quite Justified. Results:— MIDWINTER HANDICAP.-6 Wild Pedro 1, 2 Sol 2, 4 Ben Bell 3. Also started: 1 Balnaraoan, 3 Lady Patricia, 7 Mushroom, 5 Cralbwood, 8 Patard. Won by a length. Time, 4.40 2-5. FEDERAL HANDICAF.-8 Dillon Direct 1, 1, Miss Kolfe 2, 5 Breadallrane 3. Also started: 7 Sliver Quick, 9 Bttndura, 2 Maaanga, 11 Pleasant Mount, 10 Blrdwood, 3 Legacy, 6 The Whip, 4 Itamitlare. Won by a long neck. Time, 3.45 1-5. NATIONAL CUP—4 Trlx Pointer 1, 4 Admiral Wood 2, 5 Moneymaker 3. Also started: 4 Matchllght (bracketed with Trlx Pointer and Admiral Wood), 8 3herwood, 6 Agathos, 7 John Dillon, 3 Erin's Queen, 2 Cello Sydney Wilkes, 1 Vice-Admiral. Won by half a length. Time, 4.32 4-5. ADDINQTON HANDICAP.-l Nelson Bingen 1, 6 Imperial Crown 2, t Rita Peter 3. Also started: 4 Whispering Willie, 7 Electrocute, 3 Whist, 5 Gay Wilkes. Won by two lengths. Time. MO 4-5. ISLINGTON HANDICAP.-3 Colenut 1, 2 Lieutenant 2, 8 Rorke's Drift 3. Also started: 5,-iAIC McKlnney, 1 Lord Mloto, 7 Capprlcio, 0. Captain Stanley, 4 Granger, 2 Dandy Chimes (coupled with Lieutenant), 10 Tamarask, 9 Harold Devon. Won by two lengths. Time, 4.38. Alf McKlnncy finished in third place, but *was disqualified for crossing. HBATHOOTB HANDICAP.-!) Gay Wilkes .%& Bed Heather 2, 6 Imperial Crown 3. Also started: 5 Nelson Bingen, 4 Whist, 1 Our Girl, J' Lady- Patricia, 10 Prince Coronado, 8 Gold Crest, 3 Beeswing, n Seychelles. Won by a | length. Time, 3.49 2-5. .-WGHTNINU HANDICAPS Emlllus 1, 8 John Dillon 2, 5 Nancy Stair 3. Also started: 2 Dean Di110n,.7 Bundong, 9 Brown's Nugget, 10 Pax, 3 Sympathy, 1 Joan of Arc, 8 mak<>, Won by half a length. Time, 2 45 3-5 FAREWELL HANDICAP.-4 Mlntson 1, 8 2, 7 Rorke's Drift 3. Also started: 9 Huon Patch, 5 Cora Dillon, 10 Tamarisk, 13 General Link, 3 Hectorata, 11 i&v'F'ci 8 Harol<l Dlrect ' 12 »* Fulham, 2 Captain Stanley, 1 Admiral Hal Won by three; lengths. Time, 2.14 3-5. .OKAND NATIONAL ACCEPTANCES. »!.-,■. Christchureh, August 15. ;«W following are the Canterbury Jockey ywb'a acceptances for the third day : -HUNTERS' PLATE-Gay Light 12.11, Sonny J2 .\^£S t „,J, l(l ' W " ulow 110 ' A<*herl U.O ,«^P! aWRY STKKPLECHASE.-Grafteila H.W, su Sebastian, 11.9, Lawsuit 10.2, The Grand 9.11, Tradltor 9.7. [ HEATMOTE HANDICAP. Gazlque 11.11 Form Up 11.3, Rebekah 10.10, All Over 10 9 ii'JSiif? 9 h F S ten » a "«y »•'. Rlsingham "• 2 „. BeltobU-e 9.0, Borodino 9.0, Merton 9 0. »575 HWBBI'ES-Master Moutoa 11.9, Aehllledes 11.8, Tip Up 11.2, Reformation 11.2 Bed Cent m wild Pilgrim 8.12, sir Medallist "•Sonny «-0, Hardshot 9.0, Tigerland 9 0 4 w Y , D^ NH O fY HUHDLES-Rewi' Poto 11.8, of J 1 ; 8, Sl6lght ot ni "••. Paraoa 10.13 Sir Solo 10.9, Omahu 10 4, Jeannot 9 2. Slbnature 9.0, Reformation 9.0. MNCOLN STBKPLECHASE.-Master Lupin 11.12, Lochella 11.6, Gang Awa' 113 Slgna^2- 7 ' P'l'nogue 9.7, Merry Lad 9.7. HANDICAP.-PreUy BobNy 11.3, Tamaroa 10.9. Glenshlne 10.3, Black Mountain 9.13, Spyglasß 9.11, Imaribbon 9 8. Strayshot 9 3, The Sapper 9.0, Single Rope 9.0, Grand Duchy 9.0. .. .BBLWYN HANDICAP.-Form Up U.e.-Kll-bpyne 10.13, Rebekah 10.13, All Over 1011 Gamecock 9.18, Elocution 9.13, Moorabbe 9 9* Redsbire 9.7, Comment 9.7, Hiero 9.0 Bellshire 9.9, Borodino 9.0, Sonnino 9.0, Pyjama EGMONT-WANGANU? HUNT CLUB WEIGHTS '» t{^^W#n«ofct«Bt::Nlglit. m>« weights for the fgmoM-Warjganui' Hunt Cjlub. are as fojlflw,;—„ ; .."■■. &WF%?' '■ 'fsW& : " iUS.: 1 4"lieMseslde 1113 Grattan IlO.Delage W& w s'^¥ e .i' I * a *¥■ Wingipau, SteU pa*, Hijby. Paul, Hying Dead Leap 10.0. T .-.;;; MOUMAHAKI MAIDEN HACK?'iOTta furlongs.—Simon, Master Webber, . Sir - William 9& Applaud 91 Se|f Alliance: fernrflraka 7.3/. Cheer.Up 9:2, Otanga, ZlmmSfe Moßuinent, Tokanganui, War Shot, Mort Avifejjjife W, K»whaiv ; Silent, EGMONT-WANGANUI HUNT. C%E*AIUP about three 'miles.—Cornelian 11.6, ifiS&i&ll 2 Stetson 11.0, Argo 10.9. BUteriJ''rl&«K9l3! Khartoum 912, Ngatroneas, BraemaK Maungapou, Neufische 9.7. :" -J d a S™ T f n R J , , EY n HANDICAP ' mlle.-bepre-datlon 10.12 Hushman 10.6, White Blaze 1(1.5 Arch 97, Trombone 9.4, Bingham 9.3, Rose i Kalmanawanui 90 LADIES' BRACELET, one and a quarter 12.1, Khartoum 11,7, Colonel Paul 112 Takangnnui, Stelpaul,. Domain, Kafour. Mnngapau 11,0; MANAIA MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE, about &£ ™ •»S "ok--oW9 100 ' m ° nel p n ul . Whaka- ? oa J} 0 . Braemor, Dorooln, Gale Stelpaul, Ladybird, Neufische, Plying Master, Ngntroness Dead Leap atf. ■ ' 'HANDICAP, six furlongsBnyarl 10,5, Sea Sprito, White Ranger 10 3, Esthonla 9.9, Kalmanawanui 9 8 Egmont P 4 »rk;9. 6i signorella, Sirson, Te Toa 9.5, Sir William 9.4, Valencia, Applaud 9 3, 2 to , n / a '„ Genwnlllssimo, Polemic, Tarakoe, J !"? d i' , Cheer Up ' Se " Alliance, Zlramer, Crystal Palace 9.0. LINING THE "BOOKIE." m~ «.,• . , Invercarglll, Aiigufit 1". - K!?; A , tw,l , aon . who was charged with using « .MHard saloon as a gaming house, and Wm. Ratcllffe, charged with aiding him, both plead- „ ,®£ s ... . The pollcc st "« l «"»» Ratcllffe was the chief offender; he was a bookmaker and used the room to carry on his business Ratcllffe was fined £6O and Atkinsor £lO and, SACKING FAVORITES. A Sydney writer, with a penchant for stntJsHcs, has gone through the past season's races run at Randwick, and has found out that in 122 races 30 actual favorites have won and six other horses sharing favoritism with •aether have also been tuccessful w»h ...,*

a high percentage one would Imagine that the follow-tlie-favorlte punter would have come out of it well, but it has been adduced that an Investment of a pound on each race would havo resulted in a loss ot £l2 no the year's betting. Still, this should not discourage any one. The scheme might be Improved by the adoption fo a sliding scale of betting amounts, if not the double-up system, and anyway, the | sportsman whose betting transactions on 122 races only cost him a paltry £l2 has little to complain of. The odds are admittedly against making money by backing horses, but the pleasure ot seeing horses race, and of collecting 36 dividends in 122 tries should certainly counterbalance such a slight pecuniary AN ENGLISH OPINION. That we are a highly credulous nation is cortaln (says the Winning Post). In spite of the bitter lessohs of experience, there are still innocent people who implicitly believe in systems which will enable the pantcr to beat the bookies and get rich quick. We have been patiently waiting for that infallible system ourselves for many years, and it is still to seek. It may be added that England has no monopoly of those who believe in the Infallibility of systems. Australia has a fair number, but some of Ihe system investors ate sufficiently cautious to wish others to find the money to prove it is quite easy to beat the books. OFF TO AUSTRALIA, Mr. G. D. Creenwood's team for Australia was expected to leave Wellington this week per the Port Nicholson for Melbourne The owner and the trainer (M. J. Mason) accompany the quartette of racers, which consists of Gloaming, by The Welkin—Light; Karo, by Demosthenes—Kautaku; Afterglow, by Demosthenes—Sunglow; Rossini, by Martian—Grand Opera. Even if the team is not a strong one. It is a very useful one, and Gloaming, the head of the quartette. Is certainly a champion Afterglow is a good mare, but she was unable to thoroughly extend Sasanof when they met at Wellington. However, this mare improved very greatly last season, and she looks like turning out a fine stayer. Karo lias been kept fairly quiet since she won at Auckland, but she gave promise, ftnd it is unlikely that Mason will fall to see that she redeems.it. Sunglow, the dam "of Afterglow, is a half-sister to the successful sires Martian and Bontforin. Karo Is a full-sister to Impediment, who has been racing In Australia for some time. With Geo. Jones' team, comprising Sasanof, Spanner, Surveyor, Golden Bubble, and others, New Zealand will be well represented during the spring campaign In the land of the wattle. A SPORTING ACTION. . A special meeting of the Maaawatu Hunt Club Committee was held recently to deal with a question which had arisen in connection with the handicapping of Sir Fanciful in the Walkanae Hack Race. In the Foxton Maiden Flat Race the Impost on all the horses was 9 stone, while the other event was a handicap one and Sir Fanciful was allotted lost 51b. The conditions In tho official guide stated that the wlnI ner of any race after tho declaration of weights should carry a penalty of 71b, while the Club's . correct card laid down that the winner of any "handicap" race after the declaration of weights 1 should Incur a penalty of 71b. Sir Fanclful's , trainer evidently followed the official guide in the handicap event as he weighed out including t the penalty. However tills was noticed by the , stewards who recalled the horse and had the . 71b taken off for the reason that the previous , raca run was a maldeu and not a handicap race The horse won and tho tolallsator dividend was paid out. Later, however, the trainer of the second horse, Master Boris, lodged a ' p/otest against the stakes being paid to Sir Fanciful. At a meeting recently Mr. S. R. Lancaster (president of the Club) wa3 In the rtK.tr and Mr. McMahon, Chief Stipendiary Steward, was also present. After considerable ' discussion It was unanimously decided that the ' only sporting- thing to do was to pay out the I stakes to the Cvners of Sir Fanciful and Master Boris, althoxh It wos pointed out that technically the Cifeii could have avoided paying out to either ownt*. This will now '. meoh that second money will go to Utuwai, . but the payment of totallsator dividends cannot be disturbed. Mr. R. McDonald, owner of ' Sir Fanciful, who was in attendance, expressed his appreciation of the sporting manner in which the matter had been settled and assured the Club that they would lose nothing by their t action. ' MANAWATU RACING CLUB. , The thirty-ninth annual report of tho com- ' mlttee of the Manawatu Racing Club states. "For the past year our racing was again I curtailed to four days, but conference has ! granted us our usual five days' racing for. the . coming season. The amount put through the ' totallsator this year for both meetings was ' £148,618. Compared with last year, this is a reduction of £33,453. That being the Desert ' Gold-Biplane year, it is scarcely a fair comparison, but compared with 1916-17 (five days' ! racing) the increaso is £3421, or on a four days' basis tho increaso is £36,135. The average amount per day put through the totallsator , for the year was £37,129, as against £29,019 . in 1916-17. These results are very satisfactory. ' The net profit balance was £lB9 3s 4d, after ; writing off £452 6s 6d, and placing £2OOO to the credit of the new totallsator purchase ac- ; count. Donations to tho epidemic and patriotic ' funds amounted to £334 63 2d, and subscrip- , tlon to the hunt clubs amounted to £3OO. The . Government taxation for the year totalled £7398 \ 143. ; "On the armistice bolng signed, demobilisation immediately took place at Awapuni, and the course and buildings were vacated and taken over from the Defence Departmsnt on February 14. Expert estimates were obtained to assess the amount necessary to rehabilitate the buildr lngs and grounds. It was found that a sum of close on £ISOO would be necessary for the purpose, but, after due consideration of the committee, it was decided to nuke no claim L against the Defence Department la this connecj tlon, seeing the buildings and appointments had been placed at their disposal throughout tho war free of rent or expenses. J THE ENGLISH DERBY WINNER. 1 The sensational victory registered by Grand • Parade in the Derby has been made tho medium ' of much writing in the Old Country. The ; Field Bays: Grand Parade was bred by Mr. Crokor, who won the Derby with Orby, the , sire of Grand Parade, but he (Mr. Crolter) left ■ Ireland for America a year or two ago, and • Grand Parade was bought for Lord Glanely for 470gns. His dam, Grand Geraldlue, is by Desmond from Grand Marnier, by Frier's Balsam, her dam an unnamed daughter of Galopin and Mother Superior, by Sterling, this being the some line from which Minora is descended. There have been, In fact, many good winners of this female line, in which there are two strains ' of Galopin, and as Orby had one through An- ■ gellca, the dam of Orme, It may be that these crosses bring In the stamina which a Derby winner must have. Orby was generally thought • to be not a great stayer, but he won the Derby, ' and his stock havo been for the most part " sprinters, though some of them have got the mile ' all right, notnb* Dladumenos, who won the " Kampton Jubilee Stakes: Nearly all the Orbys have extreme quality; many of them are beau- , tiful (Diadem, a great sprinter, is an exception), and Grand Parade Is a fine specimen of the breed, well grown, with good subslance and undeniable quality. Ho has a lot of American blood through Rhode B, the dam of Orby, , and possibly it is this outcross in Orby which ' has made him such a successful stallion. That ' Buchan was unlucky to lose the Derby, we are j still of opinion, for in tho language of tho day he was "messed about." In the straight, and finally changed sides and made bis effort in a position Into which he should not have gone. Grand Parade, on the other hand, had a good place and a clear course evervwliero, and he ■ lasted out the mile and a-half better than ' his breeding suggested he would.