SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1919, Page 7

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

CURTAILING RACE MEETINGS. • AN A.I.C. SCHEME. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 20, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 20. Tho Australian Jockey Club has .submitted a scheme to the Government for the improvement and curtailment of racing. The club proposes to acquire the Moorefleld and Warwick Farm racecourses, and reduce the fixtures to prevent clashing, and thereby to largely increase the prize-money, attracting the best horses, and removing the menace to legitimate sport which tlio present unlimited fixtures threatens. Tho olubs concerned har.e mutually agreed to accept a reduction by eighteen pony meetings, fourteen metropolitan trots, and eighty provincial meetings. This leaves sixty-two registered horse meetings, fifty-four unregistered pony, and twenty-six trotting meetings in the Metropolitan area, besides nbout fifty provincial meetings. The scheme requires Parliamentary sanction.

SOUTH CANTERBURY MEEETING.

By Telegraph Press Association. Timaru, Last Night. The South Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting opened in beautiful weather, enticing a largo crowd to the course. In tho middle cf tho meeting a thunderstorm oecured, followed by heavy rain. The totallsator handled £ 17,546, against last Tear's one day meeting of £13,918 10s. Narora broke its fetlock and was destroyed. Results:— OTAIAO HURDLES. One mile and a half. —3 Golden Prince 1, 2 San Sebastian 2, 4 Gay Light 3. Also ran: G Master Hamilton, 1 Achilledes, 5 Sir Medallist. 7 Frog Nose. Time, 2.50 2-5. SPRING STAKES. Five furlongs.—l Some Kid 1, 2 Foo Chow 2, 7 Belgian King 3. Also started: 5 Bonny Mac, 3 Master Dennis, 10 Dlna Bold. 7 Footlights and Heath Lass (coupled), 9 Miss Camouflage, (! Lady Winstone, 4 Glcnlako. Won by throe lengths. Time, 1.21-5. TESCHEMAKER MEMORIAL HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter.—l Bonnetter 1, 4 St. Winnow 2, 3 John Barleycorn 3. Also started: 5 Glenshlne, 2 All Ready, 6 Cave Rock, 7 Larlssa. Won by a good length. Time, 2.7 1-5. TYCHO HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. —1 Silver Peak and 2 Irish Ileganco (deadbeat) 1, 7 The Boss 3. Also started: 3 Mandrake, 4 Immense, (i Strayshot, 8 Sartoinart, 5 High Heels, '?, Penola. Time, 1.15 3-5. PRESIDENT'S WELTER. Seven furlongs. —1 Bombproof 1, -3 Burrangong 2, 2 Sans Bond 3. Also started: 5 Subterfuge, 4 Tremcim, 2 Spectual. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.28 1-5. MAIDEN PLATE. Five furlongs.—3 Sembrlc 1, 10 Juliana 2, S Vice Regal 3. Also started: 2 Castelati, 1 Eight Bells, 11 Glamis, 4 Golden Crolzer, 13 Lady Markhope, 0 Camouflage, 7 Narova, 6 Pax, 9 Sherlock. 12 Sophisticate. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.3. KERRYTOWN HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—2 Starlake 1, 5 Warform 2, 8 All Serene 3. Also started: 4 Mythology, 9 Cannle Jack, 3 Spyglass, 1 Barley Rigs, !i Leaping Burn ,12 Klmbolton, 10 Jack Svmons, 0 • Rapid River, 11 Dlna Dell, 13 Barrage. , Won by three lengths. Time, ] 29. FLYING HANDICAP. Six furlon&v.— Radial 1, 5 Braid 2, 1 Bon Spec 3. Also started: 4' Mortham. 3 Gamecock, 1 Pvjama (coupled with Bon Spec), C Tliestlus. ' Won |)J' a length and a half.

TARANAKI CHRISTMAS MEETING.

ENTRIES TO-NIGHT. A final reminder Is given to horse owners and trainers that nominations for all events at Iho Taramikl Jockey Club's Christmas meeting . close to-airfrt at 9 pm. The programme, which has already been detailed In these columns, is framed on generous lines, and in 1 conjunction with the big stakes offered at the Stratford Racing Club's New Year meet--1 lug, the holiday carnival should attract a large number of horses Owners arid trainers should peruse the programmes carefully before deciding on the summer campaign.

TURF TOPICS.

(By "Moturoa.") The South Canterbury J.C. spring meeting , concludes to-day. Trainers P. Johnson. R. Barlow, and E. George will have horses raeln? Nt Takapuna to-morrow. After giving promise of fine weather right Up to the last moment, the rain came down 1 In torrents on Wednesday, and the Aahhurst : meeting was anything hut an enjoyable meet- . lug for patrons: Trobably owing to the stato of the track Bcratchings were very numerous at Ashhurst. 1 and those'who rushed the shorl-prlced doubles r didn't get a run for their coin. I Most of the heads went for Zeus in the • Hack Hurdles, and the Martian gelding dulv : landed tho goods, but had Rlenzi fenced better he might have upset the pot. When the pen was put through Esthonla's name in the Pohangina Handicap, the liivers must have rejoiced largely, for the New Plymouth prad had been coupled with Daytime, Multatne, and Roso Pink for a heap of money. However, Mr Scally preferred the Hack Welter, in which Es'honla finished third. Sir Fanciful moved stiffly In his preliminary prior to the Flying Hack Handicap, and It was reported that he had been sore for , fame .time. The slush suited him, and when A Olliirr asked him to go 011 r.nd win, he did the trick handsomely. Incidentally he paid the limit. What a marvellous maro Rose Pink I*! In . spite of hard, continuous racing over all distances, and on all courses, she stripped a perfect picture at Ashhurst, and in tho Cup . beat all but Multalne, to whom she was conceding 181bs. The Speaker looked very . pretty, but could not act in the going Thanks to scratehlngs reducing the field to five Mullaino paid a good price. ; There Is no doubt about the duality of Elctillus. The Lucullus gelding was an even . money order in the Komako Welter, and ■ nothing else had a chance from the word "go." March On, who followed the favorite . home, returned a similar price for second place, 1 The Marlon trainer Jim Coyle started two horses, Ambcrine (Kllbrnnev—.imhrosian), and . Hautawa (St, Paul—Ebb Tide), 'i the Maiden, but they had to put up with minor places behind Import (Birkenhead—Snratura). The latter Inherits the Birkenhead liking for a wet trad;, and won nicely. When Esthonla was produced for the Raunini Welter, the,public rushed tlio machine and emptied out, but the moral came undone, tho winner turning up in tho outsider Gold Problem, who suprised most people by getting to the end of seven furlongs when five 1 was supposed to be his limit. 1 Sir Fanciful was saddled up again in the Gorgo Handicap,, and ran a great race, but Momac held tori many guns for him in the run home. Sir Fanciful was a hot favorite, find his army of backers just, sliowed sufficient PToflt to purchase a "parting cup" of amber , nle'l