SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE YEARLING SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Sydney, April ]*.. At Mm yenrlin.fr sales, V. Casey purchased a Beragoon—Perllla colt for 100 guineas; 0. Nlchol purchased a Chipilly—Lady Level colt for 200 guineas.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AN ELECTRIC TOTALISATOR, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 13. An electric totalisator has been Installed at Trentliam, and is said to be superior to that in use on the Kllerslle course. It will be used at the meeting this week. TARANAK! JOCKEY CLUB. The Taraaiakt Jockey Club met last evening. Present: Messrs. L. A. Nolan (chairman), G. Eraser, \V. Nicol, J. McLeod, >L. B. Webster, A. K. Standish, B. H. Chancy, W. Hookhami. , _ Letters of thanks were received from the North Taranakl Hunt Club for the donation made to their funds, and from the Star Motor Cycle Club for the use of the Club's course and appointments. The request of the North Taratiakl Hunt Club for the use of the Club's course and appointments for their mcettng In August, was granted. It was resolved to donate to the Pitkekura Park Board the sum of £SO in connection with its special Park effort. It was decided to apply for the following detes for the 1920-21 season; 27th and 28th Dec, lft2o; 2nd and 3rd Feb., 1921. Certificates of Illness and character were granted to W. G. Anstls and W. G. Lumsden, trainers' applications. THE STRATFORD CLUB. (From Our Own Correspondent.) About thirty members were present a special meeting of the Stratford Racing Club last evening to consider the committee's recommendations for financing the course improvement scheimd The president (Mr. A. Stewart) occupied the chair. The resolution passed by the Kinanco Committee was as follows: ''That this committee favors the methods of financing Mr. Hill's scheme of Improvements by way of several guarantees to a to'al estimate of the cost of the works, tho to he expended orer a period of joars. After the chairman had generally renewed the? position, the motion was carried, :ind It. was decided that a sub-committee consisting or M. McDonald, D. J. Malone, U. J'. Klrkwood, .1. FredenV. and J. R L. Stanford )>u sei uj> to interview prospedive guarantors :ind endeavour to arrange for an «imount or not icss than £IO.OOO and not more than £20,00(1, and that upon satisfactory guarantees being forthcoming the sub-com-mittee mak*> the necessary financial arrangements tor obtaining tljp mcney, tho club's rules to be amended so as to give' the guarantors representation on the committee, in the proportion of sis guarantors' repreKoptajvos to three, members representatives ; the committee to report within one month,