SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 29 May 1920, Page 3

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. June 1, 3, s.—Dunedin J.C. Winter. June 3, 4.—Otaki It.C. Winter. Juue 3, 5, 7.—Auckland R.C. Winter. SETTLING CLOSE FINISHES. . PHOTOGRAPHS SUGGESTED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchureh, May 27. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, Mr. H. P. Bridge remarked that on occasion thore had been dissatisfaction over the placing of the first, second and third horses. He wondered if instantaneous photographs could be taken of the finishes of races. From the photographs which he had seen in the illustrated papers ho considered tills was practicable* and the judge would be fortified in his decisions if lie had photographs of the results of races. A member remarked there would be no difficulty in that, but the public would not like to be k/?pt waiting for a quarter of an hour until tho photographic? plate was developed in the case of a close finish. Mr. Bridge: The public would have an interest in the true decision and the time lost would not be of much matter. It was agreed to submit the recommendation to the committee. AN APPEAL CASE. By Telegraph —Press Association Christchurch, Last Night. At a (meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association, in the matter of the appeal of B. Shadbolt against' the decision of the Manawatu Trotting Clu*i in dis--1 missing his protest against BalUn for gallop- : ing in the Palmerston North Handicap, the Board upheld the appeal. The committee's ; decision that it was a question of fact in which no appeal could lie, was agreed to. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa.") The Dunlin meeting opens on Tuesday. Auckland and Otakl on Wednesday. Demosthenes was booked for Sydney this week. Parisian Diamond should be worth watching at Elleralie, .Sensitive has been sold to a Gisborne sport for a century. Whiz Bang contracted a cold at Wanganui and could not be started on the second day. Cynic is being perservered with, despite tho fact that he pulls up aore every morning. Licnskin, who has been operated upon for throat troubles, Is reported to De all right again.

An exchange states that Hector Gray is bent on trying his luck in the Old Dart. If Luke and All Tall; are produced nt Dunedin they should gather In their share of the good stakes offered. First Line is a beautiful fencer, and if his owner takes on the Gisborne-Napler-Hastings circuit he should not return empty-handed.

The ex-New Zealand hurdle horseman, Stan. Keid, tops the list in Melbourne with eight firsts out of thirty-six mounts. Loehella's form at Kgmont and Wanganui sufrgested that lie has more than a rough diance of landing the Great Northern "double." Lochella has a !>lbs penalty In the Hurdles. Marconi's withdrawal from the Great Northern was caused by the horse contracting a poisoned leg while at the Egmont meeting. Box thorn was the trouble.

Although Gludful has been beaten in hU osaaya over country, there are many wise heads tlr.it. wfnk loudly and tip him to win a big steepleehnre very shortly. Bezant, who was brought in Sydney recently by an Auckland sport, fetohed 700 guineas as a two-year-old, but was not a notable success on the Turf. Master Moiuoa was favorite for the Tattersall's Hurdles, in which he fell and fractured a shoulder. Efforts to save him were unavailing. Heard at WanganulFirst punter: "He'd hare won if he'd got out." Second punter:

"Why! He was first out of the barrier!'' First punter: "I wasn't talking of the barrier. I uneant out of his bridle!"

Who runs racing in New Zealand? Somo pay the Racing Conference. Others the Jockeys' Association. While, to elenr-hearded individuals it is as clear as • mud that the "kill-joys" have got Massey's ear and that TfIKY run racing in New Zealand. Vet another pin prick, the disallownl of telegraphing o? figures denotfng order of favgriSlstn, was launched on us this week Of course racing flubs don't rare if the sporting public has Its rights rioped of? one by one, but iheir own turn will come before long. Bct'eher!

Fifteen years ago "Moturoa" pointed out to racing clubs :uh( sport patrons the alms and objects of the kill-sport party, hilt no hoed was taken of the warning. Result: Tipping abolished; the sending of Investments to the totalisator abolished; publication of dividends abolished; and now all wires relating in any way to betting abolished. Our Premier openly stares that he doesn't rare if racing itself is abolished, and fired by past successes the kill-joys hope for the grealer victory I

Burrangong's brace of easy victories at Oamaru should serve to draw attention to his prospects in the chief flat handicaps at the Dunedln meeting. The bay son of Mystification romped home in both the Oamaru Cup (one mile) and President's Handicap (one mile), and is now at the top of his form. F. Ellis, who, It will be remembered, nearly passed in his marble as the result of a serious accident at the last New Zealand Clip meeting, was in the saddle again at Oamaru, and the popular horseman received a rousing ovation when he won on the ancient King Star, the horse that scored a sensational victory in the Winter Cup, of 1917. The New Zealand-bred Fluency (Demosthenes*—Los Vegas) was a very warm order In the Tattersall's Stakes, run the same day and beat a good field rather clevorlv. Fluency was presented by Mr. W 0 Stead to Mr. 0. It. Falkiner, and is evidently a gift wortli having.

Van Homrelgh, the well-known Jumper died recently at Adelong (X.S.W.), from lockjaw. He won the Australian Hurdle Race In 1910, and the next year finished third to Polygaculst and Coronatus. Van Homreigh also ran second to .lullundur In the Y.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race.

Mr. Percy .Miller, whose stud at Scone (NI.SIW.i, now shelters Dfnostb<nes, advertises the Desmond horse to stand at 100 guineas, and states that the prico paid for thp horse was 5000 guineas. The Imported horse Magpie stands at the same stud. Owing to the threatened railway hold-up of racehorses, tlio Waluku Hunt Club's meeting which was to have taken place yesterday, was Indefinitely postponed. It is stated that Mr. J Bull's horses Omahtt yankee Jack, Ruddy, and All Over will be seen under silk at the Creat :Northern meeting. The Omahu—Yankee 'jack double Is favored In some quarters. Since his arrival at Dunedln, All Talk his Uleased the track watchers greatly,, but his Btablamate, Diavolo, has not impressed much Diavolo fell one morning, but the reason is sssigned to the snow at the take-otl mnkin" jumping rather a treacherous pastime. " The acceptances received for the Otakl meeting on Thursday are good all round. The Cup looks like a race between Sunart Punka and Marqueteur. Klplfng and Old Gold read well In the Tnipua Handicap. In the minor ovents, Generalissimo, Crueclie, Master Webster Applaud, Tame Fox, and Achillion are nicely placed.

to connection with the proposal to photograph finishes (presumably close finishes) a Press Association message stated yesterday that possibly the public would growl at having to wait a quarter of an hour for the decision The business could be done in about eight minutes, as any expert photographer will allow but apart from tjftt the writer is of opinion that the principle is a clusmv one n? Jr iV Ure< " 1 t'T 1 * S 0 the '"telllgence or our judges Judging by recent happenings a flash-light apparatus would be required to secure a decent photo of the finish of the IASt race. rtZ.SZrF.V'™ 1 qulckly <H,pros « l 'he allegation that he was not prepared to meet the jockeys to discuss tbelr troubles' Sir George has expressed his willingness to meet, them, or their representatives in Wellington at 9.30 a.m. this (Saturday) morn in"" wheS It is hoped all the squabbling will end with satisfaction to both parties