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Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1920, Page 3

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TARANAKI JOCKET CLUB. INCREASED STAKES APPROVED. A meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club Committee was held last night. Present: Messrs. L. A. Nolan (chairman), W. C. Weston, O. W. Sole, h. B. Webster, W. P. Nicoll, A. Alexander, B. H. Chaney, G. Frsser, N. King, and J. McLeod. Tlie transfer of the filly, La I'aloma (engaged in the Seventh Taranaki Stakes) from H. Brown to H. P, IV Blundell, • wa3 approved. Messrs. King, Fraser, McLeod, Chanej', and Nolan (chairman) were elected members of the Taranaki District Committee. A farm and course committee was set up for the ensuing year. The following officers were appointed for the coming season: Judges, Christmas meeting, Mr. J. Cameron; Autumn, Mr. J. R. L. Stanford; handicapper, Mr. H. Coyle; tline-keeiW, Mr. J. Bennett; clerk of scales, Mr. A. C.Dldivater; assistant clerk of scales, Mr. W. P. Nicoll; surgeon, Dr. Fookes; veterinary surgeon, Mr. R. B. Wood; auditor, Mr. J. S. H. Medley; clerk of course, Mr. U. Payne; starter, Christmas meeting, Mr. A. Vincent; Autumn, Mr. c. O'Connor. The mooting aprpoved of the programmes for the coming season, which show an increase in the total amount of stakes of £2OOO over last season's figures. At the December meeting, the Christmas Handicap has been raised from £3OO to £450, and the Flying from £2OO to £3OO. On the second day, the New Plymouth Handicap will be worth £350, compared with last year's £2OO, and there oje proportionate advances in the other races. At the Autuftu meeting, the Taranaki Cup stake will be worth £IOOO, a.n increase of £250 on the last flxuro, and the F'lyiiig has been set down at £SOO, a rise of £2OO. On the second (lay, the Taul Memorial Handicap will be for a Stake of £6OO, and the Farewell Handicap of £4OO will be run Tho liberal stake money/should attract still further competitors, and ho doubt the quality of the fields will be improved as the result of the Club's forward movement. Particulars of the programmes are as follows, a comparison with last year being given in parenthesis:— Christmas Meeting (First Day).—Huatoki Plate, seven furlongs, weight for age, £175 (£150) Hack, apprentices, six furlongs, £2OO (£175); Rahotu Hack Hurtlles, one milo and a half and 100 yards, £225 (£175); Borough Hack Handicap, five furlongs, £2OO (£150); Christmas Handicap, open, one mile and a quarter, £450 (£300); Lepperton Welter Hack, seven furlongs, £2OO (£150); .2ikorr.n*!i Hack, five furlongs, weight Sst., £175 (£125); Flying Handicap, open, six furlongs, £3OO (£200). Second Day.— Pitzroy Hack, seven furlongs, £175 (£]2s) ; Inglewood Handicap, open, six furlongs, £230 (£150) ; Summer Hack Handicap, six furlongs, £2OO (£150);. Tarata Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half and 100 yards, £2OO (£150) ; New Plymouth Handicap, open, one mile and 110 yards, £350 (£200); Warea Hack Handicap, live furlongs, weight Sst., £175 (£125); Uruti Welter Hack, one milo and 110 yards, £2OO (£125); Electric Hack; Ave furlongs, £2OO (£125). Autumn Meeting (First Day).—Waitara Hack Hurdles, about 1?; iniiles, £250 (£175); Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs, for two and three-year-olds, £3OO (£250); Mini! Welter Handicap, seven furlongs. £250 (£175); Taranaki Cup Handicap, one mile and a tjuarter, £IOOO (£730); Moturea Electric, live furlongs, weigh; Sst., £2OO (£150); Flying Handicap, six furlongs, £SOO (£300); Okato Hack Handicap, one mile ,an<l 110 yards, £2OO (£130); Timaru Hack Handicap, rix furious, £2OO (£150). Second Day.Okokc Hack Hurdles, one mils and a half and 100 yards, £225 (£175); Kawau Hack Handicap, one mile and 110 yards, £2OO (£150); Omnia Had;, apprentices, six furlongs, £»en (£150); Paul 3remcri.ll, „u,e furlongs, £OOO (£400); Nursery Hamlliap, five furlongs, for two-year-olds, £3OO (£200); Urenui Electric, five furlongs, weight 8.7', £2OO (£158); Farewell Handicap, six furlongs, £4OO (£200).