SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

RULES OF TROTTING. PREVALENCE OF BREACHES. By Telegraph.— Press Assoc-’srion Christchurch, Last Night. At a meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association the following motion was carried: “That the attention of clubs be called to the prevalence of foill driving, crossing, boring and the improper use of the whip. In the opinion of the association a more serious view should be taken of these offences, and where a case is sheeted home disqualification should be meted out to the offender.” TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa”.) Concluding pay—l mean day at Hawera. Calraa is now trained by A. J. Shearsby, of Palmerston North. Gocd things for Hawera—strong boots and a waterproof coat. Down the line the two B’s—Bonnetter and Birkie—were in the boom yesterday. Egypt LAI! Black—Aurarius), the full brother to Desert Gold, only brought 350 guineas when put up for auction in Sydney. Solfanelln was again backed and beaten in the Denham Handicap at Tatt’s meeting on April 29. The New Zealander is still at the top of the handicaps. At a recent send-off to a horse-trainer a well-known owner surprised himself (and the audienc- ’»y singing a song. Discussing the feat n 'nv a jockster said, "Sing! Cripes, he can i like a martingale.” Prior tn the Hawera meeting the leading winning jockeys in the Dominion were’ A. Reed, 57: C. Emerson, 41; R. Reed, 37; C. Reed. 34%; J. Barry, 28%; J. O’Shea, 27; A. G. Dixon, 25%; F. Voight, 25. Over There, by Gazeley—Pauleen, won the Tablelands Handicap, nine furlongs, at the Western Australian Turf Club races on April 29. Over There is a full brother to Gazique. The English flat racing season opened at Lincoln on March 2, where, in three days, S. Donoghue rode six firsts, a second and a third. F. Bullock won twice, but H. Gray was unsuccessful. A good three-year-old will be a valuable asset in 'Stralla in 1923. Apart from betting considerations, there will be bigger money than ever to be picked up. The A.J.C. Derby has been advanced from £6OOO to £BOOO (added •noney), and the V.R.C. Derby from £3OOO to £5OOO. It seemed a darned shame to get one on to Mrs. Publichouse, and afterwards I felt quite ashamed of the part I had played in the hoax. It was this way. Results of No. 1 sweep on the Newmarket had come to hand, and we were perusing the figures in the bar. Mrs. P. inquired, “Is it the drawing for the Newmarket you’ve got there?” and at the same time produced her ticket—in No. 2 sweep—and mentioned the number. Strange to say, her number corresponded with a winning £lO prize in No. 1 sweep. Carefully turning down the heading (No. I), we showed the result, and called upon her ladyship to shout, which she did—three times! We then faded, and for some weeks none of us went near the house. However, one day we met and decided that we would call on the victim of our cruel joke; refund the price of the refreshments, and square matters up. It fell to me to do the explaining. “We are very sorry, Mrs. P.,” I said, “to have put one on to you over that Tatt’s ticket,” I began. "Oh, ye divlls,” she cried, '‘to think ye touhl me I won a tin-pound prize, and I didn’t.” I hastened to tender apologies, but she waved me away. “Oh, go on,” she said, “that was ail right, bhoys. Whin the result of No. 2 swape came through, pwhat did I foind, but that I'd won a £lOO prize! I’ll let yez off this toime —but don't ye do it again!” The drinks were on us.