SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING, FINAL PAYMENTS AND ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The final payunents and Acceptances for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting are:—

NORTH TARANAKI HUNT RACES. The North Taranaki Hunt Club has been advised by the Railway Department that on the day of the club’s race-meeting (September 2) the evening train for Hawera will be delayed to leave New Plymouth at 6.5 p.m. Horses for stations between New Plymouth and Hawera will be conveyed on this train. OPUNAKE RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. Mr. A. Good., president, presided over the annual meeting of the above club at Opunake. The balance sheet showed receipts to have heen £6,524 (totalisator £1970. gates £708) and the expenditure £6930 (taxes £1791’ stakes £1500), leaving a debit balance of £406 It was pointed out that although this deficiency of £406 was shown, if the depreciation allowance of €l6O was deducted and the abnormal income tax assessment of £156 3s lid, the balance to debit was insignfieant when compared to the losses of other clubs for the season just concluding, Egmont £2734 6s fid. and Taranaki J.C £l6OO whilst smaller clubs were just about insolvent. The club's assets were shown as follows: Land £2BOO, buildings £3350 plant £2BO, Government loan £5OO. sundry debtors £BO. Liabilities: Mortgages £1660, sundry creditors £l7, capital account £6997. Mr. E. S. Forsyth, chairman of the committee. reported that the most noticable decline in Opunake’s case was in the totalisator receipts. For comparison purposes he gave a few figures for the racing seasons IJ2O-21 and 1921-22. the 1920-1921 amounts being parentheses: Totalisator £19,709 (£33.802), lawn gates £424 5s (£«B3 ss), main gates £284 12s 6d (£331 15s), privileges £149 9s (£196), nominations and acceptances £232 (£253). "Following on the decision arrived at last year, your committee did not issue any complimentary tickets, and, in fact, this doubtful method of increasing the revenue may be considered definitely laid to rest, as far as this club is concerned. A considerable amount of maintenance and repair work has been undertaken during the season, including the widening and levelling of the training track, so as to provide better training facilities, and substantial additions to the lavatdfcy/and water services. As members are aware, the Racing Commissioners’ recommendations, which included an extra day for our club, were rejected by Parliament. It Is just as well, perhaps, for clubs interested, that the extra days were not allotted this season, on account of the small attendances and speculation, but. with the return to normal times and conditions, every effort should be made by clubs concerned, to get the report adopted.” The report and balance sheet were adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President. Mr. A. Good; vice-president, Mr. J. M. Hickey, senr.; committee, Messrs. J. P. Burton. E. S. Forsyth, F. Julian, D. Campbell. A. H. Stevenson, S. J. Richards, A. F. Neilson, D. Harrop, J. Young. Stewards. J. P. Burton. E. S. Forsyth, F. Julian. D. Campbell, A. H. Stevenson, S. J. Richards. A. F. Neilson, D. Harrop, J. Young. Hon. treasurer. G. Barr-Brown ; bon. surgeon. Dr. T. N. Wait; lion. vet. surgeon, R. B. Wood, M.R.C.V.S..L. ; handicapper, H. Coyle; clerk of scales, H. Holmes; hon. clerk of course, G. Newsham; starter, A. Morse; judge. C. H. Washer; hon. timekeepers, ,T. Bennett and R. Baker: secretary, P. S. Riley. Mr. E. S. Forsyth was subsequently re-elected chairman. The president said that tenders were to be called for the erection of a new stewards’ stand as per plan selected. Mr. .1. Young said he quite realised the necessity for tlie stand, but he questioned the wisdom of spending much money on improvements until they saw how things were going. The Government would have to ease upon the taxation, or country clubs would have to close down. Mr. I. Simpson thought the worst times had passed, and they could reasonably look forward to better times. The president said there was money in hand to build the new stand. Mr. Forsyth said they were pledged to go on with the

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Three miles and a half. Coalition 12 7 Romance 9 9 Master Waikaretu 9 3 Strowan 11 8 Master Oakleigh 10 7 Hamilton 9 0 Omahu 10 6 Red Cent 9 0 Waimai 9 13 Glenisla 9 0 Kohu 9 13 Calma 9 0 First Line 9 10 Staff Officer 9 0 WJNTER CUP. One mile. Royal Star 10 13 Bon Spec 9 9 Foo Chow 10 9 Forest Gold 9 9 Chimera 10 9 Verbosity 9 8 Royal Mac 10 0 Whipping Boy 9 8 Listening Post 10 6 Wrangle 9 7 Golden Tenterfleld 9 5 Bubble 10 8 . Will Oakland 9 5 Dainty Step 10 5 Haurangi 9 1 Miss Gold 10 I Prince Demos 9 13 k Martian 9 0 Civilform 9 13 Deucalion 9 0 Irapuka 9 12 Counter Attack 9 0 MacDuff 9 10 Dutch Courage 9 0 Some Kid 9 10 Urgency 9 0 GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. Two miles and a half. Ngata 11 9 Penurv Rose 9 13 Poanui 11 8 Thrace 9 13 Fisher 11 8 Kohu 9 12 Gladful 11 2 - Ore Ore 9 9 Rorke’s Drift 10 13 Spook 9 9 Volo 10 13 Faistaff 9 4 Gamecock 10 10 Kareao 9 0 General Whipcord 9 0 Petain 10 9 Passenger 9 0 Explorer 10 8 Bellrock 9 0 Alteration 10 1 TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. Two miles and a half. Red Blaze 11 13 Moley 10 7 Ruddy Gold 10 13 Cremona 10 7 Swindassa 10 7 Runwell 10 7 Intolerance 19 7 TRIAL HURDLE HANDICAP. One mile and three-quarters. Volo 11 13 Nautical 10 4 Royal Passenger 9 9 Exchange 11 3 Athens 11. 9 9 General ‘ Rowan 9 5 Advance 10 13 Mandrake 9 0 Whipcord 10 8 Blue Hall 9 0 Kareao 10 6 Strayshot 9 0 HUNTERS’ HURDLE HANDICAP. One mile and three-quarters. Ready 12 1 Agnola 11 0 Strangeways 11 7 Hereweare 10 12 Palladium 11 2 Innisf’ailen 10 11 Mystico 11 2 Kauwhero 10 11 Master Peter 11 2 Kingbolt 10 10 JUMPERS’ FLAT HANDICAP. One mile and a half. Ngata 12 ft S Nautical 10 9 Rorke’s Drift 11 Svg Gladful 10 6 Gamecock 11 7 General Poanui 11 3 ■ Petain 10 G Fisher 10 13 Thrace 10 5 Alteration 10 13 Faistaff 10 4 Explorer 10 9 Zeus 9 12 Penury Rose 10 9 Whipcord 9 8 Spook 10 9 Stravshot 9 0 ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. Two miles. Ore Ore 11 9 Indus 9 13 Strathglass 11 1 Bill 9 1 Nicomar 10 2 Staff Officer 9 0 Sonny 9 13 Sartoline 9 0 Dick 9 13 AVONHEAD HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. L’Amour 10 8 Roniform 9 S Sir Huon io 4 Lady Ben 9 7 St. Minnow 10 3 * Horatius 9 5 * aza 10 - Orange Bitters 9 5 Economist 9 13 Gunlayer 9 4 War Hue 9 12 Hands Off 9 2 Yankee Dan 9 11 Steepholm • 9 1 Birkenella 9 11 North Inch 9 1 Pink Rose 9 11 Kilada 9 0 Liquer 9 n Balefire 9 0