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Racing in War Time GOVERNMENT BENEFITED BY TAXATION
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“Under prevailing conditions, with the British Empire engaged in a,struggle of life and death, it is certain that racing, in common with undertakings of a similar nature, must suffer considerably,” said Mr A. S. Elworthy, chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club in his address at the the annual meeting of the club.
“I think it is the general opinion that racing should be continued during the war period with as little curtailment as possible,” said Mr Elworthy. “It is an industry of considerable magnitude in which much capital is invested. It also provides the Government with a source of revenue the country can ill afford to lose.” In quoting figures from the 1939 Year Book, Mr Elworthy said that the Government had received £673,855 in 'taxes from 320 days’ racing in the year. The stakes given had been £550,054 and the money put through the totalisators amounted £7,981,442. From the figures it could be realised the extent to which the Government benefited from racing. ■ '
AUCKLAND MEETING ACCEPTORS FOR FIRST DAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 24. At the Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting, opening on June 1, the Jervois Handicap will be divided and run as the first and third races separately on the win and place system. The acceptances are as follow: — Green Lane Steeplechase, about 2Jm.: Begorrah, 10.12; Bells of Bow, 16.0; Gascyne, 9.11; Celtic Lad, 9.9; Te Ronga, 9.6; Right Royal, 9.0; Master Appellant, 9.0; Potoa Lad, 9.0; Floodlight, 9.0; Tane Mahotu, 9.0; Etcetera, 9.0; Thrust, 9.0. Jervois Handicap, 7f.: Minority, 9.11; Clinch, 9.10; Hum a Song, 9.3; Hunter’s Night, 8.12; Beeswing, 8.12; Kilcash, 8.11; Acreman, 8.11; Kaspian, 8.9; Philemup, 8.9; Esquire, 8.9; First Gold Money, 8.8; Trig Station, 8.8; Strathire, 8.7; Bronze Emerald, 8.6; Star Vaal, 8.6; Calshot. 8.5; Prival, 8.1; British Talent, 8.0; Constant Star,' 8.0; Expellant, 8.0; Gay Bell, 8.0; Hot Shot, 8.0; Joan Peel, 8.0; Loch Acre, 8.0; Malfair, 8.0; Milanion, 8.0; fleuron, 8.0; Phil Vaals, 8.0; Silver Glow, 8.0; Stokowski, 8.0; Tahiti, 8.0; Veyana, 8.0; Venture, 8.6; Valley Maid, 8.0; Rival, 8.0; Te Haka, 8.0. Penrose Hurdles, 13m.: General Ruse, 10.13; Sigurd, 10.5; Te Hai, 10.4; High Delight, 9.12; London, 9.8; Very Glad, 9.6; Vaalso, 9.4; Racewhip, 9.2; Thrust. 9.0; Valspear, 9.0; Right Royal, 9.0; Smiling Thru, 9.0; Clansman, 9.0; Rua King, 9.0; Fat Boy, 9.0; Melvanui, 9.0.
Great Northern Hurdle Race, 2|m.: Erination, 11.11; Kingßey, 11.7; Jewelled Girdle, 10.2; Enjoyment, 10.1; Streamline, 10.0; All Irish, 9.13; Mio Lume, 9.13; Aussie Ra, 9.13; Knight of Australia, 9.8; General Ruse, 9.7; Survalyon, 9.0; Lapidarian, 9.0; Innes Lad, 9.0; Baldric, 9.0; High Delight, 9.0; Pyrenees, 9.0; Chikara, 9.0; Okauia, 9.0.
Cornwall Handicap, Ljm.: Royal Appellant, 9.0; Gold Vaals, 8.13; Cheval de Volee, 8.13; Namara, 8.11; Jack Tar, 8.9; Pirate King, 8.5: Bronze Moth, 8.1; Hot Box, 7.11; Tidewaiter, 7.10; Valmint, 7.3; Jayola, 7.3; Erlick, 7.3; Llandaff. 7.2; Kelly, 7.0; Calorie, 7.0; Silver Cloud, 7.0; Day Wind, 7.0; Saccone, 7.0. Hunt Club Hurdles, 2m.: Hirangi, 11.7; Mahala, 11.2; British Sovereign, 10.0; Makoi, 9.12; Centaurus, 9.11; Te Ronga, 9.5; Romani, 9.5; Sockettes, 9.0; Prince Tractor, 9.0; Okauia, 9.0; Red Appellant, 9.0; Brandon Hall, 9.0; Semiarch, 9.0. Members’ Handicap, 6f.: Majority, 10.4 f Orate, 10.1; Bronwen, 9.11; Erndale, 9.4; Maori Song. 8.13; Brazen Bold. 8.12; Te Takina, 8.9; Young Paddon, 8.9; Aero King, 8.9; Olympus, 8.9; Llandaff, 8.3; Brazilian, 8.2; Royal Message, 8.0; Paxeno, 8.0; Hutana, 8.0; Armacourt, 8.0. , SECOND DAY. Great Northern Steeplechase, about 3.? m.: All Irish, 10.12; Forest Glow, 10.2; Enjoyment, 10.1; Mio Lume, 9.13; Aussie Ra, 9.13; Biform, 9.12; Baldric, 9.10; Bridegroom, 9.9; Hirangi, 9.6; St. Musk, 9.5; Lady Stella, 9.0: Mahala, 9.0; Chikara, 9.0; Okauia, 9.0; Smiling Thru, 9.0; Bells of Bow, 9.0. Clarion Call for Wanganui. Clarion Call will not make the trip to Ellerslie for the Great Northern, but is to tackle the Century Hurdles and the Wanganui Steeplechase, a race he has won twice previously. In the Wanganui Steeplechase he will be meeting the dual National winner, Padishah. It will be interesting to see what the difference between the pair will be in the handicaps. Smoke Screen As Hurdler. An interesting entrant for hurdle races at Wanganui is the brilliant Smoke Screen. When he broke down early in the spring it was thought that the last was seen of him on the race track. However, he has been used in the hunting field and is said to be quite sound. It is seldom that a horse of I the calibre of Smoke Screen is pul to hurdling and interest will attach to his appearance. In the Pura Hack Hurdles he has been awarded 11.8 and for the Century Hurdles he is asked to carry 10.6. With several winners weighted below him it seems as though the handicapper is taking no risks with him. Charade To Be Given A Spell. Charade, winner of the Great Northern Hurdles last year is to be given a spell and will not be making the trip to Ellerslie for a second tilt at that race. Prior to racing at Awapuni, Charade looked in good order and was performing well on the tracks, but her form at the Manawatu meeting suggested that all was not right with her, and her owner, Mr A. Meikle.. had her returned to his farm. Veterinary advice was called in but so far the trouble has not been diagnosed but it is thought not to be of a serious nature and it is hoped that it will not be long before she is back in work again.
Llandaff. LlandafT, a winner at his last three starts, is engaged in the Cornwall Handicap, one mile and a quarter, and the Members’ Handicap, six furlongs, at the Great Northern meeting. In the former race he has 7.2 while in the Members’ he has 8.3, or 31b above the minimum. He still continues to impress in his track work and should he be reserved for the Members’ Handicap is likely to be pronounced favourite.
Paying For Permits. If reliance can be placed on reports appearing in northern papers, a system of trafficking in totalisator permits is being established. As soon as some clubs find themselves unable to race with profit, they take steps to put up their permits for sale, and in this they seem to have the approval of District Committees. In the South Island one trotting club has twice endeavoured to put its licence up for tender. In one case one North Island provincial club is alleged to have paid £l5OO for a day’s racing. That the permit was sold is not open to doubt (says the “Timaru Herald”), but the figure named is too fantastic to be accepted. The latest transport restrictions are likely to cause a slump in the market for permits, but under normal conditions floating permits are likely to go to the club able to pay the highest price, and not to districts where they might render the greatest service to the sport. The question is one on which the conference should lay down a definite policy.
Highest Steeplechase Jump. According to some snapshots of fields racing over the Aintree course when the English Grand National Steeplechase is decided, the jumps seem to dwarf any others in the world. The latest “Ruff’s Guide” to hand gives the measurement of the highest steeplechase jump. It is the open ditch at Aintree, the fifteenth jump in the Grand National Steeplechase. It is sft 2in high, 3ft 9in wide, ditch on take-off side 6ft wide, and guard rail in front of ditch Ift 6in high. The brush fence known as Cutt’s jump at Riccarton is sft high and between 2 and 3ft thick. Two of the jumps are brush 4ft lOin high. Thirty fences have to be negotiated at Aintree, and 21 at Riccarton. Re-handicapping Problem.
Jewelled Girdle has been re-handi-capped to carry an extra 141 b for the Great Northern Hurdles. As a rule the Auckland handicapper deals on the lenient side in re-handicapping, and a lift of a stone is probably a record for him. New Zealand clubs should adopt the practice in Australia of limiting the amount to which a re-handicap may go. This is done in the interests of the smaller meetings which precede important fixtures. New Zealand Horses In India. The new Zealand horses Moorsotis, Fils de Vaals, and Meadow, who were purchased early in the year by A. Higgins, have reached India, where they are to do their future racing. Moorsotis and Meadow arrived in splendid condition, but Fils de Vaals was in a bad way, having contracted a severe chill on the voyage from Melbourne. Higgins is an Australian who has trained with success in India for a number of years and horses he secured previously from New Zealand were Karapoti, Martara, Kahapa, Heremia, and Ben Braggie. Great Northern Favourites. Aussie Ra, Jewelled Girdle, and Streamline are the ruling favourties for the Great Northern Hurdles. Baldric, Streamline, and Bridegroom arc in favour for the Great Northern Steeplechase. History May Repeat Itself. In 1932 Landmark won the Waikato Steeplechase and then went on to Ellerslie to win the Great Northern Hurdles, and the next year his stable companion Make Up won the King Country Steeplechase at Te Rapa in May. and also accounted for the big I hurdles at Ellerslie. Baldric, who I won the Te Rapa Steeplechase on Satlurday, is engaged in the Great Northern Hurdles and also in the Great Northern Steeplechase, and he will have to be considered in both these events. He won the St Heliers Hurdles at Ellerslie at Easter in good time and indicated staying ability.
Nigger Minstrel Dead. Nigger Minstrel died at Woodlands. Invercargill, on Tuesday. He won the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, and as a three-year-old took part in the Victoria A.J.C. Derby .of 1924. when Heroic beat him a head, with Spearfelt another head away third. Just prior to that he had won the Rosehill Guineas. He broke down in the Craven Plate behind Gloaming. Ballymena, and David, and those were his only starts at three years, and also his last races as he never afterward stood a preparation. He had eight races at two years, failing in the first three, and finishing with two wins, two seconds and a third. His only success apart from the G.N. Champagne Stakes was in the Fitzherbert Handicap on the opening day of the Wellington | summer meeting.
The Leading Trainer. The record number of wins in one season by a New Zealand trainer is T. R. George’s 52 in 1935-36. There is a possibility of this being broken this year, as I. Tinsley has 40 points, L. Dulieu 36, and T. R. George 33. Tinsley’s wins have been gained mainly in Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay, and Dulieu will probably overhaul him before July 31. The New Plymouth trainer has a strong team for winter racing. His winners so far have been Kaiwaka (five), Saxon Tor (five). Footloose (four). Zest (four), Ringling (three), Young Charles (three), Liberal’s Mint (two). Filbert (two). Noble Fox (two), and Huirangi Star, Chat. El Meynell, Army Girl, Red Sun, and Heroic Maid. George’s total is rather remarkable when it is remembered that he was in Australia for the first three months of the season. To Go To Australia. Gladynev, who is at present under the care of F. Smith, at Takanini. is shortly to be sent to Australia, where he is to be trained by J. T. Jamieson. Owned by Mr Colin W. Anderson. Gladynev earned promotion from maiden to open handicap company in two months this season. He was not raced extensively, owing to joint trouble, which developed shortly after his return from the Wellington Centennial meeting, where in the Centennial Cup he ran third to Old Bill and Beau Vite. Gladynev is Takanini's best stake-win-ner this season with £lB6l.
RACING FIXTURES June 1. 3.—Napier Park. June 1, .3.—Wanganui. June 1. 3, 5. —Auckland. June 1, 3.—Dunedin. June 8. —Dunedin. June 8. —Hawke’s Bay. June 15. —Hawke’s Bay. June 15. —Greymouth. June 22. —Otaki-Maori. June 22—Ashburton County. June 22. —Waipa. June 29.—Danngvirke Hunt. June 29.-— Oomaru.
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