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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 20

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FEW GALLOPS RECORDED. CANDIDATES FOR: TRENTHAM. No. 3 grass track was available at Ellerslie tin's morning, but. there was very little fast work done, most of tlie horses being allotted -useful pace work. The weatuer was line, and .the. going was in first-class order for this period of the year. Yeisant, with his trainer, G. Holland, in-the saddle, went over a round, and was timed to run his" last six furlongs in 1.20 1-5. He did his' work- nicely. Korea tu. was also given a six-furlong taslc, and aftei' running iiis fiist three furlongs in 38 1-os, completed the distance in l.ll). .After schooling, -(jrascille wof-ked over a" mile and a hali. He ran the last round in 1.48 2-5, and tlie final seven furlongs in' 1.40 1-5. v ■ : Speedfast (J. Sharkey) was given a trial" oyer a couple of pony hurdles, but lie did not shape as well as on previous' occasions. . Gascille (D. Craddock) gave an attractive jumping display over tlie four big fences on tlie flat. He is now to leave for Trentham on Wednesday, and' Electric Flash will accmnpany him. This mare was not at Ellerslie this morning, having been taken to qualify with the Pakuranga Hunt. ,-. .• > • v ■Lord "Val (Walsh) wak schooled over four hurdles,,in the centre. He had a lot. of pace on, but jumped rather erratically. He and Black Mariin are due to leave for Trentham on Friday. J. M. Buchanan has added to his team a rising two-year-old by Vnak from Judy Kelly, by Kilbroney from Joy Queen. Judy Kelly is a sister to. Kelly.

OWNERS AND BREEDERS. WORK OF ASSOCIATION. INCREASING RACING REVENUE. 0 . Another branch of the New Zealand Owners, Trainers and Breeders' Association was formed at Wanganui during the week, similar to that formed at Auckland during the Great Northern meeting. Mr. Sutherland, who has been one of the conveners of tliesfe meetings, said that the association should consider conditions likely to further popularise racing, apart from the reduction of taxation, always giving the deepest thought to the safeguarding of racing and the obligations of racing clubs. This did not mean that the reintroduction of the bookmaker was the only means to be considered for the attraction of numerous enthusiasts to the course instead of allowing'them,' as at present, to bet off the course. There might be other ways out of the difficulty, and there were owners linking up with the association who were of opinion that if all illegal betting could, through some other avenue, be directed to the totalisator, racing would soon be in a much more flourishing condition, and stakes would be such as to induce owners to carry on. There were also stclunch advocates for the double machine. Centralisation of racing, which was one of the features in attracting owners and trainers to Australia, did not, appear to be a feasible thing in..the Dominion at present, and it seemed to members of the association that they, would have to consider some other waj? out to keep the best New Zealand'horses in' New Zealand and provide, the real'thrills of racing, which is required- for the safety of tlie game. If it so happened that the - bookmaker was legally reinstated, the- association would endeavour to see that the conditions laid down for bookmakers would be such as to safeguard facing from all viewpoints. At I the present time racing was'receiving no financial assistance from the thousands of pounds speculated through hundreds of agents acting for illegal bookmakers, and whether bookmakers were to' come back on the course or not, Mr. Sutherland gave it as his opinion that the Government, when it got through with its -major l programme, would be justified in bringing this matter of ' off-the-conrse betting under more effective control. Illegal betting was generally believed to be growing to such an extent that if its control was not tackled seriously racing finance would suffer still further. It was in the blood to wager on horse-racing, and those who thought otherwise were wrong if they imagined that non-tote and picnic meetings were carried on without some form " 'of speculation on the results. These non-tote clubs could not exist for any length of time unless patrons were accommodated with means for betting. They were among the most enjoyable of outings and were deserving of some consideration in the matter of legalised speculation, no matter whafc'J'form it took. There seemed to be need for the revision of the gaming laws, and the general wish of racing enthusiasts was:- that the matter be tackled. However, &s>. the Government had plenty to engage' its attention just now, it would hardly be fair to expect that anything connected', with horse-racing would be considered,- until what might be termed the more essential legislation was completely disposed of.