ELLERSLIE FIELDS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 234, 3 October 1942, Page 8

ELLERSLIE FIELDS

Three Divisions In Gordon Handicap MITCHELSON CUP DAY So solid was the response made by owners yesterday when acceptances were declared for the Auckland Racing Club's meeting next Saturday that in one event, the Gordon. Handicap, no less than 78 horses were paid up for. This will necessitate provision being made for three divisions, ' r !V Mili'lielson Cup has an acceptance of ~l with battlodrcss, at the head' and. with 20 m the Shorts Handicap, the double piesenls a problem. .i/ Jh f- , l st of , . acceptances will appear in the tight o'clock Kdition. u ''l ,cdr m

TRANSMITTER GALLOPS

UItILM.WT HALF - MII.K J? n " ,: '»t track galloper, but someter ..... V 1" ln r, lait, horse, Transmit--1 for a particularly smalt i Hurt at Kllerslie this morning, ''"v'! 1 , 1 I lie course proper, with the nJO - out, he dashed o\er half a mile „;.' J • billing else which galloped ' , l J k ', f" 1 ' ground got to within scioniis of J ransmitlcr's time. The going was I airly good. b b The lies! live furlongs was recorded bv I.asi Survey, which ran 1.7 :i-o. and the i f, T 'V ,lou n Nizam, which ran 1.-U •!-.). nnd came homo well. Half-miles uer<> ivtfisteriMl by Jhoir/.o and I,«mJ !><• ot» s. (jranilora ."Vis, Lo Zin r>ls, (loldcn ray ;{-."»s. Dependable ."j.j i-: } < and Hritish C amp r» I ( berry s Ticket skipped over five fur"iitfs; in 1.5) 1-5; British Talent beat Masri; \\ anU-i! slx furlongs in 1.2:5. Yolilox taking 1.-l Hot Shot worked over a ls n<, >-V n L l ' J aml idea in

MATAMATA CLUB

FINANCIAL POSITION SOUND The Mat ama I a Racing Club showed a net profit on the workings for the year of £*IJK £100 better than the ]>revions year. This was disclosed at the annual meeting by .Mr. L. 11. I.iule. who said there had been a loss of t.Vil in 1!)31 while there was a direct liability of HiiiOO. To-day the club had a mortgage of £.->OOO, but against lliis were liquid assets totalling t:!!lTI. made up of £2.'i.S I ill P.O. Sa\ ings liaiik. war bonds £:!()<! war loan flive stock £."">X7, and cash in bank £700. In addition to t lie liquid Wils . I'* at ively valued at 1.!.'.(•>. and during the period buildings to the \alue ol £|iioo bad been erected. Ollicers elected were: I'atron, Mr. !•'. Doidge. M.l'.: preMilcni. Mr. .1. \V. 'rim-: vici--pre- idents. Me>:.rs. .1. ("a-i-v C. .yohii.-'ton and .1. Tandell: commitlee .Messrs. (1. (I. Hell. A. Stewart. C". C. Villcenr. 11. .lohn-ton. I!. Holmes, J. Price: auditor. Mr. W. I-'uli ~n.

DYE WARRANTS LICENSE

The Matamata horseman. I'. V. live, has applied for a renewal of his brief and hopes to resume riding at Cambridge on l.ahour Day. Since last in the saddle I)\e lias kept himself lit with field athletics in the stnnmer and the Matamata Rugby competitions, all grades, from thirds to seniors. through the winter, so that he is carrying no sin-plus avoirdupois. lie will ko to -.ale at about 7..">. It is interesting to note that in approxij mately two and a half months' riding last season I)> e rode 17 winners. TOPIC AT, COMMENT Wll.l. H.WI-: TO IMl'liOYi: Shara. the two jcamlil daughter of Hulandshar and Siretto. is being kept going in \ie .v of pending niwatiemeni s. i The tilly has any amount of speed ovor a few furlongs, but will nee(l to improve in in order to win raced. wii.i, <;i:t si i'l'okt Lord Luck, which is to contest the Welcome Stakes at Kller.-lie next Saturday, shaped nicely in a three furlong sprint last Thursday. This colt won well at the Avondale meeting. and he will have plenty of admirers next week. WKI.I.IM.TON i:.\< KS Nominations for all e\ents t<> be decided at the spring meeting of the Wellington Kacing ('luh at Trent ham 011 Saturday and .Mniiil.'iv, October 'J. t and 2n. w ill close with the secretary. Mi-.- 1). liray, at the oflic e of the club, Wellington, at o p.m. on Monday. HAS ItKtO.Mi; SOl.ll> During 'lie last couple of weeks Xizam has hardened in condition. lie will lie an improved horse when he noes to the post for the Great Northern (iuineas and may turn the tables on the two horses that finished in front of him in the Avondale Guineas last month.

TO-NIGHT'S WRESTLING

The programme arranged for the Town Hall to-niuhi by the Auckland Wrestling A .-.-octal ion is Ding v. Kenneth, Walker v. Wright and Vales v. Carey.

BASERALL ALL SQUARE

NKW YOUK. Oct. 2. Tlio St. T,ouis Cardinals defeated the V.'inkci's in the second of the world baseball scries, \ —The w inner pitcher was Beasley and the loser Hon ham. New York Yankees won tho opening match at St. Louis on Wednesday, 7—4. The team whirh first gains four series becomes champion.