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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16882, 9 July 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

i Nominations for the Brackenfielc Hunt Steeplechase Meeting are due ai S p.m. to-day. Acceptances for the TVel ling tor R.C.'s Winter Meeting close to-dav. Kohu, Waimai, All Talk, and Bombproof were associated in a schooling , gallop over the big hurdles yesterday. Kohu was pulled off after jumping the first two flights. All four fenced well. Gloaming and Vespucci were sepa.rr.iely responsible for the best sprinting tasks of the- morning, their times over half a mile being very good. Nautical and Glenlce schooled over two flights of hurdles together. They fenced well. Coalition was always going better than .Master Strowan. who did not take hi; task seriously, jOver a mile, and fin- ! ished six lengths 111 front of him. ' V.E.C. GRAND NATIONAL. (By Cable—Preas Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) • (R-eceired Julv Sth, 9.45 p.m.) i MELBOURNE. July 8. A;:s»r payment of final forfeits for the i-'iTnr! National eighteen horses remain. No, New Zealand horses are com- | JOCKEYS' APPEALS. PEiranssiox given* to employ COUNSEL. (I'RESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, July P. The interim judgment of Messrs Hunter. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., and E. A. Campboll, Racing Conference judge®, in the matter of tho svpeapls hv L. H. Hewitt, J. B. O'Shca, and E. C. Rac, jocksys, _ against the decisions cf the Auckland District Commit-!-09 in suspending their jockeys' lioer.ercs for , ib-i remainder of the ceuson, in connexion vith certain breaches of the Rules of Raciis as follows: — \ Vken tho judges met to hear tho above ::ppials, the secretary of the Racing Conferr.r.co placed before them communications f;om the appellants, in tbe.v ntat?d tLoir determination not 1o leave Auckland for tho purpose of attending the hearing' of tho appeals untii the judges decided whether or not they would bp permitted the uso of an "advocate" at the hearing. It was staled that tlio appellants considered their powers inadequate to represent their cases psnp-etly at tho hearing. It has not been the practice hitherto to allow counsel to rspresant either patty at the hcarinjr of appMils hrfore judges appointed by the president of the Racing Conference. The present judges aro of tho opinion that the practice has been a proper and salutary i ne, and neither party h«3 suffered by its adoption in having his "case adequately presented and carefully considered by tho judges. They •ire 1 oHio depart from this well rccogniscd procedure, and do eo upon the distinct undoiT,landing- thai it shall not form a preco•knt for tho procedure of hearing future appeals. They have decided in these cases to permit tlio appellants to be represented c-y counsel on the hearing of these appeals for tho solo reason that, in tho abnormal conditions which havo arisen, they desire to make impossible any suggestion tha.t tho appellants were unable to adequately present their cases before them. The judges wish to make it clear that the counsel permitted to appear must be a barrister or solicitor of the Supremo Court, representing only the appellants-, and (lie hearing will be confined strictly to tho question whether the appellants or any of them havo boon rightly adjudged to have committed tho offences against the Rules of Racing tltf sub.v>ct of the above decisions, and havo been rightly punished for such offences. It follows, from tho permission given 1o tho appellants' to be represented by counsel, that the respondents will have a similar right. The hearing of the appeals will therefore bo adjourned to Wednesday, July 21st, at 10.30 a.m., at the Accountants' Chambers, Johnston street-, Wellington.

trentham training kotes. (SPECIAL TO "THE PP.ESS.") WELLINGTON, July S. The conditions for watching tho training l at TrcnUiam this morning wero favourable. Tho inside grag'3 and tan tracks were open. Royal Exchange slipped over half ft inilo in EScee, moving pleasingly. Matatua was in front of ivrrun at the end of a eprint over tho same coursc, which took 53eec. Goldctrcani did a round on the grass, and was thcr. joined by Stream of Gold, and they did another circuit, finishing on oven terms. I'rinco Hal and Aatinome went eis furlongs, picking up Swaneo River at tho five furlong post. The last-named finished in front, i'iinco Ml not beinp ridden out in the straight. Astinome v wio is not showing her usual danlj, wag sumo lengths away. On. Saturday morning ehe broke aw«y from her attendant and galloped to the Upper Hutt,. whoro she collided with a telegraph post, and eho was lucky to escape serious injury. Happy Days was in front of Silk Rein at tho end of four furlongs, run in 53 3-uta 6CC. Gold Kip was several lengths in front of Rckanui at tho finish of a seven furlong gallop ,in lmin 32scc. Tho former went well. He carried a light burden, and was receiving a good deal of weight. Spanglo (W. O'Halloran) and Falstaff" (H. McSweeney) jumped fine schooling hurdles carefully. Dainty Step and 80-Peep wero associated in a Eoven furlongs gallop on tho tan, coverfed in lmin 32eec. Mannish (H. McSweeney) jumped five hurdles, and Gold Coast (N. Campbell) three. Lochella and other horses who were jumped the previous morning did half-pace work. The To Aroha-trained horses Arran and Tama-a-roa, who arrived overnight, did uselul work. They are quartered at D. Hands'a stable, all tho accommodation at tho racecourse being taken up. Both horses wero ridden by C. Reed, who will ride them on the day. It i 3 reported that Arran will run in the Parliamentary Handicap. Montmoro and Golden Petal wero sent a round of the schooling fences. The latter ran off at tho second fence, but his companion guvo .a good display. Golden Petal afterwards jumped well by himself. Tho , wings attached to the hurdle have been made •jvider to prevent a repetition of the occurrence. j Slowcoach (Turner), Master , "Webster (H. McSweeney), and Stream of Gold did a turn over tho big fences. ihe Auckland horse gave «i good exhibition. Stream of Gold knocked the top rail out of the log fence, but recovered cleverly. He afterwards did * round of the schooling fences inside the course, and jumped well. Master Webster ' topped at one fence, and appears to havo lired of the business. J. Y. McCraclcen's team, consisting of Arch Salute, MeltchikofF, Notability, and Walton, arrived last night. John Bunny (S. Henderson) did a couple of' rounds. Trainer Chisholm was expected to arrive to-day with Thraoe and Prince Charleroi.