SPORTING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16945, 21 September 1920, Page 9

SPORTING.

F. D. Jones left for Wanganui last night with Smoke, Amvthas, and Humboldt.

A payment of 6 sovs for the New Zealand Trotting Cup is due at n6on to-morrow. J. Thompson has sold the two-year-old brother to Jean Logan to J. Thomas, a local sportsman. Dusky Dillon has left W. Warren's stable and has been returned to her enroor. The chestnut gelding All British, ricked himself while.galloping iu a paddock a. few days ago, and is out of action for early racing. The nominations received for the Mastcrton Racing Club's Spring Meeting constitute a record for the clyb. The total is 459,-including eighteen New Zealand Cup candidates. W. R. Kemball has 19 horses engaged at tho Meeting, his nominations totalling 51. The Taranaki Jockey Club obas decided to increase its stakes for the present season from '£6100 to £8700. If Listowel shapoß well in tho TTanganui Guineas this week, bo .will afterwards be sent to Auckland to compete in the Avondalo Guineas. Raceful was cast in his box at Wanganui early last week, and was off the tracks for a few days. He was oat again on Saturday and moved freely doing three-quarter pace work. The Southland Racing Clnb, at the request of the Wyudham Club, has invited the Birehwood Hunt, Clifden, Gore, Lake County, Otautau, Riverton, Tapanui, Wairia, Winton, and Wyndham Clubs to send two delegates each, and their secretaries, to a meeting to be held on 30th inst. Tho business it is proposed to discuss will_ include the issuing of tickets, catering, advertising, and programmes, train arrangements, and other matters pertaining to the furtherance of sport in Southland. - RACING TAXATION. (By Cable—Press A ssoriat ion—Copyright) (Australian sad N.Z. Osble Aoaoei&tioo.) . (Received September 20th. 9.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 20. The Government has amended its scheme for increasing fie tax on racing, and now proposes to tolled all broken money tender one shilling for bets of 10s on the totalisator, and all tinder sixpence for bete «f sa. This, with the admission tM, is expected to realise £260,000 a year. "WANGAirUI TRAINING- NOTES. (rUESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) WAKGANUI, September 50. The weather was. fine for training operations this morning. Hymostra covered half a mil® from e flyin» start in 49*2-sth ssc. Tenterfield covered a similar distance hi fast time. Trespass finished in front of Reirofl at the end of a mile—a fjood -working gallo-p. Gladful and Mill o' Gowrie did a round over hurdles together; also 'White Banger and Applaud.