SPORTING.

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SPORTING.

The Horowhenua Eacing Club's Annual Meeting will take place tomorrow. Nominations for the Woodville District J.C.'s Summer Meeting close on I Thursday. J Acceptances for the South Canterbury J.C.'s Spring Meeting fall due on Thursday. Hector Gray will be back in New Zealand in time for the Christmas meetings, and it is unlikely that he will return to England. E. A. Keesing, the young Auckland horseman, rode four winners at the Hamilton Meeting on Saturday, making his total six winning rides" for the season. He is reported to be one of the most promising light-weights in New Zealand. After the last race on Saturday at Eiccarton J. H. Jefferd sent Eapine for a gallop over six furlongs on the course proper with A. Eeed in the The gelding covered the distance in most resolute style, and appears to have quite recovered from any slight ailment that may have affected him of late. To the few who witnessed the gallop, Eapine's display was distinctly pleasing. Day Comet, who figures as the sire of several winners of late, in Matinee, "White Comet, etc., is a half-brother to that good performer in Australia, Violonceuo, a winner at the V.E.C. Meeting on Saturday. At a sale of bloodstock at Hamilton on Saturday, a filly by King Lupin from Mignon (dam of ■ Tinopai) was sold by Mr Hannon to Mr G. Hyde, of Hamilton, for 300 guineas. Mr N. Banks, gave 50 guineas for a colt by Greyspear (son of Spearmint) from the Birkenhead mare Garston. A brother to Eoyal Box failed to reach his owner's reserve. Nominations for the Forbury Park T.C.'s Spring Meeting close to-day at 5 p.m. ' Wild Thyme has been withdrawn from sale, and will race in Mr T. H. Ivey's interest at the Forbury Park T.C.'s Spring Meeting. HAMILTON E.O.'S ANNUAL MEETING. (SPECIAL TO " THE P81M3."; HAMILTON, November 18. The Hamilton Racing Club's Annual Meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather. The course was heavy, and the attendance fair. Totalisator investments amounted to £25,315, a decrease of £12,984 on the second day last year, and, a total decrease for the Meeting of £26,569 10s. Results: FEANKTON HANDICAP, of 200 sovs-; 7f —Sana Gena 7 7 1; Malatour 8 6 2; Tekara 8 13. Potoa Queen, Bright Day, Waipoto, and'Mapiu were scratched. Won by two lengths and a half. Time, lm 36 3-ss. MATANGI HURDLES, of 200 sovs; l|m— Paddington Green 10 18 L; Hushman 10 2 2; Wharepoa 10 5. f; Banogue +. King Abbey and Luoullen were scratched. Won by seven lengths; dead heat for second. Time, 8m 445. . RTJAKTJEA STAKES, of 200 sovs; 5fTerleton. 7 5 1; Cherry Ripe 7 5 2. The only starters. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, lm Bs. WAIKATO HANDICAP, of 500 sova; Urn —lnfante 710 1; Gold Kip 8 2; Bedford 67 3. Pine Arch was scratched. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, 2m 18s; TAUPIRI HACK HANDICAP, of 200 sovs; 7f—Lord Star 9 1; Gidgi 7 2; Gold Bud 86 3. Looh Abbey, Gold Star, Te Akitai, Heisler, Malatour, Irish Jig, and flans Gene were soratched. Won by a neck. Time, lm 86s. WAIKATO STEEPLECHASE, of 250 sovs; about Bm—Thiganthu 10 6 1; Esplanade 9 2; Gay Boy 10 63. Raymond wae scratched. Won by seven lengths. Time, 6m 86s. KIRIKIRIROA HANDICAP, of 300 sovs6f—Master O'Rorke 6 10 1; Loch Abbey 8 7 :2} Machree 6 7 3. Matir.ee, Crowhurst, Whitianga, and Dead Sweet were scratched. Won by a head. Time, lm 10 l-ss. TATJWHARE HANDICAP, of 200 sovslm— Glenoairn 8 6 1; Peter Maxwell 7 9 2* Winsome Aroh 73. Sussex and Irish Jnr were scratched. Won by three lengths Time, lm 61b. -

SOUTH CANTEKBTJBY J.O.'S SPRING MEETING. ; (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGHAM.) mi. 4,1 „. TIMARTJ, November 18. The following handicaps have - been declared by Mr J. E. Henrys:— OTAIO HURDLES, of 160 sovs. l|m.

WTTiT.TAMSTOWN RACDWJ CLUB. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, November 18. The following ia the result - of the TVILLIAMSTOWN CUP, of 2800 aovs, and . trophy value 100 eovs; aecond 600, third 800. 11m. 0. L. Bubois and B. W. .Dennett's br o King Ingoda by Comedy King— Ingoda 4yrs .. _ •.. .- .. ..' i C. T. Godby'a ch f Switch by Flippant——Flag 4yr« .; .. 2 J. M. Cumminga's b i Anton King by St. Anton—Lady Pistol Zjn ..8 Fifteen ■tatted.

A great finish. Wonjby » £* between second and third. Time, 2m 820. (Kins lag***, **» won tbo Melbourne Cap lait Tuesday; with 7st lib, «•,e 11 * 1 handicapped at 7et 51b in the Wllhamstown Cup, but after his Flemington ™ tol XJ* ? certain he would be rehandicappcd Switcn was handicapped at 7st 6lb and Anton Kinff, who finished third in the Victoria Derby, at 7st.) NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF BOABD. An adjourned meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held last evening. Present —Messrs P. Selig (president), W. H. Denton, W. J. Hopkins, H. W. Kitchingham, and J. H. Williams. The Case of F. Johnston. Mr A. T. Donnelly appeared before the Board on behalf of Mr F. Johnston, of Sydney, who, as the result of an enquiry held the previous week, had been informed that the Association had cancelled the registrn-. tion of his horse Escort; had decided that no transfers of horses to or from him would be (panted. Mr Donnelly said that he desired to offer some general observations on behalf of Mr Johnston, who, he said,, was a well-known man in commercial circles in Sydney, and was employed by firms of such standing that his business reputation must be regarded as beyond reproofh- As to his connexion with trotting, it could be said that he had been responsible for the importation into New Zealand of some of the best horses that had raced here. Mr Donnelly said that though ho had not Mr Johnston's evidence before him it had to be admitted that his statement regarding the sale of the horses Lord Roanchild and Don Csesar was not so clear or so satisfactory as could have been wished, but the Association's decision had placed Mr Johnston in a humiliating position, and had destroyed practically the whole value of his horses from a racing point of view. He submitted that the Association, as a judicial body, would not wish to impose a sentence of disqualification merely on the ground pt suspicion. It would require to be satisfied on reasonably credible evidence that the offence had been proved. His point was that, admitting that Mr Johnston's account of the transaction regarding these two horses was suspicious, to put it at its worst, yet it had to be admitted tha it was not really any more dishonest than many other transactions of quite unimpeachable character with unimpeachable people. He had advised Mr Johnston that he had better withdraw from the racing and trotting interests, though in doing so it was not admitted that he had been guilty of anything more than laxity, due probably to the diversity of his business interests. Mr Johnston had agreed to accept that advice, and would undertake to dispose of all his trotting horßes, and to take no further part in traffic in horses between New Zealand and Australia. It was submitted that the Association's decision amounted to a fine approximating to the monetary value of the horses in Mr Johnstons possession. With regard to the undertaking that he was prepared to give on behalf of Mr Johnston, it might be said that there would be no guarantee that it would be carried out, but Mr Donnelly said he could go no further than give it. If, however, having given that undertaking. Mr Johnston committed a breach of it, the Association could then deal with him, and he did not- think that Mr Johnston would be able to find any reputable counsel to put forward any claim for leniency. He reJeated that it was not admitted that Mr ohnston's account of the transaction was untrue, but his conduct perhaps fell short of the high standard of propriety demanded of him as a prominent owner connected with the. sport. He again urged that there waß no proof of fraud; nothing established against him by the Association, and no offence having, been proved, the Association should not visit him with a punishment that practically amounted to disqualification. The president said that Mr Donnelly had not touched on the most serious aspect of the matter, that of supplying incorrect times for Escort.

Mr Donnelly said that he was not folly acquainted with the whole of the facts, and he had confined himself to the terms of the resolution conveyed to Mr Johnston. Mr Kitchingham "pointed out that the resolution carried was only an, interim decision; the matter had not been concluded. The president said the Board did not admit that no offence had been proved. - Mr Donnelly thanked the Board for having given him the opportunity of being Heard, and then withdrew. Further consideration of the case was deferred. Eaclng Clubs and Trotting Stakes. A letter was read from the secretary of the New Zealand Racing Conference as follows: —"I am directed iy the president of the New- Zealand Racing. Conference to point out to you that Rule 4 of Part VI. of the Rules of Racing is as follows: —'When a trotting competition is included in the programme of any meeting at which the totalizator is used, the amount given in stakes for - such competition shall not exceed the average amounts given on the same day for, events on the programme other than the'principal event,' and does not bear the meaning which was attached to it in the course of the discussion at the recent meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association, as reported in the newspapers,' in regard to the proportion of stakes to be allotted to trotting competitions at race meetings, from which, the idea appears to be conveyed that the average amount to be given in stakes must necessarily equal the amount named in the rule." The president said that though the Rules of Racing provided that the amount given In stakes for the trotting events at a racing club's meeting must not exceed the average amount given for the other events apart from the principal event, the Rules of Trotting made, it compulsory for the amount to be at least equal to that given for .the racing events, except by special permission of the Association. He had always held that each of these cases should' be treated. on. its merits. The president was authorised to reply to the letter. An Application Refused. The application for the removal of the life disqualification .imposed on Thomas Butler in 1909, as recommended by the Forbury Park Trotting Olub was refused. Disqualification Endorsed. The Victorian Racine and Trotting Association wrote stating that it had decided to disqualify for life the horse known as Satelite Boy, which raced at the Richmond racecourse, and won a division of the Novice Handicap on May 29th last, together with the reputed owner, G. F. Wheeler, and trainer, J. Ferguson. The disqualification was endorsed. Branding of Trotters. Correspondence was ; read from the Minister of Agriculture in reference to the branding of trotting horses exported from New Zoaland. It was decided to suggest that the letters "N.Z." should be adopted as the brand, the matter being left to Mr Denton and the secretary to deal with. Evidence Taken. Mr W. Calnan, of Sydney, appeared before the Board, and made a regarding a horse shipped by him to Wellington, his evidence being taken in committee. Club Matters. The action of the, stewards of the Auckland Trotting Club in fining J. Bryce £2O for jostling in the Spring Handicap, and in fining R. A. McMillan £25 for careless and dangerous driving in the Newmarket Handicap at the club's Spring Meeting, was endorsed. The Oamaru Trotting Club reported that at the club's Annual Meeting. J. Bryce, jun., driver of Taraire, had been fined £5 for crossing in front of Ben Mac in the Weston Handicap, and that H. Frost had been fined £5 for questioning the judge's decision. The club's action was endorsed. A Complaint. A complaint by W. J. Norland against B. Jarden for having used alleged offensive language to him at Tattersall's horse bazaar yesterday was referred to the Licensing Committee to investigate. Interpretation of Eule. Mr C. H. Gorton, who had acted as stipendiary steward at the North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club's Meeting, wrote that at that meeting two trots were included. As the Oamaru Meeting and Greymouth Meet- j ing were on the same day, there seemed to be a shortage of riders for the saddle events, as several owners came to him early in the I dav, and asked for emergency riders. He cafled the judicial stewards and advised them that under Part 22 they could give a license for the day at a fee of ss. There were no' licenses applied for, but since the meeting he had been told that it was a wrong reading of the rule. He had again read up the definition of sports meeting, page 9, which read: "A meeting of any kind whatsoever held by any club which has one or more trotting races on its programme." As he had a good many meetings of that kind, he would like to, know if he were right or wrong, as he would still read this rule the same way unless advised dl Undecided to Inform Mr Gorton that the rule was only intended to apply to sports meetings held by clubs other than totalisator clubs, and that the previous permission of the Association for the B™t>ng °. f emergency licenses was necessary. It was further fecided to make an entry in the suggestion book for an alteration in the rule. American Eecordfl. The president said that the question had been raised as to whether what were known in America as breeders' .««»«£ ?r tin cup" records, should receive official notice in* New Zealand.. It had £««» represented to him that if this was to be done it might

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haye the effect of checking the importation of young horses from America. It waa decided to write to the Amerioan Trotting Association, the National Trotting Association, and also to Mr 0. F. Kelly, of San Francisco, stating that It was proposed that breeders' records should be disregarded for handicap purposes in New Zealand, and asking what their yiews were: Licenses. Licenses as recommended by the Licensing Committee were issued. The committee recommended that 0. Hodder and H. J. Tinker should be granted riders' licenses only; that T. Chaplin should be granted a conditional rider's license for three months to January 13th, 1923; that Tasman J. Dowd's application should be refused; and the' licenses issued to Charles McGregor should he cancelled. The report was adopted. Foreign Horses. The Foreign Horse Committee recommended 'that certificates of registration be granted to the following horßes:—Cochet, by Bibbonite—Rosebud; Delavan Sound, by Delavan Chimes—Mambrino Lass; Globe Derby, by Mambrino Derby—Springheel; Golden Hope, by Golden Bobbie—Bella; Haricot, by Harry Alto—Katie 0.; 'Lady Evelyn, by Grattan Bells—Dainty Maid; Mulwaree, by Honest Huon—Grace; Pyramus, by Peri Huon—Black Wilks mare; Togo Promise, by Bibbonwood—Togo Bell (imp.); and for the following horses, subject to the receipt of further documents:—Claude Alto, by Winn Aito, dam by Leo; Delavan Bill, by Delavan Chur.es—Miss Dora Huon; Key de Oro, by Oopa de Oro—Suluto; Peter Volo, by Directway—Willie Whips mare; Wilton Wilkes, by to Wiikes —Delavan Wilkes mare. The report was adopted. Stud Book. Mr Kitchingham brought up the question i. Publication of the next' volume of the Stud Book, and the matter was referred to the president and Mr Kitchingham for a report.

st. lb. —, * st. lb. Romance 11 5 Claverhouse .. 9 13 Golden Prince 10 9 •Cajma 9 8 Vice Regal .. St. Easel 10 9 10 9 Sweet Memory All Serene .. 9 3 9 3 Headlong; 10 2 Sherlock 9 0 Grange .. 10 0 Slavish 9 0 Mystico 10 0 Rapid River.. 9 0 Bill Terry .. 9 13 Apex ,. 9 0 TESOHMAKER. MEMORIAL, of 400 SOTS. 11 m. Palestrina .. 9 0 Macduff 7 7 Royal Mac .. 8 13 Whipping Boy 7 7 General Almoner 6 13 Advance 8 11 Kilkee 6 12 Deucalion .. 8 11 Boadicea 6 11 Sunny Loch Angelo 8 10 Nautical 6 10 8 8 Etta 6 9 Silent King 8 2 Ardour . .. . 6 7 Corn Riga .. 8 1 Twinkle 6 7 Some Kid .. 7 11 Calibration .. 6 7 Castellan 7 11 Moorland 6 7 Red Gown ■7 8 TYOHO HACK HANDICAP; of 140 sovs. Eighteenpence 9 0 Courcelette .. 7 12 The Reaver .. 8 9 Blazes 7 11 Petunia 8 8 Balefire 7 11 Wartune 8 8 .Tada 7 '9 Kerry Star .. 8 7 Paddy'B Hope 7 8 Sweetwater .. 7 13 King Sol 7 8 Osterman 7 13 Marauder 7 0 Happy Warrior 7 13 Killoff 7 0 PRESIDENT'S WELTER, of 200 bovs. . lm. Royal Mac .. 10 9 Mirza 7 9 Mustard Pot 10 6 Sembrio .. ' 7 8 Some Kid . . 9 11 Twinkle 7 7 Counterstroke 9 5 Calibration ., 7 7 Red Gown .. 9 2 Red Pal 7 7 Jazz 8 10 Dame Miss Muriel .. 8 9 Straitlace 7 '7 Kilkee 8 2 Red Kriss .'. 7 7 Boadicea 7 13 Liquteur 7 7 Etta 7 10 KERRYTOWN HACK WELTER, of 150 sovs. 7f. Dame Proceeder 8 11 Straitlace 9 9 H-ippy Warrior 8 9 Sir Huon .. 9 9 Avispado fc 9 San Salvador 9 G Dianella 8 8 The Reaver .. 9 5 Mystico 8 8 Liqueur 9 5 Balefire 8 7 Bluff . .. » 5 Jada 8 6 Incursio 9 5 Rapid River 7 13 Raconteur .. 9 4 Balasor 7 13 Kerry Star .. 9 3 Trevella 7 13 Bosker Boy .. 9 1~ Kilada 7 11 Quarrelsome 8 13 Lady Rupee 7 11 Wharfedale .. 8 13 FLYING HANDICAP, .of 250 sovs. 6f." Songbird 9 13 Mantua 7 7 Mustard Pot 9 3 Prosperity .. 7 6 Sunny Loch .. 9 1 Mooi-jand 6 13 Radial 8 13 Kiibrogan .. 6 12 Castellan 8 3 Thestius 6 9 Tatau Tatau 8 2 Bella Lake .. 6 9 Battle Scene 8 1 Sweot Memory 6 8 Jazz 7 13 Bosker Boy .. 6 7 SPRING STAKES oi _-10 sovs. 6f. OveiproJ . 8 a Courcelette 8 5 Paddy'a Hope 8 8 Vv ..taiL- a M JRflior L 8 5 Martial Dane* 8 8 Kukume 8 5 Killofl .86 White Tips .. 8 5 Hurdy Gurdy . . 8 8 T>-~ii_zot . 8 5 Brown Willie . 8 8 Shandy . 7 9 Marko . 8 8 'iftivji 7 9 Guncase . 8 8 Carpentier 7 9 Ferino . 8 5 Saintly Dreamer 7 6 Quality . 8 5 Balboa Queen - 7 6 Picaninny . 8 5 MAIDEN' PLATE, , of 130 sovs. < Sf. High Mark .. . 8 1C Frisco Mail .. 8 10 Brilliant Hope 8 10 Adjourn 8 10 Overproof , 8 10 Dollarpieco 8 10 Ferino . 8 10 Winkie's Mission 8 10 Reality . 8 10 Silence 8 10 Maharanui . 8 10 Marko 8 10 Marmont . . 8 10 Guncase 8 10 Lyroo . 8 10 Tr?vella e 10 Picanniny . 8 10 Krasnoi ,. 8 10 Golden Loch . . 8 10 Pjlliewinkie .. 8 10 Balasor . 6 10