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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17633, 9 December 1922, Page 17

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dominations for the Keefton, Wvrtdhnm, and Stratford Meetings are due today. Acceptances for the- New Brighton r.C'.'s Summer Meeting e!o.so on Monday at noon. Nominations for the Canterbury Par;;; i-C.'s Summer Meeting cl*-.c on Tuesday afc noon. The programme is art attractive C ne, and is likely to receive liberal support from owners. . With, the- plethora c f holidav racing >n a fortnight's tim-j, :,poi-t.meii wi.i ::uoi to the u- interest anu enjoyment L»v w-'ing ui possess-on of V.,c Kcktt iid.tion of the- "Turf H-g )3 t_-r. ,; 'Jills pubiicauon, which will be on sao ikwi week, is couplet,.- in evrv detail, :i:ul Hilly mue-sed in hoti- rr.cui" ;.nd tr.-t----un S soctiow As only a l-.iiiiu-d nunoer will be available, orders should be sent in as soon :>.« i.ossiolc v the n -bUshers, tho Christcliurch Press Company, Ltd. The Woodvil'.c District J,-c:.-ey Club wul make a start with its Humrh-r Meeting to-day. From the rcc-epL,.-n-xs re-' ceired a. highly .-;;oa:3 ful Meeting seems assured, ;-.dd?d to whbh North ia.an.-t reports speak encourngime'v of tha fixture. * whos--m.nvb.at readily wo:: ww> County- High-Weight Handicap at J>.:th on Jungle Call, is a Now Zealand jockey, and came here with, a -riwt reputation States the "S)oitsm:in" : ). On his. arrival he rode for O. lHl's stabl-e, but .has no r-itainer, v.nd is a iroo lanoe. Ho is net one o', : the mo t po.ished-looking riders, but his stylo frequently proves effective. Helen Itufus 'n earning a reputation for waywardness at tho barrier. On tho opening day at Feikling she was loft standing and took no part in the race. On the concluding day shei actci' nearly as badly, giving the i-.maindor of tho field a good start before getting under way. Once into her stride, however, the King Itufus (illy ga lopjd very resolutely, and to such good purpose- that she* was just stalled off by ths .narrowest of margins into second place.

The disqualification of Mr J. D. Cohn's Dauphin for the Prix du Oonseil Municipal (one of the priiwipil races' m France) caused groat excitement at Longchamp. IhiupUn va? i ;qu ckest away, and, at a smart p:ice, Jed his field' from flag to p.ist. L» Prodigo made a game effort to catch the leader, but the hitter v.'on hands down. As Dauphin started at a good price the dismay in the backers' camp was great, but, suddenly (says the Paria "New York Herald" of October 16th) the "sirene" was heard, the signal that there was an objection to the winner. Tho suspense was not long, for the I numbers wer«f soon changed, and that of La Prodige replaced that of Dauphin, who had been die-qualified, his jockey being unable to pull the full weight. The narrow margin of 125 grammes, or a quarter of a pound, was wanting, and this cost M. Cohn the sum of 238,450 francs (about £10,000) in stakes and possibly no mean sum in bets. The luckv winner is M. Thibault Calm, whose four-year-old was ridden by Bellhouse. How the accident happened remains ta be told, for several versions were current after the race, the plausible one Leintr that at the last minute Sharp©'s sadd'e was. changed, and that sufficient care was not taken to verify the weight. A further message states that Mr J. IX Cr>hn has decided to race his horses in England in the future. A backer of Dauphin, the disqualified) winner of the Prix du Conseil Municipal, states the "Sportsman," has summoned the owner, Mr Cohn—as being responsible for his jockey, who should have drawn the weight—to appear before the Judge de Paix of the Bth Arrondissement. He claims'the money loat on Dauphin, namely, 5 francs, to win, arid a similar amount for a place,' and has placed the matter in the hands of his lawyer. This reads like rubbing it in with a vengeance. North Islanders who saw The Speaker's, good fourth in the Ashhurst Cup are not likely to overlook him in his engagement at Wopdville to-day. The Jockey Club in England has brought forward its scheme for the insurance of jockeys, the need of which has. been emphasised by reeent fatal accidents necessitating an appeal to charity for the dependants. To the fund, which is to bo called the jockey's accident benevolent scheme, each owner has to subscribe Is for each time he starts a horse in a race, while Is is to be deducted from each riding fee of jockeys and apprentices. Messrs Weatherby and Sons, who handle the business affairs of the Jockey Club, are to administer the fund in accordance with the directions of the stewards of the Jockey Club. The fund covers only accidents which occur during races, the jockey being covered from the time he weighs out to when he weighs in again. The maximum payment in case of death is to be a lump sum of £2OOO, or a weekly payment of £2 to the widow or other dependant, and I.os for each child until tne child reaches the ago of 16 years. In the case of permanent injury a jockey is to receive a lump sum, the maximum being £2OOO. In the' 1 case of temporary injury the weekly payment, with a limit of 52 weeks, is £l2 to a jockey and £0 to an apprentice jockey. The stewards emphasised that the fund is purely a benevolent fund, and no person has any legal claim, the administration being nt the discretion of the stewards of the Jockey Club. The Breeders' Futurity Stakes (about six furlongs), worth 15,000 dollars, was decided at Lexington, Kentucky, on September 27th, and attracted eleven two-year-olds. T«e contest ended in an unpleasant 'incident, for after Mr •E E. Bradley's Betty Beall (W. Taylor) had won by a neck from Mr J. S Ward's Donges (E. Eator), the firstnamed was disqualified and the race awarded to Donges. It appears that when the two horses, were ruuning close together about twenty yards from tho winning post, W, Taylor, the, rider of Betty Beall, deliberate y took hold of the bridle, of Donges in tull view of the visitors. The. stewards took action, and in addition to daW'Tavlor (a brother of the rider of Betty Beall , the trainer of the filly, by , w«i, to the United States in 1917. She the g n had a colt foal by Cyllius ?* «t«itd had been covered by him at foot, and Ma Bloodstock ScyTcqnired the pair for 320 guineas. DUNEDIN J.CS SUMMER MEETING.

. TlUNEDIK December 3. The following nominations h*v. been received: — TTTTKr>TJ33. of 373 sovs; ljm. M Memory^ajW Orange Bed' Admiral Londonderry Slavish . Sherlock Claverhous* Qieruhine Jtazam* . SALISBURY HANDICAP, SmT Salvador tfilliew»nk» <s 250 sors; 1m. Adjutor £&*■ Solvency xitpid xiiwr Gunleyer TViiuom* Lady Ardour Dianella 'rrerella v7orhaven Loaghran •Kiaj Sol Kat Aid

. BtTNEDIN HANDICAP, jf 3o0 sovs; or. Dinner Beli The Parisian U.ympia Gamester Tiff Carpenter Lucinelte Eaton Bells Frivol Saintly baandre Bonnie Lake Dreamer Ol'.VGO 11. iNDlCAP, of 10#> sovs; lim. vriipBuis bilvor Peak Eouto* Boy Castellan Etta CiiliGiution i/eueahon Uontsral Silent Kir.g iXjadicea Advance. Twinkle iioys-1 Mac Rcseday 3«iy Kittle ?oo Chov.Com Rigs iLir^eJiea: - utiny Ijoch FEDERAL HANDICAP, of 5C0 eovs; 6i. Songbird Tatiii Tatau Mantua Sweet lxacaHor. Etta Memory Counterstroke Miss Muriel !lui::7 Kittle .1 S.7.Z Bonnie Baltic Scene Bella L.ike Winkle Limelight jje:i Spco Roseday In the Pink £unnv Lo;h Kerb Listening Pc .t Bl'KNSIDE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs; G; Kil'off Incursio Laughing Merino Cori-cjuoi ii.yf.ti Sweetwater Gay Lib Avispado Royal B*;iisoi Winsome Admiral Petunia Lady Bloom aex Siiva U'rone —K>ider (Merman Ravenna Knight Cie.iborij High Mark A rviour Lov coign Ruena T'locceder S'.;.- V.'aitP? Pickaninni Pilliewinkie Bmny O'.ive OTOKAI T ,'HLTKK, of .250 fovs; lm. Ktti Co.iuterstroko Calibration Nunr'int Radial r, \vinkle Mythology ZiUn- Muriel Sembrio ,1 KZ Mirza, Swaetvvator Miss Elcu i ljady Camoufiag' Corn Rig's ■ Blissful Warhaven Red Admiral Tin Soldier Osterrnau liOinagundi Bed Gora MILBURN HCRDLE HANDICAP, cf 230 Myatico >.o\s; lirii;. CaiuiK Rapid River Sweet E-.1 r-al Grr.nge Memory o.ed Abbey 'Red Admiral Slavish n. Easel Londonderry Sherlock Claverhcuie Glenshine Mazama . .IILL HANDICAP, ,c i 250 eovs; lim San Salvador pilliewinKij ' Solvency A1V3UC0 Incursio Rapid River Kiibvin Pitch Dark ■ Gunkyor Raconteur Petunia Martial Danca Ardour Wurhaven Barricorn Dianelli Fris'c-. Mail Winsome Lady Ticvel'.a Balaeor I.oniagumli Proceedcr Adj'ntor Loughrea. First Aid JUVENILE HANDICAP, o i 250 eovs. 5i. Dinner Beil The 'Puri3iu.n (J)ympia Gamester Tiff ■ Carpentier Luciuetta Eaton. .Bells Frivol Saintiy Shandra Bonnis Lake Dreame r ST. ANDREW'S HANDICAP, of 500 eovs. lin. Songbird .Silver Peak Etta W!upping,Boy Csatellan General Counterstroko Boadicee, Advance Calibration Boyal Mac • Bonnie Silent King Bella Lake Winkie Twinkle Foo Chow Roseday Many' Kittle Sunny Loch Corn Rigs Limelight Mantua GRAND STAND HANDICAP, of 350 govs. 6f. Battle Scene Sweet Metnor. - Bon Spec Limelight Tatau Tatau Mantua Iu the Pink Deucalion Roseday Listening Jazz Kerb Post Uleaborg TAIHA*0 H ANDICAP, of 200 eovs. 6f. Killofi Reality Avispado Ferino Petuna. mirdy Gurdy Sweet Water Bonny'Friend Baldona Royal Admiral ilex Silva Linhope Bloom Dancing Days Winsome Lady Border Knight Osterman Tiona Adjustment Lovesigrii King Sol Brilliant Hope Sonny lliiena Contempt Sir Walter High Mark Gay Life Phena Ravenna Denizot Laughing Eyes Piccaninny Wharfedale Overproof ALLANTON WELTER HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. lm. Counterstroko Ardour Osterman , Calibration Red Gown Adjutar . Twinkle Tatau Tatau Radial Sembric Jazz Miss Muriel Sweet Water Miss CamouMirza Lady Blissful flago Elerus Tin Soldier Warhaven Palamon FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. 7f. Calibration In flie Pink Sunny Loch Sweet Memory Castellan Etta. Sembrio Nunrant Radial Many Kittlo Counterstroke Avispado Lady Bliasful Mythology Miss Muriel Ardour Bosker Boy Corn Rigs Battle Scene Warhaven Lomagundi Red Gown Bella Lake Lcughrea Incursio