SPORTING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17808, 6 July 1923, Page 12

SPORTING.

scgea-.en-s at t,!;o Wellingtor. meeting at, 11.30 a.r.-:. on Wednesday The following are the prcbahie ridars tr tli« iiorsea trgagsd in the Weliin-/-to;i Scoerj'cchflso; to-n:orro-v :—Oakkid: -T. Ilonchi; Snake (W. Bencse;: Tis-y-InuJ rH. Mcfiweeney): Rar.ui (£. itaics): Ycung Thnrniwrn (A. 3fcD';:> .Vd;: First (J. Proctor;; Pa!enc;n 'A. E. Ellis;; SeadQTiTi (A. H. Bur^i; Wiii'r;--crd iP. Bayner); L'ic'c (J. R. Eaan;; Vjjosferaie (C. C«^r;; Bracksr;;; Rsd Cens. (A. .\k-UuUan. ; Master Pecer {€. Puisk;. The track-waSchers at tiano to report rainor mishaps to 'i iaad and En Jicutfj. A ic--.v 'i-jy.s the former was reported at from a- bruised feat, bat r.e c-jn:;:auei.! !.i and on Tuesday j\:njperl :reil in c schooling .zraiiopj bat tear;:i;; a off. Eariifti- in t ; -.rs y,'e°k y.n liout-i i.-i Mpon*-d to hav-s hirr.r.eli. and although walking on tne co'ir:->i or. iuesday,"he via*, not a.kod to gallon. It ii even augae:-."eci th.it he viil r.«;t start vt the Trentham Hurdka on .-jaturday, but his trainer unon-commuta! c;n ir.'cr, point. The iate Air tit We!lir,ir v o:: at tnn '.veek-er.ri, will 1« grsatly .iiisstd in sporting r:;rclet in the Wairarapa. fie ha:-: al'.vny.-' Ijred and raced horses, and was a pror.:;nent .-tovard of the Wairarapa Racing Club. The decea.%d sportsman war, as v.eu knor.'n fr. Wellington as lia in his horns town, and he wa.-. ;;. regular visitor to tht Trentharn meetings. He had hi.* horses trained at Trattham for some :;e,-ira by A, Godfrey. Jlr Hume always loved a horse, but he did. not have much luck with horses carrying hi.s own coloui's. At one time ho retused 10CO guineas for the All Black filly Princess Pat, and shortly after she became affected in the wind, and did not win a race afterwards. Kotnptcn Cannon, the young-e.st of tao threo famous brothers from Danebury, who rodo first jockey for the lateMr Leopold do Rcthschiki for so many years, ia about to join the ranks of the ■'reminiscence'' writers. Among other subjects he will deal with the ';decadenco of modern horsemanship"' (Kays the. London "Sportsman"). Th& Sunny Lake gelding Lomaguiidi liad to be destroyed recently owing to injuries. He vma just an average performer 07er hurdles.

Te Kara 13 to race at the combined meetings ia Auckland, and then, proriding the weight allotted suits, ha v/iit be sent on to Eiccarton for the Winter Cup. He is trained hy J. Paul, who has been for a long time closely connected with the light-harness sport, bat h'e now intends to' confine his activities"to racing. For a maiden performer over hurdles Rouen has his share of weight in the Winter Hurdles at Trentham, but as hfc has been paid up for his connexions must be satisfied. Providing he can. jump, he should be a very hard nut to crack in jumping races. Demonstrations against the judge are common in Victoria, and there; was another of these deplorably incidents at the last Epsom meeting on Juno 20th. Mmdsome defeated Gien Scot by a headi fn the Epsom Purse, Glen Scot being on the rails and Mindscme in the centre of the course. Regular racegoers in the vicinity of the box agreed with the * judge, but there was a noisy outcry froi?r l-eaa-advantageously-placed people in other parts of the course. <f With reference to Mumfcaa Mahal's record time, I find that four of the other winner* clipped alleged records over varying distances at Newmarket on tho same- day," writes the London correspondent of tho '•Australasian.'" 1 "This makes one wonder if the state of tho going was exceptionally favourable to'the making of record times. In this country times are taken—at all ©rents at Newmarket—from the dropping of the white flag in long-distance races, and may be inaccurate. Anyway, here they are, the old record being in parentheses:—Paxton, Rowley Mile, 1m 6P 3-5s (1m 57 4-ss); Top Gallant* one mile and a quarter, 2m (2m 5 4-os); ■ Mumtaz Mahal, five furlongs, 57 4-os £oss), Scyphius, five furlong 3, 5Ss (lm Is); Saucer, one mile and three-quar-ters, 3m 1 3-5s (3m 2 4-ss). The Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Meeting will be opened tomorrow, at Flemington, continued on ■Wednesday, and concluded on Saturday. When the laat mail left Australia, Jackstaff and Maemar were equal in popularity for the Grand National Hurdle Race. Berrinbo was slightly easier in the calculations. Royal Guardian and Gulyarri also had numerous friends, and Bendoc, Bounding Wave, Brownland, Argosy Boy, and Pistolier were also mentioned. Mountain God was the candidate most frequently spoken about for the Grand National Steeplechase, followed by Coolport, Haoma, Agar, Liberate, Warlock Stonemarten, Wooloo, and Faithful night. The Hurdle Race is decided on the opening day and the Steeplechase on the concluding day. The New Zealand jockey Stanley Reid has been engaged to ride Jackstaff, one of the joint favourites for the Hurdles, and Mountain God, top weight and favourite, in the Steeplechase. Though offered good inducement, H. Cairn 3 "has declined an offer to take tho mount on one of the prominent candidates in tho V.R.C. Grand National Hurdie Race*. For the present

Cairns intends confining his attention :-: flat race riding. _ The Povertr Ray Trotting Club has ■irav/n up an attractive programme for it-; annual fixture on July 27th and. August :2nd. For the two days the ■mulj _ tvill distribute £2650 in stakes. .Voninations close with the secretary, 3,[r H. E. Dodd, 3t 8 p.m. to-day. The annual meeting of the New Trotting Club will be held this evening in tne ciub ; s rooms at S The following officers have been ekct-■r-i[ by the AsFiliurtoa County Racing Ciub"—Committee. Messrs E. B. Newf..:-.. E. F. Nicoil.'T. E. Cnton, H. Orb-:!.. 11. F. Xico:i. W. C Brvdon, and l: Kennedv: sitwards, Messrs E. B. \-'v;on, John Gn-z. H. Morns, E. F. Viroil. H. i Jroeii, If. F. Niccll, W. C. nrvdo:-.. R. Kennedy, and T. Elackley. ; . Melbourne .Message says there are f.v-ive hnai acceptors for the Grand Xationai trardies. No yaw Zealand WAIMATE HUNT CLUB'S MEETING. c..;;-ed for '.ha VTaimate Hunt Ciab'i Annual j STUDHOL-Mli H";:-:TERS'_ HURDLES, o: I Stik Rein YVhirlemiero Sherlock j Genera: V'alillo'.ver Cartoon '.'."aachope Mair.ar.rir.g Paxil Pry .; Rapid River ibnistcr ■ Chinatotvn Ronifcrm I BLUECLIEES riUX'IERS' STEEPLE- 1 CiIASE. of To 30-3. ijm. ! P.-rsnader Maiinconrt Snerlcci; ! f.ren-ona Tainr.ill. Sir Medalliat ! iit33 Pri:..ent 807 Ben Loyai j Iva::o:t 'j'okimaru Septette ! Rhobcro Han-ay ilac Go : .den Grape | Torr.ca Cahiiie Brf Pan! Pry i V/AIITATE STEEPLECHASE, 01 125 govs. iira. _ J Pampior.a, ila!:ncourt Genera. 1 Sartolina Tainuill. Advance j Tornea Ready i WAIKAO XiACK, c: 75 sots. ii. Clor.tarf 3!a2ea Hanpy Brilliant Pribram Warrior Hope Little "Willie Balajor Pitch Darii Paddy's Hope HUNT CL'P STEEPLECHASE, of 3& zo-rs. Hard Hit Tcrnea Prudent 807 ! Cremona Gobien Gannie Boy j Hies IvanofJ Grape Sir Hedalliat j Rhoboro 'Malinco-uri Bon Loyai 1 Rapid River Tainuill. Sentette | itORVEJi WELTER, «TS aova; 7r. j Siik Rein Printr.ra General { Brilliant BrackerJieid Advanaa ! Hope Carmine Haas Kilkee Pitch Dark Camouflage Blazes Eaurinade HUNTERS' PLATE, cf «5 son. ijn. . General Donation Sherloclt TVauehopo Jeater Paul Pry Chinatown Mainspring; Little Willie Windermere Roniform €aator.o Wallfiower Hanpy Mac

WEST COAST RACING CLUBS. COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE. (.spxciai. to "ma rasas "j GREYifOUTH, July 6. Tho oft-heard criticism that the Coast is not adequately prepared for the developments to bo expected from the opening of tha Otira, Tunnel, cannot be applied to district sportsmen. At Omoto, the Greymouth Jockey Club are making great improvements to tho courae. The conversion cf tho present siz-furlong track into one of seven iurlonga is now in progress. Tho extension of the track will provide two long straights for frture meetings, .extensive alterations, amounting pracucaliy to ihe addition cf another storey, are contemplated on the grandstand Ateasr3 JLcuttrell Brothers, architects, of Christchurch, are at present preparing tplana tor submission to the Jockey Club. The present stand vrili accommodate approximately 1500 people, and the addition is expected to held an extra 200. It will be reserved mainly for the Bfle of stewards and other officials.

Similar enteiprme ia being shown at Eokitika, where improvements to the track are progres3iifg very satisfactorily. Tha widening of the track at the 1J mile po3t ia now completed, the extra, portion being well turfed. This will be a. great convenience for tho starting of the long distance events at future'meetings. The further cutting down of the hill is also well advanced, being now about half-way through. This, together with tho ebeorption of the sand training track, will widen the trotting course considerably. The trotting course has been graded, and is to be top-dressed with a layer of clay, which will be put on shortly. The tearooms are to be enlarged, and the whole length of tha trotting course has been refenced, and the birdcage 13 being considerably enlarged. The buildings are being overhauled generally, and the (paint brush will be ker>t busy. Both the Bacing and Trotting 1 Clu'o3 will put on special programmes at Christmas and .New Year for the raeeSinsiJ which fall in the Ezlibition period, and the' Trotting Club has applied for an extra dav's permit to maTk the occasion of the Exhibition with a mora than, usually attractive programme.

BICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. 1 The tracks'wots very heavy yesterday, and few horses wera exorcised on them. Trainers preferred the roads for their charges. Message Boy waa sent once round the steeplechase fences at a solid pace, and gave a capital display for a beginner. He did not jump the doubli!, but cleared tie hurdle alongside it. Gamecock, who" lias always refused to school over the hurdles, was tried onco moie with Hereweare for a companion. He was taken at tho hurdle in the middle of a working gallop, but he was too cunning *j> jump, and promptly 'whrptred off it; afterwards he was persuaded to jump, and he completed the circuit in fine etyls.

Bed Gown and Paul Pry were companions in a schooling gallop over four flights of hurdles. Both jumped well. Fabrinade did not go up to Trentham last night, but the others did, with the exception of Bed Gown, who will go tip on Monday.

I TBENTHAM TRAINING NOTES. I ! . WSIiINCTON, July 5. Candi:ioua for training at Trsntham were; i wet this morning,' th«-. out3ide c: tho I course proper being used for fast work. C-unease asd Aviacado vent; aix :uricnr3 ;r. 1m 333. Santonio and- Sanitary covered tim same distance in 1m 323. Salfaeeiio axd Eiaekma;; covered fctir *'!?• Ir.:v_ ; :s ia 593. Kiikae, Jfarmoni. and. TV'LId piisrrin: wore associated over siz furlonss run in "im C'2s . Comic.:; and Surveyor ■Falbned ball" a mho in ais. _ Ea.o Tane and Ehbird were tocnther cvsr ais ir.rlongn, ran in Im 20s, Dcier-.i Dittv and A.'aric taking- Ir.i Ms for i~s furious." Prince Ferous ?v.d Paphian did four furlongs :n in: la, and Arataura. want the 3aa: distance a second faster. The Emperor, with c ccmi'anicr' c: —er^'< four furlof.g3 in 5Ss. " "" "' * :„ C . !l<! "" C? Stratupar. ran four furlong} _ Tigeriand and Dubious salictted eve" -\mmriongs in In-.. »_aue ft'icKo una Too. Tana jutnned two htt~- ■ cues sateiy. _ Auckiaud, Pararangi, rtnd Enthuse t;-; ' tcnir farionirs m cCts. ' Aran Salute and Tiuchoro covered the 3ame ; distance in 33 2-sa. Rirauiaka, and ifountair. Peer rimer' ' schooling hurdles in coiman-r. *"' * ' , petunia and Prir.temps WreWxiat.-j ove- ' M:: a rmie ;n In: Is, Kin- Aobey and Royal i A.).,e, regutenr.g suglitiy letter time, i ttiiipcoiri, .Snake, Youn- Tb-i-ul--, u %V°r nd - % steeplechase fsne,;s.~ j "and'teciforatrWent the steriplechans fences?.' ""* """"'' "•• c '"- i Valencia also gav- a oocd e -M %;i: -» -• ' tue country. '" ' ; '-" u ~ cor, .Ranui. Tan:., Pot, ar. T of— .-■•'.-.-;-•■■■ - i rivals did easy work. " ' '-"---s'- w- ,

i CANTERBURY PARK j TROTTING CLUB. j The annual meeting or membev3 rj r ha I C-interbury Paric Trot tin- Club vi^'hold yesterday afternoon. The president (Mr H. J. Otley} was in the chair, and there was a small attendance. Eeport and Saiasee-siieet. Tho report and balance-sheet have a!-ca.d-hcezi published, and in moving their *dwtioa the ch-.irnian said that since the last annual meeting they had changed! their oocitio- v «:y co-.iatdera.bij-. They iound thai :t would he nccefsary to make very extensive alterations if they were to continue racing on .hen- property at iicckburn. Araong o+h »r tonga :t v.- a 3 .. ; o I >03(.do 3( .d to move the urgent stand to tno outifda enclosure, and tuild a row .fraud-stand, .-.r.d wi'.h other necessary /oTka it wa.i i.jtmd that the cost would run injo something like £30,000. This had made the ccmiratteo pau3e, and 51'.0.-tly that they heard thai the Jlotroj.olitan Trottin? citis intended to move, and would be wil.mg to dispose of its interest in its property at Addmgton. Me-rotiationi had been entered into, and the Csntcrbmy Park Club aad secured the r:?hta in the nrotserty now occupied by the il'etr.pohtan *C'u.b. Tho club had tlrus secured possession 01 what he considered were tho best ecurcped' t:nttir.g grounds in New Zealand. 'i'iie buildings erected there had cost an enormous aura of money, much more than any small club could afford, and he thought they had made an excellent bargain. Tha same might be sa:d in regard to the iletropoliton ' Club, which would not have been able to move ita building.! when. Ule tinia cajite for it to locre Adfington. It muafke admitted that aa long «o the HfetropoliUn Trotting Club continued to race on the Addingtoh~cour.3ethe Cantcrbuiy Park Club would be saved a good deal of expense. With but four days' racing a year the coat of upkeep would be fairly heavy, but moat cf the •expense wa-i incurred on race days. They had secured & lease of the Addinsrton property for 21 years, with the right of renewal for 10 years et a revaluation.' That, ho considered, was better than any freehold, which in truch a position would cost an er.orcmus aurn, and he thought thai looking forward 31 year? tvaa ■far enough ahead. Their property at Sockburn had not been disposed of. There were certain negotiations in progress, which he could not then n:akc public, and ii they did not result in anything, the property would have to be put up to auction. He wished to congratulate the men who had provided th" sport durinr the pa,st year— the owners and trainers. He had great faith in good stakes an ''nccntiVe to straight running, and unless owners and trainers were prepared to play the gams, they were not wanted. Tlm.they had done, and he regarded them a® a fine body of men, of whom they mi?ht be proudv The motion for the adaption of the report and balance-sheet was oeconded by iff J. Leslie.

Mr R. Derreit criticised the action of the committee in deciding to leave the freehold p:»perty at Sockburn to take over a leasehold. The Socjrburn property was the finest natural course in the Dominion, and he thought file committee could, with the funds in hani, have made a start with the necessary buildings. The Scckburn course wan a much better wet weather courser than that at Addington. The chairman haci spoken about the grounds and buildings at Addington, but the i>eople did not go thero to loon, at them, they went to look at the totalieato» Mr E. P. Hampton said that he considered the committee had made a mistake ii leaving a f-.uehold property to take over i leasehold, ondl he thought it was a matter o» which the general body of numb-era should have been consulted. He was a young member of the club, and in 31 years would be only about the chairman's present age. He hoped then to be still a member of tho club, but at the end of 31 years they would probably find themselves without a ground, and compelled to go out of business. The chairman fl*id the whole question of buildings had been gone into with the architects, end) they found that they would require £30,000 at once to do tha necesuary work. The report and balance-sheet were adopted.

Election of Officers. Tha nominations for the various oScea did not exceed the required number, and the following were declared elected:—President, Mr II J. Otley; '•ice-president. Mr J. Leslie; treasurer, Mr K. Wallace; committee, Messrs G. E Crasa, V/. T. Franks, J. A. Holmes, H. J. Mason. P. Helmling, W. F. Parkinson, and G Witlv, M.P.; stewards. Messrs C. E. Cross E.. Cross, W. T. .Franks, P. Helmling, J. A. Holmes, "W. F. Parkinson, P. F. Kyan, E. J. Mason, J. Wmny, and G. "Witty, M.P.' Mr G. E. Way waa appointed) auditor.

OWNERS' AND BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. A rr.estina of the conimittc of the Canterbury Owners' and Breeders' Association waa held on "Wednesday evening, Mr J. W. Trist presiding over a good attendance. Before proceeding with the business, the chairman made reference to the deaths of Mrs G. S. James and Mr 3 H. Frcst, the respected wives of two members of the Association, and asked these present to show their sympathy bv standing. The FJlcsmere County Trotting Club-wrote asking for tho support of the Association in its endeavour to obtain a totalisatqr_permit. It was decided to accede, to the ciu'o'3 request. In view of the excellent attention given by the Eailway officials to trainers who pEitron- •-=<? the special train to the Ashburton Trotting Club's "Winter Meeting, it was decided to send a letter of appreciation to tie Department. The secretary was instructed to send a letter of thanks to the Canterbury Park Trotting Club for the improvements to the training stable 3 and enclosure.

A letter was received from the Eailway Department with reference to a complaint, made by Mr D. Rogers, who bad stated ths.t his application for space en the special horse train to the Forbury Park T.C.'a "Winter Meeting had been declined. After discussing the mat mi it was resolved that in future no complaints of a similar nature would receive consideration unless made in writing. The date of tho annual reunion was fcred (or Monday, August 13th, in tho Masonic rtali, and a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs E. "W. Franks, E. J. Munro, "W. Warren, G. Eeid, J. N. Clarke, J. W. Trist, and G. S. Simtvson, was set up to arransa the details.