SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23845, 14 January 1943, Page 4

SPORTING

TURF GOSSIP

Change of Date The South Canterbury Jockey Club lias decided to apply for April 10 for its autumn meeting, in lieu of May 22. There is no racing listed for the South Island on April 3 or 10. Trip Abandoned The proposed trip of Shikari and Donnybrook Fair to Trcntham has been cancelled. Stake Winners at Wingatui The sum of £SBOO given in stakes by the Dunedin Jockey Club at its recent meetings was distributed as follows W. Swale £B2O, W. J. Dorc £617 10s, and J. H. Prosser £527 10s (each including a gold cup, valued £100); D. Grant £5lO, 11, G. Mason £4BO, ,7. Graham .£320, R. J. Murphy £270, F. C. Christie £240, Mrs C. M. Pankhurst £240, R. E. McLellan £2OO, E. N. Didham £l7O, Estate Sir Charles Clifford £165. C. P. Agar £l6O, 11. C, Barr £l6O, W. P. Hogan £l6O, Kelly and Richardson £l2O, D. M. Twccdic £95, D. J. McDonald £9O, 11. D. Greenwood £75, J. A. Brown £6O, N. J. Dwyer £45, W. Grieve £45, H. A. Anderten £3O. D. M. Walker £3O. C. Wilson £3O, Beer and Crawford £25, S, Taylor £25, A. C. Mills £2O, J, C. Parccll £2O, Lang and Walden £ls. Dr. M. G. Louisson £ls, J. S. and W. E. Hazlctt £lO, G. Humphries £lO. In Melbourne

Mr W. T. Hazlctt won his first race in Melbourne for eight years when the three-year-old Maninloto i Manitoba—Luminarc) took the Patriotic Handicap at Flemington on Boxing Day. Since Sir Simper won the valuable Toorak Handicap In 1934, his Victorian successes had been confined to suburban courses. Mr Hazlctt is in Invercargill, but somebody backed Maniototo solidly. F. J. McKay has one just as good as Maniototo in Makarewa, who is expected shortly. Juvenile Winners

The Auckland two-year-old winner, Sweet Biscuit, is n half-sister by BroieI'oit. to Classform, being cut of Spearform. She is owned by Mr C. W. Jackson. Tbs' Stratford winner. Bams, is also by Broiefor't, being a colt out of Melim. He cost fillOgns at the las| sales, and Is owned by Mr T. J. Hurley. Parras had not raced before Stratford. Slid another Broiefort two-year-old was Lady Nahleen at Marlon. She is out of Arena, a maie raced by Mr T. A. Duncan, and dam of The Champ. La Serena, the second day's winner, is by Phalcron Bay from Martial Lady, so she is a sister to Dominate.

Westport Jockey Club The Grcymouth District Committee, at a recent meeting, received a letter from the Westport Jockey Club seeking support of the club's application for flic transfer of the Nelson Club's permit to Westport to enable Hie Westport Club to hold a two-day meeting in April. Tile District Committee decided to give the club every support.

TROTTING NOTES

Matinee Trotting Meeting Nominations for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's matinee meeting, to be held on Saturday. January 23, will close at 5 pan. to-day. At the same time entries will bo taken for the two-year-old parade, —6

Answer to Correspondent Set Penally, Mount Somers: The secretary of the New Zealand Trotting Conference makes the following reply—Every case is decided on its mcnis and any owner who is dissatisfied with the reassessment of his horse has Hie light of appeal to the handicapping committee. Trotting at Grcymouth The combined Greymouth-Westland Trotting Clubs' meeting, which will be held at Victoria Park. Grcymouth. on Saturday, has drawn a line list of acceptances and as usual, Canterbury-trained horses figure pmininenlly in the list. A field of nine horses in the Greymouth Trotting Club Handicap is finite large enough for the half-mile track, and included in the acceptances is Goldfindcr. winner cf the Gore Cup. This pacer is handily placed on 12 yards, and he may he an early favourite. He will encounter strong opposition from Tenpem.ybit, who lias previously shown a liking for the small track, and Conflagrate, ’"ho on occasions has displayed the makings of a high grade pacer. With Gay Lady, GlenIce, and Greal Waitaki also engaged, the race should be full of interest.

A Promising Trotter Teddy Gregg, a young (roller by Quito Sure, showed distinct promise when he finished second to Rival Chief in the Mitcham Handicap at A-hburton on Boxing Day in 3min 32 4-ssce, and on the limit of the Westland Handicap he should be well fancied. Trained by C. C. Devine, Teddy Gregg has been converted from the pacing gait, and later will be seen in much better company than he is engaged in at present. Captain Morant Sold

The three-year-old, Captain Morant, who last season won the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, and this year ran second in the Derby, and won the Champion Stakes, has been sold by Mr H. E. Cook to Mr J. R. McKenzie. Captain Morant, the recognised champion of his age, is by Rey dc Oro from Bonny Logan, and, hied by F. Holmes at Riccatlon, ho has done nil his racing under the direction of F. G. Holmes. He is a strongly built gelding, and should develop into a good handicap performer. He will be trained at Roydon Lodge by G. B. Noble.

TAXATION FOR WEST COAST

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A total of £2313 2s lOd was paid by the Greynioulh Jockey Club on its recent two-day meeting at Omolo. the taxation comprising tolalisator tax £llß7 17s, dividend tax £IO3B 13s. amusement tax £7l Is lOd, slakes tax £l3 11s,

AIRMAN ASSAULTED AND ROBBED ♦ FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN

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(P.A.) AUCKLAND. January 13. The victim of a serious assault while a guest in a Wellington private hotel on Monday afternoon, a young Auckland aircraftsman was still lying semiconscious in the "Wellington Public Hospital litis morning. The police are seeking his assailant.

The aircraftsman is Erie Parsons, aged ID. a son of Mr F. W. Parsons, a contractor, of Devon port. He had been home on sick leave and had stayed in Wellington for the week-end on his way back lo a southern station. After paying his account he went back to an upstairs room and at 4.30 p.m. was found there unconscious, sud'ering from severe head injuries. His wallet, containing a few pounds and Air Force papers, was missing.